Seedrs

Seedrs
Type of site
 Investing online
Available in English
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Website www.seedrs.com
Commercial Yes
Launched 6 July 2012

Seedrs is an equity crowdfunding platform for investing in startups and later-stage businesses throughout Europe.

Seedrs was the first equity crowdfunding platform to receive regulatory approval from a financial regulator – the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA, formerly the FSA) in May 2012.[1] The company is based in East London’s Tech City.[2]

History

Seedrs was founded by Jeff Lynn and Carlos Silva as part of an MBA project at Oxford’s Said Business School and launched on 6 July 2012.[3]

Seedrs was named one of "East London's 20 Hottest Startups" by The Guardian;[2] "The Best Crowdfunding Platform 2017" by Shares Magazine;[4] "Alternative Funding Platform of the Year 2017," according to British Small Business Awards;[5] and is the most active funder of UK private businesses, according to independent data platform Beauhurst.[6]

Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)

On 6 April 2012, the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) was launched by the UK Government, with the goal to "stimulate entrepreneurship and kick start the economy."[7] The scheme offers up to 50% individual income tax relief, up to 28% capital gains tax relief and capital gains tax re-investment relief to investors who invest in eligible startup companies. Seedrs has a high concentration of SEIS eligible startups listed for investment and makes it very simple for UK tax payers to take advantage of the reliefs online.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Business, Editor (18 August 2012). "FSA warning over crowdfunding sites". The Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 Silver, James (8 July 2012). "East London's 20 hottest tech startups". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "New Oxford Saïd research to study the economics of equity crowdfunding | Saïd Business School". www.sbs.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Shares Awards - Winners | Shares Magazine". www.sharesmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Winners 2017 - British Small Business Awards". British Small Business Awards. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  6. ↑ Beauhurst. "Data and insight on high-growth companies | Beauhurst". Beauhurst. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme". SEIS Information. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "SEIS". Seedrs Site. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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