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Description

Crowdcube is the UK's first investment crowdfunding service allowing anyone to invest or loan small amounts in small companies in return for equity or an annual return. Crowdcube provides a platform for entrepreneurs of start-ups and growing businesses to connect with potential investors.

Dedicated to helping UK-based entrepreneurs raise finance to start or grow their business, Crowdcube is the world?s first crowdfunding website that gives investors real equity in the companies they fund. Crowdcube uses the web-based notion of ?crowdfunding? where a community of like minded people pool their money and knowledge together to back an idea, business or person.

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Founders Crowdcube Capital Ltd

CEO, Darren Westlake

LinkedIn | Twitter (@dazwest)

Type: Entrepreneur

Description: Darren has been awarded the Financial Services Entrepreneur of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2014 and Debretts has recently named him in their list of the 500 Most Influential People of 2015.

CMO, Luke Lang

LinkedIn | Twitter (@lukelang)

Type: Entrepreneur

Description: Luke cut his marketing teeth working for a successful UK-based Internet Service Provider marketing technology and internet solutions for businesses. Luke also ran his own marketing consultancy that specialised in digital marketing, B2B marketing and marketing strategy.

Owners (estimated shares) Crowdcube Capital Ltd

Description: Balderton Capital is a London, UK-based venture capital firm that invests early-stage, primarily in Europe-based technology and Internet startup companies.

Description: Numis is one of the UK's leading independent institutional stockbrokers and corporate advisors. We are recognised as being one of the leading providers of capital for UK listed companies.

Description: Draper Esprit is a member of the Draper Venture Network, the largest venture capital network in the world with 140 investment professionals and over 600 portfolio companies.

Associations Crowdcube Capital Ltd member