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Student Rents used Crowdcube to take £466k off 179 investors just a few months ago. It seems it was not all what it seemed.

If this isnt a spoof then its very hard to explain how Crowdcube allowed it to happen and why the FCA has not already cancelled their licence.

Friday April 21, 2023

From ZAP to ZERO. We ask why did British Business Bank use our money to fund two complete and obvious flops in Zapaygo and Zero Carbon Farms.

We have asked the BBB but had no response. The public is entitled to know how this flagrant waste of millions came about. We do after all 100% own the BBB.

Sunday April 16, 2023

Crowdcube bring a new scandal every month as Citymapper is sold for a fraction of the value investors paid for shares in 2021.

Citymapper was apparently one of those dead certs - 8000 investors piled in almost £7m via Crowdcube with little or no understanding of the hopeless mess the business was in.

Monday March 27, 2023

Why craft beer drinkers fell in and out of love with Equity Crowdfunding.

The recent demise of Wild Beer co and Bedlam Brewing - both funded via Crowdcube, shines a ugly light on the sector, its use of retail shareholders and our whole IP system..

Tuesday February 28, 2023

If Crowd Investors on Seedrs and Crowdcube cannot be bothered to complain when they are misled and lose their money, why do they bother investing?

The Fianancial Ombudsman Service do not make it easy to complain but complain you must, if you have been misled. Otherwise nothing will change. Here we give you advice on the best way to get your...

Monday February 20, 2023

British Business Bank has used £1.14bn of UK taxpayers cash to supposedly support UK Business via The Future Fund. So why are they hiding the names of 670 companies supported?

Two companies we know of have used the FF - Zapaygo has already gone bust and the other, Mettrr, is a pitiful mess. Together they have taken £7.5m from the FF.

Friday January 13, 2023

Curious buy Wild in a pre pack thats been prepacked by a previous pre pack. Cheers.

And yet again investors and creditors get totally screwed. Surely it must be last orders for Equity Crowdfunding.

Monday January 9, 2023

Collapse of Crowdcube funded Wild Beer should mark the start of a much fairer environment for Investors. But will the FOS have the balls to see this through?

The FOS found against Crowdcube and in favour of investors in the failed company Zing Zing. An almost identical case has just arisen with Wild Beer.

Saturday December 17, 2022

When all things point in the same direction you surely know things are not quite right.

After an interesting dicussion with the Founder of Pedalme, we look at why all of Crowdcube's financial projections for 10 years have over egged the pitching company's prospects. The conclusions...

Friday December 9, 2022

Amogst all of the ridiculous nonsense caused by Crowdcube and Seedrs this one has to be Top of the Pile

Director and Founder of Thyngs Neil Garner tells his SHs he is liquidating the company to remove its debts so it can be sold in a pre arranged deal

Wednesday December 7, 2022

The Demise of A Crowdfunding Legend. When will we learn these obvious lessons?

Fullgreen has used Crowdcube 7 times - so far. Before that the founder. Gem Misa, used Crowdcube 2 times for Righteous. The outcomes for both are not clever.

Thursday November 3, 2022

TravelNest is a classic tech based start up which will explode when the current funding round on Growthdeck allows it to try to scale.

Listening to Doug Stephenson, founder of Travelnest, is a reminder of the fine line between genuis and hapless.

Wednesday October 12, 2022

Freetrade latest attempt to shore up their finances may fall on deaf ears

Having failed earlier in the year at a valuation of £700mn, the new unvalued attempt is to raise £30mn on a CLN.

Wednesday September 7, 2022

The Failure of Rentify, backed by Balderton and 501 Crowdcube investors, is a mess. A crooked mess.

Geroge Spencer founded and ran Rentify and now the Administrators latest filings show just how poorly he performed and how potentially he broke several laws.

Thursday September 1, 2022

One of the huge flaws in Equity Crowdfunding as operated by Seedrs and Crowdcube is the abuse of the use of influencers hidden in plain sight as business advisors

Take for Example The Funding Crowd set up recently by Hannah Forbes.

Friday August 19, 2022

Some simple advice for investors in light of the scandal at Blackmore Bond.

Dont rely on the FCA or the FOS. Do do your own due diligence and do it thoroughly. If you are not sure dont invest money you cannot afford to lose.

Thursday August 18, 2022

Rishi's Future Fund is a DISASTER. How did we come to this?

Looking down our database at some of the still open failures that have used Crowdcube and Seedrs and looking down the Future Fund list you come across far too many of the same names

Saturday August 13, 2022

Juggle Jobs liquidation just months after taking £450k off investors illutrates the way Crowdcube operate.

Ignoring the ridiculous cries of the Founder, Juggle is another reason Crowdcube should be closed down by The FCA. Simply not fit for purpose

Friday August 12, 2022

Bad boys of Goodbox help themselves as yet again The British Business Bank has no one at home and the door left wide open.

White and Co have questions to answer. But as it's an offshore deal and our systems allow and even encourage this type of thing, we wont get any answers.

Friday June 17, 2022

Fish Rot from the Head. Crowdcube found guilty again of misleading investors in their Sugru pitch by the FOS.

It has taken 4 years but finally jusitce is served. The completely misleading information or lie given by Crowdcube to investors in Sugru has now been accepted by the Financial Ombudsman and...

Wednesday May 25, 2022