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Crowdube and Seedrs enter the 3 legged race.

This merger is not the answer the serious issues facing start up finance and equity crowdfunding

Nom Foods - what looked like a successful business has turned out to be a Zombie shell which sold its assets 2 years ago and is now closing.

The Nom Brand for what it's worth continues but investors have lost all of their £142,000 that they invested in this start up. The detail on the Crowdcube pitch was lacking but who is surprised at...

Welcome to The Great British Fake Off. How to create a Liar Cake.

Here we explore the growing volume of fakery used by companies and individuals to gain access to us and our money. Like the grotesque image of the ex Mayor of NY melting as he deals out lie after...

First ever claim against Crowdcube is upheld by Financial Ombudsman . Zing Zing !!

Landmark decision long overdue by FO reveals lack of any real due diligence by Crowdcube Paint Brush Dept. Zing Zing - the failed company in this claim took £1.7m off 702 investors via Crowdcube....

Well after 10 years the FCA decides it's time to make some noise about Equity Crowdcube. Listen carefully if you dont want to miss it.

It is truly pathetic that after 10 years the FCA have only the comments below to make about the failuer of Equity Crowdfunding as run by Crowdcube and Seedrs.

The failure of Livias - a classic Equity Crowdfunding Tale

Olivia's Livias was valued by Seedrs at £13m after 1300 investors put in £2m. It was sold 18 months later for £350k - only a fraction of this in cash. Investors lost the lot.

Ben Pugh's Farmdrop - Ploughing its own dark furrow in the annals of Start Up Failures

£57,000,000 is the current black hole left by Ben Pugh and team - hundreds of good supppliers left unpaid and Crowdcube investors penniless.

The Full Disaster that was Crowdcube funded Moneydashboard is now revealed. Crowdcube investors have been wasted. WOW!

Here is the pathetic excuse for comms sent by Crowdcube to its investors in failed Moneydashboard. Again someone needs to go to jail

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.

Hardman and Co’s Brian Moretta in conversation with ECF Buzz Founder Rob Murray Brown on start up investing, equity crowdfunding and what’s a good read.