Crowdcube - the Story and Stats behind the world's first crowdfunding for equity platform

AMA crowdcube A year in the life of Crowdcube - the World's first equity-based crowdfunding platform. To celebrate our first birthday we're giving you the story and stats behind our success so far. Total amount succesfully funded £2,352,000 Total amount raised Average amount invested Number of published pitches Number of pitches funded 150 £2,721,200 £1,854 11 Range of amounts invested Number of pitch requests 694 £10 £1,854 £5,000 £100,000 Minimum Mean Mode Мaximum amount amount Timeline Categories funded August 2006 Sellaband 3. launched - January 2008 IndieGoGo The first ever crowdfunding platform Oil & Professional business Food & Drink Leisure & Tourism Financial services Consumer launched products Gas August 2008 Eureka moment- 3 2 2 1 April 2009 Kickstarter Crowdcube idea formed! 36% 18% 18% 9% 18% 9% Launched August 2010 Darren and Luke leave their jobs to start working full December 2010 Luna TikTok watch time on Crowdcube raises just over £600,000 on Kickstarter- the Funded businesses highest ever amount raised by Crowdfunding February 2011 Crowdcube platform launched - 1st ever equity-based crowdfunding platform Average number days to successfully fund Minimum amount invested 51 £12,000 July 2011 Bubble & Balm become the 1st company funded via Crowdcube raising €75,000 Average amount successfully raised Maximum amount invested November 2011 £258,769 £1,000,000 The Rushmore Group raise £1 million via Crowdcube- the December 2011 largest amount ever raised via a Crowdcube raise £300,000 on their own platform in just 10 days crowdfunding platform The Rushmore Group London Universal Fuels London December 2011 Kammerling's London Crowdcube named January 2012 Crowdcube meet as one of the top 20 UK startups of 2011 by Startups.co.uk with Number 10 to discuss Bubble & Balm crowdfunding Leamington Spa February 2012 Crowdcube funds its 11th pitch raising a total of £2,352,000 for UK businesses in Crowdcube Exeter its first year Creating new jobs About the successfully funded entrepreneurs Number of employees Estimated employees before successful funding 3 years after successful funding Average age of an entrepreneur Gender Youngest entrepreneur .... ... 42 .... 20 Male HAAAA 150 RHAAAAAAA MAAAAAAA 396 Female About investors Number of investors who have invested in multiple pitches Number of Pitches 1 2 3 4 7 10 11 12 13 Investors 645 143 34 20 11 3 2 2 Total number of registered investors 8,811 Amount invested Universal Fuels raises €100,000. The business owner is just 20 years old Crowdcube eats its own dog food and successfully raises €300,000 in just 1o days using its own website The Rushmore Group Funding sets a new World record for a crowdfunding website by successfully raising €1 million Bubble & Balm becomes the first business to fund on Crowdcube, successfully raising €75,000 Kammerling's hits its funding target of €180,000 for a new kind of alcoholic drink Crowdcube Launches after 2 years preparation and planning Feb Oct May 2011 Mar Jul Apг 2011 Jun Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Nov Dec Jan 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 Most popular amounts invested Percentage of users 17% 15% 15% 13% 10% 8% 7% 5% 4% 2% 2% 2% £10 £20 £30 £50 £100 £200 £200 £250 £500 £1,000 £5,000 Other Amount invested Visitors to the Crowdcube U.K. 130,184 Germany 3,907 Canada 1,279 Netherlands 1,638 Spain 3,539 Australia 2,043 Italy 1,526 U.S. France 11,476 2,036 India 2,043 Established on 15 February 2011, Crowdcube is the World's first crowdfunding website that lets ordinary people invest in start-up or growing businesses in exchange for equity. ÄÅI crowdcube All statistics run from 15 February 2011 to 8 February 2012. www.crowdcube.com I E12,450 - £28,110 006'9E3 5 E E57,820 E €113,760 £143,204 £163,514 £327,364 £1,675,554 £2,205,394 £2,721,200 AMA crowdcube A year in the life of Crowdcube - the World's first equity-based crowdfunding platform. To celebrate our first birthday we're giving you the story and stats behind our success so far. Total amount succesfully funded £2,352,000 Total amount raised Average amount invested Number of published pitches Number of pitches funded 150 £2,721,200 £1,854 11 Range of amounts invested Number of pitch requests 694 £10 £1,854 £5,000 £100,000 Minimum Mean Mode Мaximum amount amount Timeline Categories funded August 2006 Sellaband 3. launched - January 2008 IndieGoGo The first ever crowdfunding platform Oil & Professional business Food & Drink Leisure & Tourism Financial services Consumer launched products Gas August 2008 Eureka moment- 3 2 2 1 April 2009 Kickstarter Crowdcube idea formed! 36% 18% 18% 9% 18% 9% Launched August 2010 Darren and Luke leave their jobs to start working full December 2010 Luna TikTok watch time on Crowdcube raises just over £600,000 on Kickstarter- the Funded businesses highest ever amount raised by Crowdfunding February 2011 Crowdcube platform launched - 1st ever equity-based crowdfunding platform Average number days to successfully fund Minimum amount invested 51 £12,000 July 2011 Bubble & Balm become the 1st company funded via Crowdcube raising €75,000 Average amount successfully raised Maximum amount invested November 2011 £258,769 £1,000,000 The Rushmore Group raise £1 million via Crowdcube- the December 2011 largest amount ever raised via a Crowdcube raise £300,000 on their own platform in just 10 days crowdfunding platform The Rushmore Group London Universal Fuels London December 2011 Kammerling's London Crowdcube named January 2012 Crowdcube meet as one of the top 20 UK startups of 2011 by Startups.co.uk with Number 10 to discuss Bubble & Balm crowdfunding Leamington Spa February 2012 Crowdcube funds its 11th pitch raising a total of £2,352,000 for UK businesses in Crowdcube Exeter its first year Creating new jobs About the successfully funded entrepreneurs Number of employees Estimated employees before successful funding 3 years after successful funding Average age of an entrepreneur Gender Youngest entrepreneur .... ... 42 .... 20 Male HAAAA 150 RHAAAAAAA MAAAAAAA 396 Female About investors Number of investors who have invested in multiple pitches Number of Pitches 1 2 3 4 7 10 11 12 13 Investors 645 143 34 20 11 3 2 2 Total number of registered investors 8,811 Amount invested Universal Fuels raises €100,000. The business owner is just 20 years old Crowdcube eats its own dog food and successfully raises €300,000 in just 1o days using its own website The Rushmore Group Funding sets a new World record for a crowdfunding website by successfully raising €1 million Bubble & Balm becomes the first business to fund on Crowdcube, successfully raising €75,000 Kammerling's hits its funding target of €180,000 for a new kind of alcoholic drink Crowdcube Launches after 2 years preparation and planning Feb Oct May 2011 Mar Jul Apг 2011 Jun Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Nov Dec Jan 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 Most popular amounts invested Percentage of users 17% 15% 15% 13% 10% 8% 7% 5% 4% 2% 2% 2% £10 £20 £30 £50 £100 £200 £200 £250 £500 £1,000 £5,000 Other Amount invested Visitors to the Crowdcube U.K. 130,184 Germany 3,907 Canada 1,279 Netherlands 1,638 Spain 3,539 Australia 2,043 Italy 1,526 U.S. France 11,476 2,036 India 2,043 Established on 15 February 2011, Crowdcube is the World's first crowdfunding website that lets ordinary people invest in start-up or growing businesses in exchange for equity. ÄÅI crowdcube All statistics run from 15 February 2011 to 8 February 2012. www.crowdcube.com I E12,450 - £28,110 006'9E3 5 E E57,820 E €113,760 £143,204 £163,514 £327,364 £1,675,554 £2,205,394 £2,721,200 AMA crowdcube A year in the life of Crowdcube - the World's first equity-based crowdfunding platform. To celebrate our first birthday we're giving you the story and stats behind our success so far. Total amount succesfully funded £2,352,000 Total amount raised Average amount invested Number of published pitches Number of pitches funded 150 £2,721,200 £1,854 11 Range of amounts invested Number of pitch requests 694 £10 £1,854 £5,000 £100,000 Minimum Mean Mode Мaximum amount amount Timeline Categories funded August 2006 Sellaband 3. launched - January 2008 IndieGoGo The first ever crowdfunding platform Oil & Professional business Food & Drink Leisure & Tourism Financial services Consumer launched products Gas August 2008 Eureka moment- 3 2 2 1 April 2009 Kickstarter Crowdcube idea formed! 36% 18% 18% 9% 18% 9% Launched August 2010 Darren and Luke leave their jobs to start working full December 2010 Luna TikTok watch time on Crowdcube raises just over £600,000 on Kickstarter- the Funded businesses highest ever amount raised by Crowdfunding February 2011 Crowdcube platform launched - 1st ever equity-based crowdfunding platform Average number days to successfully fund Minimum amount invested 51 £12,000 July 2011 Bubble & Balm become the 1st company funded via Crowdcube raising €75,000 Average amount successfully raised Maximum amount invested November 2011 £258,769 £1,000,000 The Rushmore Group raise £1 million via Crowdcube- the December 2011 largest amount ever raised via a Crowdcube raise £300,000 on their own platform in just 10 days crowdfunding platform The Rushmore Group London Universal Fuels London December 2011 Kammerling's London Crowdcube named January 2012 Crowdcube meet as one of the top 20 UK startups of 2011 by Startups.co.uk with Number 10 to discuss Bubble & Balm crowdfunding Leamington Spa February 2012 Crowdcube funds its 11th pitch raising a total of £2,352,000 for UK businesses in Crowdcube Exeter its first year Creating new jobs About the successfully funded entrepreneurs Number of employees Estimated employees before successful funding 3 years after successful funding Average age of an entrepreneur Gender Youngest entrepreneur .... ... 42 .... 20 Male HAAAA 150 RHAAAAAAA MAAAAAAA 396 Female About investors Number of investors who have invested in multiple pitches Number of Pitches 1 2 3 4 7 10 11 12 13 Investors 645 143 34 20 11 3 2 2 Total number of registered investors 8,811 Amount invested Universal Fuels raises €100,000. The business owner is just 20 years old Crowdcube eats its own dog food and successfully raises €300,000 in just 1o days using its own website The Rushmore Group Funding sets a new World record for a crowdfunding website by successfully raising €1 million Bubble & Balm becomes the first business to fund on Crowdcube, successfully raising €75,000 Kammerling's hits its funding target of €180,000 for a new kind of alcoholic drink Crowdcube Launches after 2 years preparation and planning Feb Oct May 2011 Mar Jul Apг 2011 Jun Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Nov Dec Jan 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 Most popular amounts invested Percentage of users 17% 15% 15% 13% 10% 8% 7% 5% 4% 2% 2% 2% £10 £20 £30 £50 £100 £200 £200 £250 £500 £1,000 £5,000 Other Amount invested Visitors to the Crowdcube U.K. 130,184 Germany 3,907 Canada 1,279 Netherlands 1,638 Spain 3,539 Australia 2,043 Italy 1,526 U.S. France 11,476 2,036 India 2,043 Established on 15 February 2011, Crowdcube is the World's first crowdfunding website that lets ordinary people invest in start-up or growing businesses in exchange for equity. ÄÅI crowdcube All statistics run from 15 February 2011 to 8 February 2012. www.crowdcube.com I E12,450 - £28,110 006'9E3 5 E E57,820 E €113,760 £143,204 £163,514 £327,364 £1,675,554 £2,205,394 £2,721,200 AMA crowdcube A year in the life of Crowdcube - the World's first equity-based crowdfunding platform. To celebrate our first birthday we're giving you the story and stats behind our success so far. Total amount succesfully funded £2,352,000 Total amount raised Average amount invested Number of published pitches Number of pitches funded 150 £2,721,200 £1,854 11 Range of amounts invested Number of pitch requests 694 £10 £1,854 £5,000 £100,000 Minimum Mean Mode Мaximum amount amount Timeline Categories funded August 2006 Sellaband 3. launched - January 2008 IndieGoGo The first ever crowdfunding platform Oil & Professional business Food & Drink Leisure & Tourism Financial services Consumer launched products Gas August 2008 Eureka moment- 3 2 2 1 April 2009 Kickstarter Crowdcube idea formed! 36% 18% 18% 9% 18% 9% Launched August 2010 Darren and Luke leave their jobs to start working full December 2010 Luna TikTok watch time on Crowdcube raises just over £600,000 on Kickstarter- the Funded businesses highest ever amount raised by Crowdfunding February 2011 Crowdcube platform launched - 1st ever equity-based crowdfunding platform Average number days to successfully fund Minimum amount invested 51 £12,000 July 2011 Bubble & Balm become the 1st company funded via Crowdcube raising €75,000 Average amount successfully raised Maximum amount invested November 2011 £258,769 £1,000,000 The Rushmore Group raise £1 million via Crowdcube- the December 2011 largest amount ever raised via a Crowdcube raise £300,000 on their own platform in just 10 days crowdfunding platform The Rushmore Group London Universal Fuels London December 2011 Kammerling's London Crowdcube named January 2012 Crowdcube meet as one of the top 20 UK startups of 2011 by Startups.co.uk with Number 10 to discuss Bubble & Balm crowdfunding Leamington Spa February 2012 Crowdcube funds its 11th pitch raising a total of £2,352,000 for UK businesses in Crowdcube Exeter its first year Creating new jobs About the successfully funded entrepreneurs Number of employees Estimated employees before successful funding 3 years after successful funding Average age of an entrepreneur Gender Youngest entrepreneur .... ... 42 .... 20 Male HAAAA 150 RHAAAAAAA MAAAAAAA 396 Female About investors Number of investors who have invested in multiple pitches Number of Pitches 1 2 3 4 7 10 11 12 13 Investors 645 143 34 20 11 3 2 2 Total number of registered investors 8,811 Amount invested Universal Fuels raises €100,000. The business owner is just 20 years old Crowdcube eats its own dog food and successfully raises €300,000 in just 1o days using its own website The Rushmore Group Funding sets a new World record for a crowdfunding website by successfully raising €1 million Bubble & Balm becomes the first business to fund on Crowdcube, successfully raising €75,000 Kammerling's hits its funding target of €180,000 for a new kind of alcoholic drink Crowdcube Launches after 2 years preparation and planning Feb Oct May 2011 Mar Jul Apг 2011 Jun Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Nov Dec Jan 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 Most popular amounts invested Percentage of users 17% 15% 15% 13% 10% 8% 7% 5% 4% 2% 2% 2% £10 £20 £30 £50 £100 £200 £200 £250 £500 £1,000 £5,000 Other Amount invested Visitors to the Crowdcube U.K. 130,184 Germany 3,907 Canada 1,279 Netherlands 1,638 Spain 3,539 Australia 2,043 Italy 1,526 U.S. France 11,476 2,036 India 2,043 Established on 15 February 2011, Crowdcube is the World's first crowdfunding website that lets ordinary people invest in start-up or growing businesses in exchange for equity. ÄÅI crowdcube All statistics run from 15 February 2011 to 8 February 2012. www.crowdcube.com I E12,450 - £28,110 006'9E3 5 E E57,820 E €113,760 £143,204 £163,514 £327,364 £1,675,554 £2,205,394 £2,721,200 AMA crowdcube A year in the life of Crowdcube - the World's first equity-based crowdfunding platform. To celebrate our first birthday we're giving you the story and stats behind our success so far. Total amount succesfully funded £2,352,000 Total amount raised Average amount invested Number of published pitches Number of pitches funded 150 £2,721,200 £1,854 11 Range of amounts invested Number of pitch requests 694 £10 £1,854 £5,000 £100,000 Minimum Mean Mode Мaximum amount amount Timeline Categories funded August 2006 Sellaband 3. launched - January 2008 IndieGoGo The first ever crowdfunding platform Oil & Professional business Food & Drink Leisure & Tourism Financial services Consumer launched products Gas August 2008 Eureka moment- 3 2 2 1 April 2009 Kickstarter Crowdcube idea formed! 36% 18% 18% 9% 18% 9% Launched August 2010 Darren and Luke leave their jobs to start working full December 2010 Luna TikTok watch time on Crowdcube raises just over £600,000 on Kickstarter- the Funded businesses highest ever amount raised by Crowdfunding February 2011 Crowdcube platform launched - 1st ever equity-based crowdfunding platform Average number days to successfully fund Minimum amount invested 51 £12,000 July 2011 Bubble & Balm become the 1st company funded via Crowdcube raising €75,000 Average amount successfully raised Maximum amount invested November 2011 £258,769 £1,000,000 The Rushmore Group raise £1 million via Crowdcube- the December 2011 largest amount ever raised via a Crowdcube raise £300,000 on their own platform in just 10 days crowdfunding platform The Rushmore Group London Universal Fuels London December 2011 Kammerling's London Crowdcube named January 2012 Crowdcube meet as one of the top 20 UK startups of 2011 by Startups.co.uk with Number 10 to discuss Bubble & Balm crowdfunding Leamington Spa February 2012 Crowdcube funds its 11th pitch raising a total of £2,352,000 for UK businesses in Crowdcube Exeter its first year Creating new jobs About the successfully funded entrepreneurs Number of employees Estimated employees before successful funding 3 years after successful funding Average age of an entrepreneur Gender Youngest entrepreneur .... ... 42 .... 20 Male HAAAA 150 RHAAAAAAA MAAAAAAA 396 Female About investors Number of investors who have invested in multiple pitches Number of Pitches 1 2 3 4 7 10 11 12 13 Investors 645 143 34 20 11 3 2 2 Total number of registered investors 8,811 Amount invested Universal Fuels raises €100,000. The business owner is just 20 years old Crowdcube eats its own dog food and successfully raises €300,000 in just 1o days using its own website The Rushmore Group Funding sets a new World record for a crowdfunding website by successfully raising €1 million Bubble & Balm becomes the first business to fund on Crowdcube, successfully raising €75,000 Kammerling's hits its funding target of €180,000 for a new kind of alcoholic drink Crowdcube Launches after 2 years preparation and planning Feb Oct May 2011 Mar Jul Apг 2011 Jun Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Nov Dec Jan 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 Most popular amounts invested Percentage of users 17% 15% 15% 13% 10% 8% 7% 5% 4% 2% 2% 2% £10 £20 £30 £50 £100 £200 £200 £250 £500 £1,000 £5,000 Other Amount invested Visitors to the Crowdcube U.K. 130,184 Germany 3,907 Canada 1,279 Netherlands 1,638 Spain 3,539 Australia 2,043 Italy 1,526 U.S. France 11,476 2,036 India 2,043 Established on 15 February 2011, Crowdcube is the World's first crowdfunding website that lets ordinary people invest in start-up or growing businesses in exchange for equity. ÄÅI crowdcube All statistics run from 15 February 2011 to 8 February 2012. www.crowdcube.com I E12,450 - £28,110 006'9E3 5 E E57,820 E €113,760 £143,204 £163,514 £327,364 £1,675,554 £2,205,394 £2,721,200