Another UK FinTech deal this week. Crowdcube boasts 80,000 users and has helped raise more than £30 million for more than 130 start-up, early stage and growth businesses.
Balderton Capital is leading an investment into investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. Yes, things really have got that meta in the startup investment world. Balderton is putting £3.8 million ($6.5 million) into UK-based Crowdcube’s Series B round — with a further £1.2 million being offered to crowd-backers, to make a total Series B round of £5 million.
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