Seedrs Takes The Crown Because the UK’s Most Lively Investor After Facilitating 215 Investments in 2019

Following the discharge of Beauhurst’s The Deal 2019 Report final week mapping fairness investments within the UK, we’re thrilled to announce that we’re formally the UK’s most energetic investor with 215 offers in 2019, surpassing each different platform.

The report highlights key figures and traits of the non-public fairness market within the UK in 2019. 

Seedrs additionally facilitated the UK’s highest variety of offers in three out of 4 classes: enterprise, progress and established companies. 

“Seedrs takes the crown because the UK’s most energetic investor, having facilitated 215 investments all year long” – Beauhurst. 

We additionally noticed our deal numbers rise by 36%, greater than double that of our closest competitor, whose deal exercise rose by solely 14%. Seedrs buyers are demonstrating robust urge for food for the UK’s fastest-growing corporations.

2019 was a record-breaking yr for us with 250 offers accomplished and over £280 million invested into campaigns on the platform – a 50% progress in funding from 2018. We helped companies elevate capital from 17 totally different sectors final yr with important progress in sectors like Meals & Beverage and Fintech and nonetheless sustaining our trade main 75% funding success fee.

Fintech was our hottest sector by quantity raised, producing £73.8M in funding in 2019 and accounting for half of our offers. Feminine Founder raises skilled important progress producing investments of £24.8M.

We’re dedicated to democratising the funding panorama, and variety and inclusion (D&I) sits on the coronary heart of what we do. Offering alternatives for everybody is a key driver of our success. All through 2020, we’ll proceed to make energetic adjustments to extend D&I inside our inside and exterior communities and assist feminine founders as they smash glass ceilings.

After a profitable 2018 and 2019, this yr we’ll proceed our journey to changing into a full-scale platform for investing in non-public corporations.

Right here’s to a different record-breaking yr of supporting the expansion of formidable companies and our engaged neighborhood of buyers.

Roberto Napolitano

Advertising Director