Record-breaking 2019 for investment platform Seedrs
by Startacus Admin
How 2019 has proven to be a hugely successful year for Seedrs...
A great start to the New Year for leading private company investment platform Seedrs with the announcement that in 2019 they had a record-breaking year. £283M was invested into pitches - a 49% growth in investment from the previous year. Seedrs completed 250 deals in 2019, up from 186 in 2018, and delivered 7,858 investor exits on its Secondary Market. During 2019, Seedrs helped businesses from 16 different countries raise funds, and received investment from 78 different countries. 51 of the 250 completed deals were fundraises of over £1 million, showing 89% growth in larger funding rounds from 2018. Highlights include Scottish fintech Paysend raising £10.7M to form their Series B, Seedrs’ first Danish company LuggageHero completing a €1.5M round, and AFC Wimbledon raising £2.4M from over 5,000 investors in one of the UK’s largest public funding rounds for a football club.
The investment platform also launched two industry-firsts in 2019. The first of these was the EIS100 Fund which offers investors passive exposure to the venture capital asset class at scale. It began deploying capital into EIS-eligible pitches in April 2019 for 12 months. Also, in November, Seedrs announced the first ever in-app investment opportunity for an early-stage company, through a new partnership with London-based firm Oval Money.
The Seedrs Secondary Market has also seen huge growth over the past twelve months, having further extended its lead in the industry with many new features added. 7,858 investor exits across 317 different businesses were delivered in 2019, taking the all-time total of exits since launch to 13,671. Investors continue to generate highly profitable returns, often further magnified by the generous UK EIS and SEIS tax reliefs, on the Secondary Market.
The Seedrs Anchor Investor Service, which supports select businesses in finding institutional capital, had another positive year securing £9.5M in investment offers for companies raising on Seedrs and its portfolio businesses.
Jeff Kelisky, CEO at Seedrs says: “It’s been an outstanding 12 months for the business. I’m excited to share our 2019 in numbers, announcing record levels of investment which demonstrate tremendous growth while continuing to deliver true pioneering achievements over the course of last year.
Our vision has always been to create a marketplace for all investors in private companies, and 2019 has been a real step-change for us as we move towards that. With more industry firsts like API driven in-app investing and the EIS100 Fund, along with further iterations to our existing innovations like AutoInvest and Secondary Market, we’re getting very close to becoming the de facto standard in the industry on our path to achieving our vision. Our plans for 2020 are big, and include a number of innovations like auction pricing on the Secondary Market. Watch this space, because investing in private companies just got a lot more exciting.”
After such an impressive 2019, we’re certainly looking forward to seeing what the coming year brings for this innovative investment platform.
Subscribe to our newsletter
If you would like to receive our startup themed newsletter, full of the latest startup opportunities, events, news, stories, tips and advice, then sign up here.
BT reveals new cohort of innovative startups aiming to help solve sustainability challenges in the manufacturing sector.
London-based startup Ribbon is on a mission to help other businesses better understand their users and build better product experiences.
London-based SaaS startup OutThink has developed an innovative approach to help companies to visualise risk, target interventions and prevent data breaches.
Participants in Catalyst’s Co-Founders programme offered opportunity to avail of a £10,000 proof of concept grant from Techstart to help validate their business idea.
Atoa announces pre-seed funding for its solution to empower and improve cash flow for independent, small and mid-sized UK retail merchants.
 Tong Gu, Reem Mobassaleh Wyndham and Monik Pham.jpg)
Pact launches its first £30M fund to back early-stage European tech startups using technology for economic inclusion, well-being and climate solutions.
Paris-based startup Immortal Game uses blockchain technology to add a new dimension to the most played board game in the world.
Co-Founders seeking people with innovative ideas and desire to create startups that could change the world for its 2023 programme.
Marketers - want to turn shoppers into customers this Black Friday? Marietta Chatzidiakou, Senior Content Consultant at Digital Ethos shares some tips on how to do just that.
Data from more than 500 companies reveals the core health of SaaS startups and assesses how European companies have performed relative to American counterparts.
Published on: 6th January 2020
If you would like to enable commenting via your Startacus account, please enable Disqus functionality in your Account Settings.
- BT pushes ahead with new sustainable digital solutions through its Green Tech Innovation Platform 1st Dec 2022 BT reveals new cohort of innovative startups aiming to help solve sustainability challenges in the manufacturing sector.
- Catalyst and Techstart offering startup co-founders the chance to win £10k proof of concept grants 30th Nov 2022 Participants in Catalyst’s Co-Founders programme offered opportunity to avail of a £10,000 proof of concept grant from Techstart to help validate their business idea.
- UK fintech Atoa secures $2.2M pre-seed round as it kills Visa and Mastercard fees for businesses 24th Nov 2022 Atoa announces pre-seed funding for its solution to empower and improve cash flow for independent, small and mid-sized UK retail merchants.
- Female-led Pact Launches £30m Seed Fund 24th Nov 2022 Pact launches its first £30M fund to back early-stage European tech startups using technology for economic inclusion, well-being and climate solutions.
