Become a Tech Investor! Check out our friends at Crowdcubes 5 "Live" Opportunities this Month

As the world’s first and largest investment crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube enables entrepreneurs to raise finance with the added benefit of being backed by the crowd. For investors, Crowdcube provides a way to hand pick a stake in an innovative business that traditionally would have been restricted to corporate investors.

Since Crowdcube was founded in 2011, it has helped over 575 companies successfully raise funds, with a total of £345 million having been invested on the platform to date by a crowd of over 440,000 registered Crowdcube investors. 

New businesses get added to Crowdcube daily and here are five of the latest tech investment opportunities selected for you.

1.  Verv

Backed by Centrica (British Gas) and mentored by Google, Verv has developed an intelligent energy assistant, using high-speed energy analytics and machine learning to bring existing appliances to life. With 6 patents filed, Verv has sold units to British Gas, EDF & Allianz.

Pitch page: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/green-running/pitches/lxeA7Z

Tax relief: EIS

Investment target: £500,000

Equity offered: 1.96%

Amount raised so far: £402,000 (80% of target)

No. Investors so far: 385

 2. Pelican Exchange

 Pelican Trading is an FCA regulated app (Android & iOS) where you can trade, chat and analyze performance in one place.The aim is to become the global network for retail traders, just as Bloomberg is for institutional traders.

Pitch page: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/pelican-exchange-limited/pitches/bd0gpb

Tax relief: EIS

Investment target: £750,000

Equity offered: 16.94%

Amount raised so far: £815,000 (108% of target)

No. Investors so far: 322

 3. Crowdfunder

The UK’s #1 rewards-based crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder, now has grown to an online community of over 600,000 and has raised over £40 million for over 15,000 projects since 2012. Now EBITDA positive with plans to further automate their platform and grow their partner network.

Pitch page: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/crowdfunder-1/pitches/b2dm2l

Tax relief: EIS

Investment target: £750,000

Equity offered: 4.27%

Amount raised so far: £306,000 (40% of target)

No. Investors so far: 330

 4. Intelligence Fusion

Intelligence Fusion (‘IF’) is a Software-as-a-service business providing the private & public sector with global situational awareness to protect their people & assets. Backed by Finance Durham, a fund managed by Maven Capital Partners, IF is raising funds to build the next iteration of its product.

Pitch page: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/intelligence-fusion-limited/pitches/bwmE8l

Tax relief: EIS

Investment target: £400,000

Equity offered: 33.33%

Amount raised so far: £200,000 (50% of target)

No. Investors so far: 113

 5. Proteus VR Labs

18 months ago, Proteus VR Labs launched their first mobile powered VR headset: "Freefly VR, Go Beyond Reality". The company has sold over 80,000 products, having set up international warehouses for global distribution and retailing with the likes of Virgin Megastores and John Lewis.

Pitch page: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/proteus-vr-labs-ltd/pitches/b2dRwl

Tax relief: EIS

Investment target: £220,000

Equity offered: 12.79%

Amount raised so far: £94,000 (42% of target)

No. Investors so far: 92

These small to medium-sized businesses are raising capital for their next stages of growth. You can be part of their journeys by investing anything from just £10. Not only that, all these businesses have EIS tax relief, which means eligible investors can receive 30% tax relief on their investments.

Find out more about these businesses and how to invest here.

Maybe you are looking to raise capital to take your business to the next level?

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Capital at risk. Investments of this nature carry risk as well as potential rewards.