The facts, pulled from public sources and kept fair. Data accurate as of July 2026.
| Model | UK and EU equity crowdfunding, retail investors buy real shares |
| Scale | Over £2.2B raised across 1,500+ campaigns |
| Investor type | UK and EU retail, from about £10; investor fee 2.49% capped at £250 |
| Tax | FCA-regulated; SEIS/EIS-eligible raises are common |
| Fees | About 7% success fee excluding VAT, plus 0.75 to 1.5% completion, no upfront |
| Best for | UK consumer and B2C brands with an existing following |
| Not ideal for | Founders outside the UK and EU, or those who want to avoid a large, dispersed shareholder base |
Based on publicly available information from crowdcube.com and public filings, as pulled July 2026.
Crowdcube gives you UK retail reach; Angels Partners gives you the UK angel targeting and SEIS/EIS context to line up the tax-motivated anchor investors whose commitment makes a Crowdcube campaign move. The one thing Crowdcube cannot give you is a targeted list of anchor investors: that is exactly what the investor database is for.
A Crowdcube campaign converts when a serious investor has already committed. Angels Partners is where you line up those anchor angels, reuse every asset, and turn public momentum into a closed round.
Target the specific angels most likely to back a public raise in your sector, reach them from your own inbox, and secure the day-one commitments that make a Crowdcube campaign credible.
The deck, financial model and video you build for Crowdcube are the same assets angels expect. Build them once and run the public campaign and the private raise from one AI fundraising CRM, not a spreadsheet.
After the campaign, convert engaged backers and near-misses into a follow-on angel round, and keep every investor relationship long after your Crowdcube raise closes.
Line up the angels who commit first, reuse every campaign asset, and run the whole raise from one pipeline. That is how a Crowdcube campaign actually closes.
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Crowdcube typically charges around a 7 percent success fee excluding VAT plus a completion fee of roughly 0.75 to 1.5 percent, with no upfront cost. Investors pay a 2.49 percent fee capped at 250 pounds. Confirm current terms on Crowdcube before you commit.
Both are UK equity crowdfunding platforms. Crowdcube is independent and lets investors hold shares directly or via nominee; Seedrs, now Republic Europe, uses a nominee structure and runs a secondary market. Their proposed merger was blocked in 2021. Either way, the anchor angels you line up first are what close the round.
Yes, SEIS and EIS-eligible raises are common on Crowdcube and are a major draw for UK retail investors. Angels Partners helps you target the UK angels who invest specifically for SEIS/EIS relief.
Line up committed UK angels before you launch. Use Angels Partners to target and sequence tax-motivated UK angels, so your Crowdcube campaign opens with a visible anchor.
