Monthly Seminar - Crowdfunding: an update

NB. RSVP's via Meetup are now closed but there will be tickets available on the door at £15 Card or Cash.

Students need only show their Student ID to get in for FREE

Hi Everyone,

Our September monthly FinTech Seminar will focus on Crowdfunding

The Crowdfunding space has exploded in the last 12 months with 100+ platforms now in the market. Crowdsourced capital is being used in many ways that include gifts for popular projects, advance sales to fund production costs, personal and business loans, investments into startups and established companies, and mortgages, plus a myriad of niche and specialised projects. The Innovators have moved on from simple loans and investments and it's now worth revisiting this area. This seminar will explore the latest themes of Crowdfunding and provide an update on the latest developments, the key players and their offerings.

The session includes a Free Guide to Crowdfunding which digs deeper into the main players and identifies opportunities for FinTech Entrepreneurs. Our seminar guides are available to download for free here (http://www.london.newfinance.org/files/).

We'll be videoing the session as usual for those of you who are unable to attend. You may click here to watch the videos (https://www.meetup.com/newfinance/about/) from our previous seminars and here to see the photos. (https://www.meetup.com/newfinance/photos/)

Students - we currently have a number of free tickets available for students, please join the group using your academic email and then message an Organiser if you'd like one.

Agenda

Please be aware that the agenda is updated on a regular basis

6:00pm - Networking opportunities

A buffet and refreshments will be provided courtesy of our Sponsors

7:00pm - Welcome address and Sponsor messages

Eddie George (http://www.london.newfinance.org/members/6626826/), Organiser, NewFinance London

7:10pm - Presentations

Christian Faes (http://www.linkedin.com/in/christianfaes) LLB (Hons), Co-founder & Director, LendInvest (http://lendinvest.com/), a crowdfunding P2P platform for mortgage loans. LendInvest provides an online platform which circumvents the banks - allowing investors to lend directly to borrowers; and allowing borrowers to borrow direct from investors.

Chandrima Singh (https://www.meetup.com/newfinance/members/87258572/), Co-Founder of Crowd Fund Magic (http://www.crowdfundmagic.com/), a Complete turnkey solution provider for Crowd funding platforms, the fastest way to market for a Crowdfunding Entrepreneur is to whitelabel, Crowd Fund Magic even deals with the compliance. Chandrima will be joined by Cecile Clar (https://www.meetup.com/newfinance/members/99610872/?a=viewBioRsvpList_showBio), Co-Founder of Incubate London

Ayan Mitra (http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=3432123&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=peJx&locale=en_US&srchid=232698001378456914994&srchindex=1&srchtotal=5&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A232698001378456914994%2CVSRPtargetId%3A3432123%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary), CEO of CrowdBnk (https://www.crowdbnk.com/), an online platform for small businesses in the UK to raise seed and growth funding up to £5 million. It allows anyone to invest and support great ideas from as little as £10 across the entire spectrum: from charity, through social enterprise to for-profit businesses in return for rewards or equity.

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8:30pm - Panel discussion

This will be an open question and answer session around Crowdfunding

In addition to our speakers we will be joined by:

Simon Deane-Johns (https://www.meetup.com/newfinance/members/10020636/), A Lawyer specialising in online financial services, IT and e-commerce. Simon advised on the setting up of Zopa (http://uk.zopa.com/) and has been involved in the Crowdfunding scene from the early days for almost 10 years. Check out Simon's Blogs: The Fine Print (http://sdj-thefineprint.blogspot.co.uk/) and The Pragmatist (http://sdj-pragmatist.blogspot.co.uk/)

9:00pm - Seminar ends

Closing address and Shout-outs

9:01pm - After-party drinks

At the Marlborough Arms (http://www.taylor-walker.co.uk/pub/marlborough-arms-bloomsbury/c7440/), 36 Torrington Place (just around the corner from UCL)

Please join our Delegates, the NewFinance team and myself for follow-on drinks if you'd like to continue networking

Cheers

Eddie

Organiser