Seedrs reveals 'record' 2019 with near 50% growth worth over £280m

Seedrs has revealed a ‘record-breaking’ year with £283m invested into pitches with a 49 per cent growth in investment from 2018.

The investment platform completed 250 deals in 2019, up from 186 in 2018, and delivered 7,858 investor exits on its secondary market.

In 2019, Seedrs helped businesses from 16 different countries raise funds, and received investment from 78 different countries.

Highlights include Scottish fintech Paysend raising £10.7m to form its Series B, alongside AFC Wimbledon raising £2.4m from over 5,000 investors.

Seedrs also launched the EIS100 Fund, offering investors passive exposure to the venture capital asset class at scale.

The second launch came in November when Seedrs revealed the first ever in-app investment opportunity for an early-stage company, partnering with London-based firm Oval Money.

Jeff Kelisky, CEO at Seedrs, concluded with his thoughts: “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.”

He added: “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… We’re getting very close to becoming the ‘de facto’ standard in the industry on our path to achieving our vision.”