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We provide crowdfunding, community share offers and an investor & donor introduction service. Fundsurfer is a UK based crowdfunding and investment company. Alongside online fundraising through the Fundsurfer fintech platform, we operate as an introducer for off-market private investments for single/multi-family offices and investor groups. Deals often involve Co-GP & LP Capital + Private & Direct

Equity for Real Estate, Technology, Media & Entertainment and Impact Investment. We also provide a dedicated deal origination and sourcing services for our investor clients, through working on direct briefs and mandates. Our network of 2000+ investors includes angels, VC’s, UHWNI, Private/Direct Equity Funds, Private Credit lenders, Institutional Investors, Investment Banks and other funding & investor groups. If you need help with funding come and find us at fundsurfer.com. We offer all new clients a free funding consultation to discuss what you need.

The impact investment market in the UK had reached £11.2 billion by 2024 – up 12% on the previous year, already achievin...
24/08/2026

The impact investment market in the UK had reached £11.2 billion by 2024 – up 12% on the previous year, already achieving one of the bounds of Better Society Capital's aim of doubling the market by 2025.

It's crucial because statutory finance will not fix social and environmental issues on the required scale. The Social Impact Investment Advisory Group was set up by HM Treasury in January 2025 precisely to explore ways of directing private and charitable funds to sectors where public money falls short.

The sectors that require those funds the most – community energy, social housing, regeneration, health, and employment – are not sectors that do not appeal to investors; they are sectors that do not yet have the framework and scale to attract institutional finance. And this is the challenge for which impact investment infrastructure has been developed.

Fundsurfer builds the structure of impact investment opportunities in community energy, housing, and regeneration. Have a project needing the right capital structure? Get in touch!

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Entrepreneurship is usually nothing like how it seems on the surface.According to a Sifted poll of startup founders, 85%...
20/08/2026

Entrepreneurship is usually nothing like how it seems on the surface.

According to a Sifted poll of startup founders, 85% had been under severe stress during the last year, 75% had felt anxious, 53% had burned out, and 61% had thought about quitting their company.

One in every four owners see financial concerns as the main source of their poor psychological state. This includes managing funds, fundraising, dealing with debts, staying alive. It is hard work to run a company, day after day.

A quarter of all entrepreneurs worry that discussing their mental health problems will harm their company, which means they won’t. It only adds to the burden of appearing self-confident.

The most difficult thing about entrepreneurship is not the market or the competition. It is the burden of having a company, without the support systems to carry it.

In March 2026, the National Housing Bank was set up with as much as £16 billion to allocate and plans to mobilize an add...
19/08/2026

In March 2026, the National Housing Bank was set up with as much as £16 billion to allocate and plans to mobilize an additional £50 billion of private capital – including SME accelerator loans for small developers that will be able to create a proven track record of working across multiple sites at once.

The infrastructure to fund micro-scale residential projects has never been more robust. But how do you build a platform that will be able to access it?

For one, in 2026, a realistic micro developer SME platform must have four elements: programme approach rather than project, a blend of public debt, private equity and grant funding in the capital stack, a rapid 12 to 18 month cycle and energy efficient homes developed on brownfield land that will be most attractive in financing terms.

The FS Homes platform of Fundsurfer is creating precisely such platform. As a developer or investor, if you are interested in the area, drop us a line.

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Across the UK, community assets like pubs, sports facilities, cultural venues, and even local buildings are being lost f...
18/08/2026

Across the UK, community assets like pubs, sports facilities, cultural venues, and even local buildings are being lost faster than local authorities can react. The community share offer is one of the most practical methods that communities have access to for taking ownership and preventing such loss from happening.

Here’s how it works: the community establishes a benefit society or co-operative, raises share capital from local investors who become members and co-owners, and then acquires or renovates the asset using the raised capital. Incentives for local investors are ownership and impact, rather than high short-term returns.

What determines success or failure of a community share offer? Pre-established credible governance before the offer launch, 30 to 50 percent of the target being achieved through anchor investors before the open offer, financially viable projections, and proper pre-launch preparation – all made possible with the help of up to £15,000 Reach Fund grant funding.

Fundsurfer is an accredited Reach Fund Access Point provider, and we have facilitated many community asset acquisitions via community share offers. If your community is trying to preserve its asset, contact us.

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Equity investment into UK smaller businesses fell 4% to £12.3 billion in 2025, with investors concentrating capital into...
07/08/2026

Equity investment into UK smaller businesses fell 4% to £12.3 billion in 2025, with investors concentrating capital into fewer, larger deals. Raising a Series A in this environment requires preparation that goes well beyond a polished deck.

The five questions every Series A investor will ask: What do your unit economics look like at scale? Why now, and why you specifically? What does the path to Series B look like? Who else is in or committed to the round? And what is the biggest risk in the business and how are you managing it?

The founders who close rounds efficiently are the ones who have answered all five credibly before the first investor meeting. If you are preparing for a Series A and want to stress-test your positioning, Fundsurfer can help.

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Top 5 Questions to Get Ready for Raising a Series A RoundEquity investment into UK smaller businesses decreased by 4% to...
07/08/2026

Top 5 Questions to Get Ready for Raising a Series A Round

Equity investment into UK smaller businesses decreased by 4% to £12.3 billion in 2025, with investors increasingly allocating their money into fewer, larger investments - top 10 fundraising's contributed to 23% of all the equity invested, the largest proportion since 2020. It never was more competitive to raise a Series A round. You must prepare!

Here are the five questions every Series A investor will ask and what they would actually like to hear.

First. What does your unit economics look like at scale? Investors do not bet on what you have already built but rather on what it becomes. They need to see that the margin and cost structure will work at the future stage - when you grow beyond your present state.

Second. Why now, and why you? Market timing and founder-market fit are two most common reasons for passing in the Series A stage. Your answers must be specific and convincing, not generic.

Third. What does the path to Series B look like? From the beginning of raising the money a Series A investor thinks about an exit. He wants to understand that the money he invests allows him to reach the next milestones which will make a Series B round possible and interesting for the following rounds.

Fourth. Who else is in the round? The standard benchmark for B2B SaaS companies is at least £800,000 to £2.5 million in ARR before considering a credible Series A round. However, there are additional criteria beyond that - such as quality of other investors in your round which demonstrates the credibility of your startup.

Fifth. What is the biggest risk and how are you managing it? An investor asking this question assesses your honesty and self-awareness. The worst possible response to this question is absence of any risk. The best possible response - mentioning the risk and describing how you manage it.

Fundsurfer helped raise Series A in different industries. If you are preparing to raise capital and want to test your positioning before the talks with investors start - contact us.

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Crowdfunding has bad reputation for many because most people do crowdfunding wrong. It’s very common for people to fail ...
06/08/2026

Crowdfunding has bad reputation for many because most people do crowdfunding wrong. It’s very common for people to fail at crowdfunding and there are always same reasons.

This is what makes the difference between successful campaigns and stalled ones.

Build an audience before going public. The worst practice in crowdfunding is making the launch a start of the campaign. By the time you go public, you should already have secured 30% of your goal amount from the people closest to you.

Set a realistic target. It’s always better to set a realistic target which will help you to secure funding, rather than to overambitious one which will make you fail publicly. People invest into campaigns they believe will be completed successfully.

Story over the Pitch. Crowdfunding community consists of people, not analysts, they want to support the idea, not to analyze it. Most successful crowdfunding organizations tell the crowd why something is important, not how much it will cost to realize.

Go out of your comfort zone. Most of the campaigns are unsuccessful because they have no plan to engage the crowd outside of their existing networks. There are many ways of reaching people outside of the existing network - email marketing, social media, public relations, partnerships with organizations working in the same area.

Stay in touch. Lack of communication is fatal for the crowdfunding campaign, regular updates and milestones will help you to keep existing backer base involved and attract new ones.

Fundsurfer has been helping people to raise money for different types of projects since 2014 starting from £3,000 community projects to £140,000 arts fundraises. If you are thinking about crowdfunding campaign, the preparation is more important than the platform.

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There are 537,000 people in the UK holding £1 million or more in investable assets, giving nearly £8 billion to charity ...
05/08/2026

There are 537,000 people in the UK holding £1 million or more in investable assets, giving nearly £8 billion to charity in 2023. Their combined investable assets total £2 trillion. The opportunity is significant. Most organisations do not access it properly.

According to Barclays Private Bank, 98% of UK high-net-worth individuals are actively giving. More than three-quarters begin making sizeable donations before they have £2 million in investable assets. These are not passive donors waiting to be found. They are active philanthropists looking for causes and projects that align with their values — and they are typically reached through relationships, not marketing campaigns.

Here is how to build a HNWI donor network that actually works.

Start with a Philanthropic Development Board. One of the most powerful mechanisms to reach and cultivate high-net-worth donors is a dedicated development board — a group focused exclusively on fundraising and network expansion, not governance. The right board members open doors that no marketing budget can open.

Get comfortable with non-cash donations. Many high-net-worth individuals are using non-cash assets — property, stocks and shares, artwork — to further their charitable goals, with meaningful tax advantages attached. Organisations that cannot receive non-cash gifts lose a significant portion of potential support.

The film and creative finance model will work best if it is planned early on. Using an integrated strategy that involves...
04/08/2026

The film and creative finance model will work best if it is planned early on. Using an integrated strategy that involves funding through your crowd, using debt for the cost of production, and bringing private investors into the picture provides greater financial resources and flexibility compared to using just one of those sources. We at Fundsurfer have helped fund independent projects using all of these methods. If you are working on a creative project, contact us first.

UK film and high-end TV production spend hit £6.8 billion in 2025 — a 22% year-on-year increase, with film alone reachin...
04/08/2026

UK film and high-end TV production spend hit £6.8 billion in 2025 — a 22% year-on-year increase, with film alone reaching a record £2.8 billion. The money is in the sector. The challenge for independent producers is accessing it.

Film financing is not a single conversation with a single investor. Most independent films are financed through a combination of two to four sources — equity investment, debt financing, pre-sales, co-production treaties, government grants, and tax incentives.

The structure matters as much as the amount. Here is how to think about it.

Start with soft money. The Independent Film Tax Credit, available since April 2025, is the primary mechanism for films with budgets under £15 million, with a rate of 53% for qualifying features — significantly above the standard Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit. Tax credits typically form the foundation of any independent film budget. They do not require repayment, but they are not upfront cash — you spend first and reclaim later, which creates a cashflow gap that needs bridging.

Layer in equity carefully. Equity investors in independent films typically expect a minimum 15% return plus their original investment back, and they usually engage only after soft money such as tax credits and grants has already been secured. Approaching equity investors before your soft money is confirmed is one of the most common mistakes independent producers make.

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