£30k for start-up businesses in South West

GAIN, the South West Growth, Acceleration and Investment Network is looking for all start-ups, innovators, disruptors to invest £30,000 as matchfunding to help business growth.

GAIN has partnered with the UK's #1 rewards crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder, to find brilliant businesses based in Devon, Cornwall, Isles of Scilly or Somerset who have a product, service or approach that is unique or different in some way.

They will offer 10 businesses that meet their criteria, up to £3,000 of match funding each, if they crowdfund on Crowdfunder, from January 10, 2016. Each successful business will become a member of the GAIN20, and have access to an exclusive business networking and support programme.

Projects that take part in our GAIN20 crowdfunding campaign will also have access to the Crowdfunder Academy, where crowdfunding experts will be on hand to help hit the funding target and turn the great idea into reality.

Phil Geraghty, MD of Crowdfunder said, “We are very excited that new and innovative South West businesses will have the opportunity to receive up to £3,000 match fund – along with other support from GAIN–if they crowdfund with us. We encourage you to register your interest as soon as possible."

Workshops will be run by Plymouth University's Crowdfunder in Residence,  to help projects crowdfund successfully and will be held at Plymouth University. The university is a founding partner of Crowdfunder.

If approved, funds will be pledged on the live project and will go towards the target. Projects chosen to crowdfund on the GAIN20 crowdfunding campaign will launch from Jan 10th onwards.

To find out more, or to register your interest, please visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/campaign/gain20