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We never expected to have nearly as strong a start as we\u2019ve had in the two-and-a-half months since launch. We are thrilled that over 5,200 investors and entrepreneurs, have joined Seedrs to allocate or seek capital, four awesome startups have been funded and others are getting great traction.<\/p>\n

But a strong start is no excuse for complacency, and we\u2019ve been working hard since launch to collect and reflect on the feedback we\u2019ve gotten from our users. It\u2019s been an extremely constructive process, and we are confident that the platform and user experiences will be significantly improved as a result. \u00a0Below are a few carefully considered changes we\u2019re making in direct response to some of this initial feedback.<\/p>\n

Overhauling the browse startups process<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s not easy to discover startups I find interesting.\u201d We\u2019ve had tremendous interest from entrepreneurs who are looking to raise capital for their businesses and have been trying to get them onto the platform as quickly as possible. But, having to click through several pages of listings to find a good investment fit is not an ideal experience for investors. Many listings are getting lost in the mix and aren\u2019t getting investment \u2013 not necessarily because they are bad ideas, but because they weren\u2019t easy to discover.<\/p>\n

\"Seedrs<\/a><\/p>\n

So, we\u2019re overhauling the browsing experience \u2013 eliminating the need for pages upon pages of startups by adding increased filtering, favouriting and discovery features to make it easier for investors to find the right startups for them and help newer listings become more visible.<\/p>\n

Until this development is completed, however, we\u2019re going to reduce the number of live listings to make it easier for investors to browse potential investments. This means some of the currently live listings will be removed, and we will be limiting the number of new listings that go live. We hope this gives a better opportunity for investors to thoughtfully peruse and engage with available listings, in the period before the re-design of the pages is complete.<\/p>\n

Shouting out about SEIS and EIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNo one knows about SEIS.\u201d It\u2019s true \u2013 the excitement of SEIS and EIS has been lost in the mix of banking scandals, government agendas and summer holidays.<\/p>\n

So, we have committed ourselves to championing these schemes in a series of nine road shows, called Windows of Opportunity<\/a>. In partnership with former Dragon and enthusiastic entrepreneur Doug Richards, we are going to share the value of investing in startups and the benefits of SEIS throughout England in October and November. We\u2019re also attending several other investor-centric events to ensure that people not only know about SEIS and EIS, but that they can find a concentrated number of eligible companies to invest in, on Seedrs.<\/p>\n

\u00a0And more!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re also working on several enhancements to social sharing options, post-investment management, design and more. \u00a0These changes will be on-going and will be rolled out over the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n

Soon we\u2019ll be inviting users to give us even more specific feedback as part of a survey and focus groups, and if you have any suggestions you\u2019d like to share with us independently, please drop us a line<\/a>\u00a0any time. Meanwhile, we hope you find the changes we\u2019re implementing now to be good first steps toward making investing through Seedrs simpler and more rewarding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We never expected to have nearly as strong a start as we\u2019ve had in the two-and-a-half months since launch. 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