Crowdcube听has teamed up with听Seccl听to provide customers with API-based access to public markets as it launches its Community IPO product later this year.听
Octopus-owned听Seccl听is an investment technology听company which offers a听suite of infrastructure solutions.听
These will听augment听Crowdcube鈥檚听existing capital markets technology and听offer听an all-in-one experience as it听looks听to power retail participation on a mass scale.听
The听Community IPO is the latest in a line of new products for听Crowdcube听as it scales to become the European marketplace for retail investment into private and public companies.听听
It says it听will offer retail investors the most diverse set of equity investments听anywhere in Europe, enabling investors to back businesses from听startup听to IPO alongside VCs and institutions.听听
Crowdcube听also recently announced the launch of Cubex, its secondary marketplace听that allows retail investors to buy and sell shares in high-growth private European companies.听
Sam听Lawson, VP of Capital Markets at听Crowdcube, said: 鈥淲e have real alignment with听Seccl听on our vision to听disrupt public markets, at first allowing retail investors fair access to IPOs.听听
鈥淭ogether we have the right technology to include retail investors in a seamless and customizable way.听听
鈥淭he听quality of听Seccl鈥檚听team and solution is exactly what we need as we embark on our next step to democratise primary investment in the public markets, and double down on our mission of supporting entrepreneurs, from inception to IPO.鈥�听
Dan听Marsh, Head of Customer at听Seccl, added:听鈥淪ince it was founded in 2011,听Crowdcube听has played an instrumental role in the growth of a huge number听of ambitious and disruptive companies. We鈥檙e really excited to see them extend their impact into the public markets, too, through their innovative Community IPO product.听
鈥淚t听promises to give听everyday听retail investors a new and exciting opportunity to get a piece of the IPO action 鈥� an incredibly exciting and worthwhile mission that we’re delighted our technology will help make possible.鈥�听
Seccl鈥檚听technology powers a growing number of disruptive investment platforms, some of which 鈥� like Chip and Penfold 鈥� have completed successful funding rounds on听Crowdcube.听