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November 6, 2023

Crowdcube doubles down on secondaries with Semper acquisition

And more acquisitions could be on the horizon for the equity crowdfunding platform


Bill Simmons and Matt Cooper, Crowdcube co-CEOs

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has acquired secondary dealmaking startup Semper as it looks to jump on the secondaries bandwagon picking up pace in Europe. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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