I started investing with Crowd2Fund back in 2016. Crowd2Fund was the first peer-to-peer lending platform to offer an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) wrapper in the UK, as they were early adopters and on top of the latest regulatory changes. As a great and innovative Fintech start-up in the peer-to-peer lending industry, they also launched an app for iOS and a secondary market ('the Exchange') where investors could buy/sell loans between themselves before maturity.The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic environment that came afterwards severely affected the environment in which the business operates - more than understandably! Fortunately, Crowd2Fund survived. During most of 2020 and part of 2021, there were barely any new loans due to the economic environment. Also, the Exchange was closed in 2020 and after several delays in reopening post-pandemic, it was reopened in 2023 before it eventually closed again, probably being under review.In 2022 a new board of directors was established and in 2025 a new CEO, Toby Wootton, was appointed with an emphasised focus on innovation and excellence. This is an indication that, despite its temporary downturn, promising better times are ahead for Crowd2Fund.As an investor, one of the features that I have always greatly appreciated is that I can pick and choose to what businesses I would lend what amount of money. This allowed me, after doing some due diligence and research of my own, to potentially build a more diversified portfolio and avoid some specific businesses or industries if I deemed them inappropriate for my investment strategy.I can also see the attractiveness of this model for borrowers, as not only they would get a loan from Crowd2Fund investors, but also have the opportunity to somehow engage with them and build brand awareness that could help them grow their businesses and boost their funding capacity in the future.I hope Crowd2Fund keeps up the momentum and introduces innovative features in the near future. A big thank you to the C2F team.
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