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Borrow A Boat raises over £3m in crowdfunding

Boat hire and yacht charter marketplace, Borrow A Boat has smashed its latest crowdfunding goal by raising over £3 million. The UK’s leading boat charter marketplace closed its crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday (28 June), after raising £3,017,030 from 670 investors on the Seedrs platform. The latest round brings the business’ lifetime crowdfunding total to over £7.8 […]

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Borrow a Boat acquires Beds on Board

Boat hire and yacht charter marketplace Borrow A Boat, has acquired Beds on Board, the platform that connects guests and owners for static charters (non-sailing boat hire). The acquisition brings over 5,000 additional boats and more than 30,000 users to Borrow a Boat and, says the company, reinforces its position as the largest boat charter marketplace in […]

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Borrow A Boat acquires Dutch competitor Barqo

London-based Borrow A Boat has acquired Barqo, an Amsterdam-based platform for domestic boat rental. With this development, the company aims to bring an additional 5,000+ boats to the marketplace for peer-to-peer (P2P) boat charter, as well as a 100,000+ strong customer base. Borrow a Boat currently lists over 35,000 boats in more than 65 countries. This news follow […]

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Borrow A Boat exploring IPO

Britain’s leading boat rental and yacht charter marketplace has confirmed its intention to launch an initial public offering following its latest round of crowdfunding.  Borrow A Boat has launched a £750,000 crowdfunding round with British investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, and says it is in the early stages of exploring a potential initial public offering with Aquis […]