This is yet another successful crowdfunding story - the Notes crowdfunding campaign, which attracted 831 investors and closed its round with £1,194,330 pledged. Let's explore the brand, their crowdfunding journey and Drop's role in their funding triumph.
Notes – The brand
Notes is not only an established coffee shop but they sell curated crafts, wines and serve delicious platter foods. With 9 locations across London, the brand prides itself in sourcing, roasting and serving the most delicious coffee they can discover. Starting from a street coffee cart 8 years ago, Notes' founder instantaeously spotted the potential for a premium coffee brand, surfed the trend and landed on serving 1.4 million cups a year. Three years ago, they had raised £900,000 on Crowdcube successfully doubling their revenue to nearly £5m, helping them go from 5 to 9 locations and returned to the platform to scale even more growth.