UK's first dedicated post-crowdfunding investor relations service
Your shareholders
are waiting to hear
from you.
CrestCore Capital manages the entire investor relations function for companies that raised equity through Crowdcube and Republic Europe — keeping your shareholders engaged, informed, and ready to reinvest.
2,500+
UK companies carrying retail shareholder bases from equity crowdfunding
3M+
Individual retail investors holding shares in those companies
£324M
Raised through UK equity crowdfunding in 2024 alone
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Dedicated managed IR providers for this market — before CrestCore Capital
The investor reality checkThis is what's happening to your investors
This is what's happening to your investors
right now.
Every dot is a real shareholder. Drag the slider forward in time. Watch what silence does.
Month 0Month 36
100%
Engaged
0%
At Risk
0%
Gone Cold
All investors are engaged. The campaign just closed.
Engaged investor
At risk — disengaging
Gone cold — unlikely to reinvest
CrowdComms Framework™·Investor Sentiment Index™·Capital Recycling Strategy·UK GDPR Compliant·On-Premise Data Processing·No In-House IR Team Required
Reinvestment Value Engine
How much reinvestment capital is sitting in your cold investor base?
Most founders don't know the answer. This calculates it — based on documented UK crowdfunding reinvestment research.
Your next raise
starts here.
starts here.
Three inputs. A live calculation of what your investor base is worth — and what you're leaving on the table by not managing it.
Shareholders 350
504008001,200+
Average investment per shareholder
Months since last investor update 9 months
1 mo12 mo24 mo36 mo
Your reinvestment capital analysis
Without IR
£78k
Est. reinvestment pool
at current trajectory
at current trajectory
With CrestCore
£142k
Est. reinvestment pool
with structured IR
with structured IR
Capital left on the table
£64k
Based on 177 disengaged investors being re-activated at CrestCore Standard (£2k/month)
3.0x
Estimated return on CrestCore investment
177
Investors currently at risk of not reinvesting
Estimates based on published UK equity crowdfunding reinvestment research. Actual outcomes vary by company, sector, and shareholder profile. This is an indicative tool, not a financial projection.
The Problem
What happens after the campaign closes?
The platform steps back. The company inherits hundreds of shareholders and no investor relations function. The silence that follows costs companies their most valuable asset — investor trust.
01
The platform steps back
Revenue model ends at the transaction fee. Post-raise support has no commercial incentive — so it does not exist. The company is left without infrastructure, guidance, or support the moment the campaign closes.
02
Founders have no capacity
Early-stage teams are consumed by operations, product, and growth. A structured investor relations function requires a dedicated professional costing £35,000–£55,000 per year. That cost is prohibitive for companies that raised to scale, not to administer.
03
Communication collapses
Academic research documented a sharp, sustained decline in investor communication within weeks of campaign closure. Shareholders who committed personal capital receive no updates, no acknowledgement, and no channel for questions. They feel forgotten — because they are.
04
The next raise suffers
43% of funded companies return to raise again. Investors who received nothing are significantly less likely to commit a second time. Companies are walking into their most consequential room cold — when they had the means to walk in warm.
The CrowdComms Framework™
A complete IR function — managed entirely for you
No in-house IR capability required. CrestCore Capital operates every stage of investor relations on your behalf — from first shareholder mapping through to a fully prepared Capital Recycling Strategy before your next raise.
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Phase OneInvestor Landscape Mapping
We establish a comprehensive, structured view of your entire shareholder base — segmented, profiled, and delivered as a board-ready report. For most companies, this is the first time they have ever had a clear picture of who their investors are and what they represent.
02
Phase TwoStructured Communication
Professional investor updates written, approved, and distributed to your shareholder base on a structured schedule. Every interaction is tracked and reported — building the engagement record that informs everything that follows.
03
Phase ThreeSentiment Intelligence
Consent-based direct engagement with your shareholders generates the Investor Sentiment Index — a proprietary score measuring confidence and reinvestment likelihood. Built on interaction data that exists nowhere else and belongs entirely to your company.
04
Phase FourCapital Recycling Strategy
Accumulated investor intelligence converts into a pre-raise targeting advantage. Before your next campaign opens, your team has a prioritised, data-informed approach to the investors most likely to reinvest — and the strategic framework to reach them.
Investor Sentiment Index™A proprietary score.
A proprietary score.
A decisive advantage.
The ISI is CrestCore Capital's proprietary scoring system measuring shareholder confidence, satisfaction, and reinvestment likelihood — generated from direct, consent-based engagement with your investors. This data is created exclusively through our service delivery. No third party can access, supply, or replicate it.
Know exactly how your investors feel before your next raise opens
Identify investors at risk of disengagement before they go cold
Deliver a structured investor intelligence dossier at trade sale or IPO
All data processed on-premise — full sovereignty, no third-party AI
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ISI Score
Strong · Positive Trajectory
Illustrative example · Q1 2026 · 214 shareholder interactions
What the data shows
Investor sentiment over time — with and without structured IR
Based on observed patterns across post-crowdfunding investor relationships. The difference between the two paths is entirely within a company's control.
Month 0
Campaign closes
Investors are engaged, optimistic, and expect to hear from the company they just backed.
Months 1–3
Critical window
Without structured IR, 60–70% of investors receive no communication. Confidence begins to erode.
With CrestCore: ISI baseline built
Without: silence begins
Months 6–12
Disengagement sets in
Investors stop expecting to hear anything. Emotional investment converts to indifference — or frustration.
With CrestCore: ISI score rising
Without: 40%+ cold investors
Months 12–24
Reinvestment risk peaks
Research confirms that investors without updates are significantly less likely to reinvest. The next raise is already impaired.
With CrestCore: warm investor list ready
Without: cold room for next raise
At next raise
The moment of truth
Companies that maintained structured IR enter the raise with a pre-qualified, activated investor base. Those that did not, start from zero.
With CrestCore: Capital Recycling ready
Without: lowest conversion rate
43% of equity-crowdfunded companies conduct multiple raises. The difference between entering that raise warm or cold is entirely structural — and it is determined in the months between campaigns, not the week before they open.
PricingOne monthly retainer.
One monthly retainer.
No in-house IR team required.
Straightforward pricing designed for the actual market — not FTSE company costs applied to post-crowdfunding businesses.
Tier 1
Essentials
Up to 200 shareholders
£750
per month
Investor Landscape Report
Quarterly investor updates
Shareholder database review
Engagement tracking
ISI sentiment scoring
Capital Recycling Strategy
Book a callMost chosen
Tier 2Standard
200–500 shareholders
£1,500–£2,000
per month
Everything in Essentials
Monthly investor updates
Full ISI sentiment scoring
Structured shareholder outreach
Engagement analytics report
Capital Recycling Strategy
Book a callTier 3 · Most Strategic
Advanced
500+ shareholders
£3,000–£4,175
per month
Everything in Standard
Full Capital Recycling Strategy
Pre-raise investor targeting
Reinvestment likelihood scoring
Client intelligence portal
Exit Intelligence Dossier
Book a call🔓
No long-term commitment required.Engagements are structured around your company's needs and shareholder base. Your diagnostic call is the right starting point — we'll guide you to the tier that fits your situation, not the highest price point.
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Project advisory also available from £3,000. Discrete engagements — investor communication audits, pre-raise shareholder analysis, IR training workshops — as a natural entry point. Many retained engagements begin this way.
Why CrestCore Capital
Built for the market the IR industry left behind
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No competitor exists for this market
Traditional IR firms serve FTSE-listed companies at £60,000–£180,000 per year. Crowdfunding platforms step back at campaign close. CrestCore Capital is the first firm built exclusively for the post-crowdfunding IR gap — a verifiable market fact, not a positioning claim.
02
Your data belongs to you
Every ISI score and engagement metric is your proprietary asset. At your next raise, during trade sale due diligence, or at IPO, this accumulated investor intelligence is available to no one else — and cannot be reproduced without years of equivalent structured engagement.
03
Fully managed — not a dashboard
We do not sell software you must learn to operate. CrestCore Capital conducts the calls, drafts the updates, runs the surveys, and delivers the strategies. Post-crowdfunded companies have no IR team. We become that team — completely on your behalf.
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GDPR-compliant by design
Consent is obtained before every shareholder interaction. All data is stored and processed on-premise. No third-party AI services handle your shareholders' personal data. Compliance is structural and documented from the first engagement.
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An advantage that strengthens with every engagement
Every client engagement generates structured interaction data that improves the accuracy of the Investor Sentiment Index, which improves client outcomes, which deepens predictive capability. This compound advantage grows as the platform grows. A new entrant attempting to compete at Year 3 would need years of equivalent structured outreach to approach the same predictive accuracy. That is not a product feature. It is a structural moat built from the first engagement forward.
Free diagnostic call
Your shareholders raised with you because they believed in you.
Give them a reason to believe — and reinvest — again. It starts with a 20-minute conversation.
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20 minutes — no more, no less
A focused, substantive conversation about your shareholders — not a sales pitch.
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Zero obligation, zero pressure
You leave with a clear, honest view of your situation. The decision to proceed is entirely yours.
✓
We analyse your shareholder base and show you exactly what we would do
Not a general overview — a specific plan for your company, your shareholders, and your next raise. Before you decide anything.
Book your diagnostic call
Tell us about your company. We'll be in touch to schedule — or email us directly at invest@crestcorecapital.com