Exciting role but sinking ship - Equity Fundraising Manager Crowdcube Employee Review

4.0
18 May 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Really rewarding and engaging role connecting with founders and inspirational movers and shakers Spending time talking through the Crowdcube process is mega exciting and seeing their eyes light up People in the office are really friendly - the team mates are superb in giving feedback to better your sales ability.

Cons

C-suite aren’t transparent enough. A lot of it is to do with the macro economics but at the end of the day you will be a number and tossed aside when the business isn’t making enough even if you’re hitting targets. They will happily bin off a pipeline you’ve built up of over 1-2 years etc and will Replace you with an exact replica of you who has no pipeline or training so it makes no sense. C-suite also lie to you to guilt trip yiu Had two waves of redundancies recently and they never follow up to ask how you are. C-suite randomly one day imposed that you need to be in 4 times a week despite your contract saying it’s flexible and you only need to be in 2 or 3 days. Many left as a result. Crowdfunding is a sinking ship right now and as fun as it was, internally chaos was ensuing (despite all the positive marketing and PR they give off) so was never a long term career.

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3.0
18 Feb 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great benefits (desk beers, drinks, food provided, private health care, competitive pension) and fun team activities.

Cons

Mixed bag for management; some great managers and some just not so great. Opportunities for career development were very dependent on the specific manager.

1.0
8 Oct 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Crowdcube has a lot of genuinely great people - hardworking, supportive, and passionate about their work. There’s a good effort to bring people together through social events and team activities. Work–life balance is achievable in certain teams.

Cons

The leadership team often displays unprofessional behaviour, and decision-making feels ego-driven rather than strategic. The company’s direction changes frequently, with flip-flopping on strategy each quarter as targets are missed. Staff turnover is very high, and departing team members are often not replaced, which puts a strain on the remaining team members. Pay is far below industry standards.

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