Businesses involved in cell therapy, luxury travel and Bitcoin-based money transfer are all clamouring for investment through a UK-based crowdfunding platform.

Crowdfunding website Crowdcube is promoting five investments to help them reach their funding targets, which range from £150,000 to £6 million.

Terence Woodgate

Terence Woodgate Lighting designs and produces lighting collections that are optimised for LEDs. Founded by renowned Royal Designer for Industry, Terence Woodgate, the first range is already available from UK retailers including Heal's and The Conran Shop.

• Investment Target: £150,000

• Equity Offered: 17%

• Tax Relief: SEIS

• Location: East Sussex

• Current Status: 65% of target raised so far with 61 investors

Bitreserve

Bitreserve was founded by Halsey Minor, who sold CNET in 2008 for $1.8bn and was a key investor in Salesforce.com. It seeks to harness the innovative bitcoin digital currency with the aims of make moving money as fast, free, and easy as email.

• Investment Target: £6,000,000

• Equity Offered: 10.70%

• Team Location: South Carolina

• Current Status: 82% of target raised so far with 42 investors

Cell Therapy

Cell Therapy Limited has developed a breakthrough stem cell medicine, HeartcelTM, which regenerates heart muscle damaged as a result of heart attack or heart failure.

• Investment Target: £250,000

• Equity Offered: 0.39%

• Tax Relief: EIS

• Location: Cardiff

• Current Status: 52% of target raised with 57 investors

gamesGRABR

gamesGRABR is a social platform where gamers play, share, discover and buy games.

• Investment Target: £250,000

• Equity Offered: 5.88%

• Tax Relief: EIS

• Location: London

• Current Status: 62% of target raised, 26 investors

Luxtripper

Luxtripper is a luxury travel website. The company's search technology is a simple user-profiling formula which aims to revolutionise the way we book travel.

• Investment Target: £150,000

• Equity Offered: 6.70%

• Tax Relief: SEIS

• Location: London

• Current Status: 31% of target raised, 21 investors