Weber Shandwick have recently been appointed by Fireflock.com and ByPost.com to handle their PR.

Fireflock.com is a European crowdfunding space for finance, retail and future cities technology companies. The site aims to bring together investors with tomorrow’s growth companies. The site uses crowdfunding to promote investment.

Fireflock.com has enlisted Weber Shandwick to showcase its technology platform and promote the emerging businesses open for investment on Fireflock.com. In addition, the agency will look to raise the profile of the crowd-funding category itself across the UK. The account will be run out of the agency’s technology practice by associate director Joe Walton.

ByPost.com develops apps that allow users to create and order tangible products inside their mobile device, then send them to friends and family by post.

ByPost.com has engaged Weber Shandwick to help the company grow its consumer base, and to support a series of upcoming app launches over the next 12 months.