All this week CNBC will be sharing their list of 50 disruptors. Â Crowdfunding platforms CircleUp, LendingClub and Kickstarter have made the list of a new companies which are shaking up their sector – financial services. Â LendingClub has recently hit front page headlines with the $125 Million investment for tech powerhouse Google.
Kickstarter and CircleUp are included for their ability to connect ideas with investors. Â Kickstarter, a rewards based platform, has led the crowdfunding field raising well over a half a billion dollars to date.
CircleUp, a platform for accredited investors, focuses only on consumer products companies. Â CNBC states that CircleUp has aided a dozen small companies raise over $10 Million to date and they expect those numbers to grow as crowdfunding expands. Â Key investors include;Â Google Ventures, Union Square Ventures and Maveron. Â CircleUp caught the business worlds attention early when Clayton Christensen, noted business intellect and author of the “Disruptive Innovation” series, became an early equity investor.