December 27, 2017 @ 7:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LoanBook, a Spanish marketplace lending platform, having easily surpassed its initial £650,000 last week is, is heading toward the home stretch having raised over £721,200 for 6.40% equity with the help of more than 253 Crowdcube investors. £340,000 of this investment sum comes from current shareholders, local Business… Read More

December 26, 2017 @ 11:54 am By Erin Hobey  |  

If you enjoy watching chefs prep and cook delicious meals on tv, nothing beats seeing them work their magic live. There’s much to learn from experts, if nothing more than understanding what goes into each course and the difference between no Michelin stars and the… Read More

December 26, 2017 @ 10:38 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Devotion Vodka aims to reach consumers looking for a sugar-free, gluten-free, American-made option, the brand is currently available in 8 states, with the mission to go national.  Enter Wefunder. The Red Bank, New Jersey-based brand has partnered with Wefunder for a Reg CF to raise a minimum goal… Read More

December 24, 2017 @ 2:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

P2Binvestor CEO Krista Morgan founded P2Binvestor in 2012 with a mission to help growing businesses succeed. Morgan is not only CEO of a fast growing Fintech, she is also the cohost of the podcast “Women Who Startup Radio”, an ardent mentor to other women entrepreneurs… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 11:45 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“We are asking everyone in our community to take responsibility for their part. We ask all of our filmmakers to make a public facing statement about how their project is increasing inclusion in entertainment. We make it very clear to our audiences that what we… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 7:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Findings from global research conducted by the business finance company MarketInvoice in November / December 2017 which analyzed 80,904 invoices raised by UK SMEs to a range of businesses across the UK and to 93 countries reveal that 62% of invoices issued by UK SMEs in… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 9:35 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

CEO Charles Clinton and CIO Marious Sjulsen co-founded EquityMultiple with a shared vision of transforming real estate investing through tech and by providing new access to private transactions while streamlining the investment process. With a mission committed to transparency, rigorous underwriting, and investor support, EquityMultiple is backed by the… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 8:09 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Sancus BMS Group, the alternative finance provider, has confirmed the appointment of Andrej Bristow as Credit Manager to support their specialist P2P property finance business, Funding Knight. As the firm gears up for future growth and increased regulatory focus, Bristol will be responsible for credit… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 7:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Singapore-based crowdfunding platform FundedHere has raised S$516,000 for local startup AEvice Health in an oversubscribed 30-day campaign that exceeded its original S$450,000 target. The campaign was funded by 11 investors – nine accredited investors, one professional investor and one institutional investor – registered on FundedHere’s platform…. Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 9:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The ImmunoLogik GmbH and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg HIV research team have synced with aescuvest to raise funding for an innovative new drug. To date, the biotech company has raised more than €77,940, or more than 75% of its initial €100,000 goal. ImmunoLogik GmbH, a biotechnology company… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 8:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Founded in 2016 by CEO Alexander Ivanov, the public blockchain platform Waves has recently begun its global expansion with a permanent presence in Amsterdam as well as Moscow, thanks to its strategic partnership with Primalbase. The Berlin office has already been opened and Waves will… Read More

December 14, 2017 @ 12:58 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

iCapital Network, a US fintech platform democratizing alternative investments for high-net-worth individuals and their advisors, acquired the US Private Equity Access Fund Platform from the Asset Management division of Deutsche Bank; earlier this year the platform had stated its acquisition plans. The transaction was completed… Read More

December 14, 2017 @ 10:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

David Siemer, Co-Founder of Wavemaker Partners, a cross-border venture capital firm, dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Singapore, published his State of Crypto Global Overview. In recent months, Siemer deliberated the implications and impact of cyptocurrency on global industry and economic organization, as well as the… Read More

December 14, 2017 @ 8:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LendInvest, a leading UK online marketplace platform for property finance, has reported a record-breaking year of capital raising. Since the start of 2017, LendInvest’s lending capital base has grown by 104% to £765 million ($1.03 billion). LendInvest’s diversified investor base includes global banks, pension and infrastructure… Read More

December 12, 2017 @ 1:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Ready for a new investment or for a vacation? Oh, the places you will go! itravel could be the first digital travel agency that uses data analysis, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology in order to provide customers with individually personalized trips. itravel seeks to remove the… Read More

December 12, 2017 @ 11:39 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Attention MobiKwik, RazorPay and PayPal, Payments startup Stripe has just announced its entrance into the Indian mobile wallet sector! “Today we’re starting an invite-only beta for Stripe in India with a small group of companies. These businesses will help us test our platform in the… Read More

December 11, 2017 @ 11:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

EquityZen, a New York-based Fintech firm that operates a secondary marketplace for company-approved transactions in pre-IPO stock, has a mission: to improve the way startup employees are paid by unlocking the value of their equity compensation in a way that benefits all key players, including the… Read More

December 7, 2017 @ 4:54 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Seed&Spark, the subscription streaming and crowdfunding platform focused on making entertainment more diverse and inclusive, has announced a slate of crowdfunding rallies for 2018, aiming to bring hundreds of thousands of dollars in matching loans, grants and investments from prestige brands and production company partners… Read More

December 7, 2017 @ 4:28 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Downing Crowd, part of Downing LLP, an FCA authorized and regulated investment manager with over 25 years of experience which launched in March 2016, has announced a new opportunity to lend to Oakman Bedfordshire Holdings Limited, a company that owns a freehold pub restaurant, The White Hart… Read More

December 7, 2017 @ 11:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Marking its 15th anniversary year, BFS Capital, a small business financing platform, has extended over $1.7 billion in financing since funding its first deal in 2002. The company also reported that over 75 percent of its originations have occurred in the last five years and more… Read More