April 11, 2016 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, marketplace lender P2Binvestor (P2Bi) announced it has formed a new partnership with MW Eaglewood Americas LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. P2Binvestor is a commercial lending platform for SMEs that states it offers a better (IE lower rates) line of credit for borrowers. The marketplace… Read More

April 11, 2016 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingPoint, a fintech direct loan provider, announced on Monday its 2016’s first quarter showed it funded over $15 million in consumer loans and has processed more than 53,000 loan applications. The company reported its recent expansion into states like Ohio and California has resulted in a 100% increase in… Read More

April 11, 2016 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, organizers of the online lending conference, LendIt, announced the launch of LendIt China 2016, its inaugural Chinese conference, which will take place in Shanghai on July 17-18, 2016. According to LendIt, the event will bring together the marketplace lending platforms from all over the world… Read More

April 11, 2016 @ 1:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, board games, trading cards and collectibles brand, Cryptozoic Entertainment and Sony Pictures Consumer Products launched a Kickstarter for Ghostbusters: The Board Game II. The duo previously hit the crowdfunding giant for the first game, which secured $1,546,269 from 8,396 backers. According to the companies, Ghostbusters: The Board… Read More

April 11, 2016 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharestates announced on Monday that it has surpassed $300 million in total funds set aside for the purchase of loans. The investment portal that allows investors to participate in  pre-vetted real estate projects. The company stated that its recent growth was fueled by its partnerships with Colony American Finance and Prime Meridian… Read More

April 11, 2016 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit, a small business financial technology platform, announced on Monday that it has partnered with financing portal, Tata Capital, to help give India’s small businesses access to online financing. According to Biz2Credit, Tata Capital will be utilizing the acquisition channels on its small business lending marketplace in India, thereby… Read More

April 11, 2016 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), an online lending platform for small business, and Minor League Baseball, announced on Monday that they are renewed their partnership to help small business owners. OnDeck will reportedly serve as an “Official Partner of Minor League Baseball” and the “Proud Partner” of 15 minor league… Read More

April 11, 2016 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based crowdfunding platform, FundedHere, recently announced that it has secured $1.29 million from three angel investors. Last month  , FundedHere stated that it was the first licensed equity and debt crowdfunding platform in Singapore as it has received a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license to operate… Read More

April 11, 2016 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, mortgage marketplace, LendingHome, announced at LendIt 2016 that it has funded over $550 million in mortgage loans and grew loan originations six times in 2015 vs. 2014. LendingHome notably serves borrowers looking for financing to purchase or refinance residential real estate properties. At the same time, it serves… Read More

April 11, 2016 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian marketplace lender, DirectMoney (ASX:DM1), announced last week that there has been significant growth in new loan originations this past quarter, which ended on March 31st. DirectMoney revealed during the quarter $4.71 million of loans to 219 borrowers were settled, a 48% increase on the prior quarter…. Read More

April 10, 2016 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, founder of Hiya Car, Graeme Risby, sat down with Disrupt to share details about their first year of business. The company launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs last summer to raise £140,000. During the funding round, it secured £349,470. Hiya Car is described as a platform that matches… Read More

April 10, 2016 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This weekend, Crowdcube announced that its #FundedClub member and creator of a self-service multi-currency note/coin exchange machine, FourEx, is set to open a new kiosk in London’s Bridge Station this month. Back in March 2015, FourEx secured £670,760 from 424 investors during its Crowdcube run. The company’s machines use image recognition… Read More

April 9, 2016 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, actor/director Alex Winter closed the Kickstarter initiative for his upcoming project, Who the Fuck is Frank Zappa? The film is set to follow the musician’s entire life. At the beginning of March, Winter took to the crowdfunding giant to raise $500,000 for the documentary. Revealing why he decided to… Read More

April 9, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bad news, Jibo backers. On Friday, the creators of the Indiegogo funded project announced that the family robot will not be delivering on time. The family robot is supposed to help bring technology to life with personal and emotive engagement. Unlike the home gadgets and… Read More

April 8, 2016 @ 5:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squirrel Group, an alternative finance platform consisting of Squirrel Money, Squirrel Mortgages, Squirrel Money Services and TenanSee has successfully secured $3 million during its funding round on Snowball Effect. As previously reported, Squirrel Mortgages is considered one of the largest mortgage brokers in New Zealand with expectations for… Read More

April 8, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of Vivobarefoot’s highly successful Crowdcube initiative, founders of the UK shoe brand, Galahad Clark and Asher Clark, shared their frustration the equity crowdfunding platform had to block international investors from joining in. Galahad told Business Insider that Vivobarefoot missed out on thousands of pounds due to Crowdcube… Read More

April 8, 2016 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Supper, a mobile application platform, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to secure £400,000 for its food delivery app. According to Supper, the app offers UK cooking professionals a convenient way to enjoy nutritious home-cooked food. London customers choose a chef and select an item… Read More

April 8, 2016 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just 48 hours after its crowdfunding campaign’s launch on Fig, Interdimensional Games‘ Consortium: THE TOWER has already surpassed $200,000 CONSORTIUM: The Tower is described as  a single-player, first-person sci-fi simulation built upon the Unreal 4 Engine. Its story reads: “Set in the hyper-futuristic Churchill Tower, an immense skyscraper… Read More

April 8, 2016 @ 12:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Indiegogo alum Hardcore Henry premiered in 3000 theaters. The sci-fi adventure film was shot from the first person perspective. Hardcore Henry, which was originally titled Hardcore, first surfaced on Indiegogo at the end of 2014. During its time on the global crowdfunding platform, the film secured $254,954 from 2,078 backers…. Read More

April 8, 2016 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival set to be held next week in New York City, Indiegogo announced that 10 of its funded films will be premiering at the annual event. Since launching in January of 2008 at Sundance Film Festival, Indiegogo has reportedly helped… Read More