March 15, 2016 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Orchard Platform will be holding its first Partner Forum designed to help shape the future of marketplace lending.  The inaugural event will involve Orchard executives alongside industry executives such as Noah Breslow of OnDeck, Ron Suber of Prosper and Tom Glocer of Angelic Ventures. According… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Renewable investment platform Abundance has partnered with Anesco to offer a new opportunity to investors. Anesco is a £200 million in revenue company and Abundance believes it is one of the largest companies to ever engage in a crowdfunded securities offer. The offer is for a… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 10:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Commercial real estate manager Allegiancy announced their $30 million Reg A+ equity crowdfunding offer today during a presentation at SXSW.  While speaking at the NextGen Crowdfunding Ignition 1.0 event, Allegiancy CEO Steve Sadler explained how his firm would use the new capital to “attack inefficiencies in… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 6:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

As the day nears when George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, reveals the government’s forthcoming budget plan, the drums are pounding on what will be announced. Osborne has already messaged that weaker growth will force the Treasury to find further economies. This translates into cutting expenditures… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 3:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

RealtyMogul.com, best known for its real estate crowdfunding marketplace, has announced the addition of a 1031 exchange  with pre-vetted investments to its platform. According to a company spokesperson, this marks the continued expansion of products available on the company’s website, alongside other debt and equity… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

In response to the rapid increase of Fintech in Asia, a new conference has been launched to address the fast changing environment for financial firms. The 2016  Fintech Law in Asia Conference is scheduled to take place at Nagoya University in Japan this April. The… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom joined the London Stock Exchange today representing a significant push for disruptive finance. SyndicateRoom has emerged as a leading equity crowdfunding platform in the UK having raised over £45 million to date. The platform has always paired professional investors with retail… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Prosper Marketplace and HomeAdvisor have signed a multi-year agreement for Prosper to be the exclusive partner to provide home improvement finance via the HomeAdvisor website. HomeAdvisor, based in Golden, Colorado, is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) and is said to have connected more than 35… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe and Uber are partnering on a forthcoming event scheduled this month (March 18) in Malmö.  The duo are both said to be expanding operations into the city and combining as they both launch services with ‘Världens Bästa After Work’ at Media Evolution City.  The event… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Tossed, a new concept on healthy “food to go” dining, opens its first cashless store today in the city of London.  Tossed will open two new cash-free stores this week: Coleman Street and Upper Thames Street. Both operate with self-service kiosks instead of manned tills,… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 7:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Commercial mortgage lender LendInvest has received a £17 million Series Be investment from Atomico, the venture capital firm created by Skype creator Niklas Zennerström. Mattias Ljungman, who formed Atomico with Zennström, will take a seat on the LendInvest board.  Since 2006, Ljungman has been involved… Read More

March 13, 2016 @ 5:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing to pound the drum on investor fraud, a serious issue that impacts thousands of duped individuals every year. The Office of Investor Education and Advocacy has launched a slick campaign designed to warn individuals to beware of… Read More

March 13, 2016 @ 5:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a company spokesperson, Fan Media will introduce crowdfunding and fan to fan mobile payments to be included in its mobile App. On March 15, Fan Media will debut its updated App at SXSW which will allow users to create crowdfunding campaigns and send… Read More

March 13, 2016 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Patch of Land has updated their product offerings with a mid-term loan option.  The new financing vehicle is designed to provide financing for 2 to 5 years with rates commencing at 6%. Financing is for both purchases and refis. Previously the… Read More

March 12, 2016 @ 2:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lending Loop launched its peer to peer lending platform in Canada last year. In the fall, Lending Loop stated that Dentons would assist in “full compliance with all applicable provincial and federal regulations”. Today, Lending Loop is on pause as it works things out as it… Read More

March 12, 2016 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment management company Downing has formed a partnership withScotland based ShareIn to launch a crowdfunding platform targeting advised clients. The initiative was inaugurated with a crowdfunded bond offer that was tested with a small number of intermediaries. According to Downing, the offer registered pledges of… Read More

March 12, 2016 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK government has published a report on innovation after culling data from over 30,000 employers between 2012 and 2014. According to their research, 53% of UK businesses are actively pursuing new products and services – an increase of 8% versus two years prior. Business… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Three-year-old MobCraft Beer, world’s first completely “crowd-sourced” brewery will dive into the Shark Tank tonight (March 11th) to pitch their business to the well-known investors. MobCraft Beer was founded three years ago in Madison, Wisconsin – a city recognized for its love of beer. The… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 3:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network will be hosting its 2nd edition of CrowdCamp that will target the renewable energy sector.  Scheduled for May 24th in Brussels, this CrowdCamp will focus on crowdfunding for clean tech and renewable energy projects. The event is expected to have the… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog, and its Equity for Punks campaign, is crossing the Atlantic and they are leveraging Regulation A+ to pay the way. Equity for Punks USA is accepting emails now for anyone interested in receiving updates on the forthcoming equity crowdfunding offer. The investment opportunity is… Read More