Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 6, 2022 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart money app Plum is reportedly launching its third crowdfunding round after acquiring £5 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. Plum previously conducted a public campaign on Crowdcube that managed to acquire $8 million in additional capital along with a $24 million Series… Read More

October 4, 2022 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robocash Group has distributed its first six months of 2022, ending June 30, financial results. According to the company, revenue is up by 53.1% to USD$ 214.2 million from USD$ 139.9 million, year over year. The report was reviewed by FBK Grant Thornton and did… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pensions are invested in global stock and debt markets, and therefore “what happens around the world will also be felt in our pensions,” the team at UK’s PensionBee explains. PensionBee wrote in a blog post that September saw “the continuation of the domino effect created… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Property crowdfunding platform CrowdToLive has launched a securities crowdfunding offer on Seedrs. According to the offering page, CrowdToLive’s initial funding target of £400,000 has already been surpassed and is now in overfunding mode, having raised £467,000 from 100 investors. CrowdToLive is selling equity at a… Read More

October 2, 2022 @ 5:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

In November of 2021, the European Union adopted new rules that allow securities crowdfunding platforms to raise capital across all member states. The move has been welcomed by the industry as it will remove national barriers enabling firms to raise up to €5 million across… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 1:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, a funding portal that is a top Reg CF investment crowdfunding platform, has returned to HoneyComb Credit to raise another funding round. HoneyComb is a bank replacement funding portal that typically provides small businesses with an alternative path for business loans that are financed… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upstream has announced another reporting company trading on the blockchain-enhanced marketplace following the news that ShiftPixy (NASDAQ: PIXY) added its shares to Upstream. Jupiter Wellness  (NASDAQ:JUPW) a company that offers over-the-counter health treatments, will trade as a digital security. Jupiter is a micro-cap with a… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Atlis Motor Vehicles, an EV company, listed its shares on the Nasdaq this week trading under the ticker symbol AMV.  One of the most interesting aspects of the initial public offering (IPO) is the fact that Atlis first raised capital under Reg CF as well… Read More

September 27, 2022 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a brief corporate statement, Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, has resigned from the firm, effective immediately. Celsius is one of the crypto firms that grew rapidly providing incredible returns to investors via its crypto lending/yield platform, only to collapse in the… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The number of FINRA-regulated Funding Portals continues to increase. These are broker-light platforms that may issue securities under Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF), a new exemption created by the JOBS Act of 2012. The Funding Portal sector received a bit of a boost last year as… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

AlphaFlow, a real estate investment platform, has returned to Republic to raise up to $5 million in a Reg CF funding round. AlphaFlow is offering a CrowdSAFE with a valuation cap of $120 million. As of today, AlphaFlow has raised over $100,000 from 129 individual… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 5:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX, which claims to be the world’s “second-largest” cryptocurrency exchange, announced the launch of OKX Lite, a simplified version of its trading app that “makes it easy for users to buy, sell, swap and put their crypto to work.” With a more streamlined look and… Read More

September 23, 2022 @ 6:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stackwell, the digital investment platform created to eliminate the racial wealth gap,  announced the release of its first product, a robo-investing app, which is currently “available for download in the App Store.” Designed for the Black community, the app focuses on “promoting accessibility, education, and… Read More

September 23, 2022 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, a European savings optimizer service that also operates in the US, has announced Raisin Crypto with the new offering first being launched in Germany under the Weltsparen brand. Raisin operates in the US under the SaveBetter brand. The Berlin-based Fintech crypto offering is designed… Read More

September 23, 2022 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinsquare, a Canadian crypto exchange that is the oldest digital asset firm in the country, has agreed to acquire CoinSmart – a crypto marketplace that is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission. The combination of the two firms will create the largest crypto exchange in… Read More

September 23, 2022 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

WiseAlpha, a unique online investment platform providing individual investors with access to corporate bonds, has announced a partnership with Titan Wealth. WiseAlpha, based in the UK, enables fractional investments in corporate bonds. The platform holds a mission of democratizing the corporate bond market with its… Read More

September 23, 2022 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a crowdfunding company based in Canada but providing services across the US, has been named the 3rd fastest growing company in Canada – reporting a huge 500% rate of growth. While based in Toronto, DealMaker reports 124 employees with a presence in both the… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 11:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  Linked Finance has topped €200 million in online lending in support of Irish SMEs. The Fintech reported that it had doubled its annual lending in less than 2 years. Linked Finance was launched in 2013 aiming to provide access to capital for Irish SMEs…. Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

FTX, a fast-growing crypto exchange that operates both in the US and around the world, is expected to raise $1 billion in new funding at a valuation of $32 billion – the same as its previous round. FTX.us predicts that it will become a market-leading… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 5:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kraken, a top five crypto exchange operating in the US, has announced that Kraken CEO Jesse Powell will step down and be replaced by current COO Dave Ripley. In a blog post, Kraken explained that after a “rigorous” search Ripley was selected for the CEO… Read More