Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

May 23, 2021 @ 8:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a leading global online investment platform for early-stage firms, has published the High Tech Jobs Index Q1 2021. According to the report, job openings at OurCrowd portfolio companies have risen by 50% year over year for Q1 2021. OurCrowd states that portfolio companies are seeking… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bosch, Ocean Protocol represented by BigchainDB, and Fetch.ai have all joined Catena-X, in order to bring their “collective expertise” in market, mechanism, and token-based incentive design Catena-X is described as an “agile” ecosystem with automotive industry stakeholders. All firms taking part in Catena-X are working… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi, a top digital asset firm, made a significant distribution error yesterday when it transferred 700 Bitcoin to clients instead of sending GUSD (Gemini Dollar). In a series of Tweets, BlockFi outlined the mistake sharing that much of the crypto had been returned and they… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset trading platform and crypto mining firm Apifiny has hired Jason Jiang as Chief Technology Officer. Prior to joining Apifiny, Jiang was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs where he led technical development efforts within the company’s Global Markets Division, overseeing Quantitative Trading, Electronic… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

WiseAlpha, a corporate bond trading platform providing access to smaller investors, says it has added green bonds to its marketplace for the first time. The initial bonds are from AMP Clean Energy and Canary Wharf Group. The company said its decision to list green bonds… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BuyProperly, a Canada-based real estate investing platform, announced on Tuesday it raised $2 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Nurture Ventures with follow-on participation from FastBreak Ventures and notable angel investors. Founded in 2019, BuyProperly describes itself as an online marketplace… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken notes in a blog post that Ethereum (ETH) remains a “driving force” behind cryptocurrency innovation. The team at Kraken points out that during the past year, Ethereum has played host to an “explosion” in digital art and “created a multi-billion dollar… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fagura, an Eastern Europe peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, has quickly secured its initial €200,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round, which recently made its debut, has already attracted nearly 175 Seedrs investors so far. Founded in 2018, Figure states it is a… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor has announced a new securities offering for shares in Foodtech NEOH while simultaneously stating they are “setting new standards in digital financing in Germany.” In 2019, the Nordic equity crowdfunding operation Invesdor Oy merged with German SME finance specialist Finnest. Invesdor is now pursuing… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an online lending platform that offers retail investors the ability to back loans secured by property, has closed its securities offering on Seedrs having raised €1,393,817 from 938 investors in just nine days on Seedrs – closing ahead of schedule. As was previously reported,… Read More

May 15, 2021 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The lending firms on P2P marketplace Mintos are preparing (or have already prepared) and posted their consolidated financial performance reports from last year. The Mintos team notes in a detailed blog post (dated May 13, 2021) that they’re bringing to attention the lending firms, as… Read More

May 15, 2021 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firm VitraCash recently finalized its pre-seed funding round with £330,000 in capital coming from nearly 1,000 different investors. The company is now planning to introduce its “first-of-its-kind” smart debit card during Q3 2021. As mentioned in an update shared with CI: “With their… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 12:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Circle has entered into a global partnership with FTX, said to be the world’s fastest-growing crypto exchange. According to Circle, FTX has integrated its APIs and launched fiat and USD Coin (USDC) payments support across  FTX and Blockfolio services. By incorporating Circle API Services FTX… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

A month after Coinbase’s (NASDAQ:COIN) direct listing on the Nasdaq, the largest crypto exchange in the US reported its quarterly numbers. While some analysts interpreted the results as a miss, shares in Coinbase have jumped in early trading today. In a fellow shareholders letter, Coinbase… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru, a Lithuania-based debt crowdfunding platform, has published its Loan Portfolio Overview Report for April 2021. The report, released on May 14, 2021, notes that April’s financing volume was more than €14 million and the German market has become the primary contributor of new projects… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange is said to be under investigation by the US Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). According to Bloomberg, government officials are digging into possible money laundering and tax infractions. The report cited individuals with knowledge of… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockQuake is a crypto exchange startup that is seeking to compete in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Earlier this year, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) became the first crypto exchange to become a publicly-traded company in a direct listing on the Nasdaq. The company currently has a market cap… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Property investment marketplace CrowdProperty has reportedly launched its Australia-based division in order to support property development in the country. David Ingram has been appointed as the Chief Executive for CrowdProperty’s business operations in Australia. CrowdProperty has issued over £100 million in loans to UK-based property… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CapitalRise, the dedicated prime property investment platform, revealed on Thursday (May 13, 2021) that it has managed to return over £50 million to investors since launching its operations. According to a release shared with Crowdfund Insider, CapitalRise provided “an average return of 9.2 percent per… Read More

May 12, 2021 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, a blockchain-based ATS targeting the digital security sector, has partnered with Wunderfund – a Reg CF funding portal. Additionally, tZERO announced partnerships with Trellis Platform, a SaaS service for alternative assets, and OmniValley  – a digital community for startups. The new partnerships are expected… Read More