Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

December 11, 2020 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of the Kyber Network (KNC), which provides a tool that allows traders to exchange tokens instantly without having to use exchanges, recently released their monthly progress report. The Kyber Network team notes that 2020 is now almost behind us and it’s been a… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mortgage marketplace lender LendingHome announced on Thursday it has appointed Michel Bourque as its new CEO and has secured $75 million through its Series E investment round, which was led by Benefit Street Partners. According to LendingHome,  Bourque will assume day-to-day leadership of the company and… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitso, a Mexico based crypto platform, has received a $62 million investment from Kaszek Ventures and QED Investors. The series B funding represents the first foray into cryptocurrency for both QED Investors and Kaszek Ventures. The digital asset platform says this is the first major… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto-asset exchange Coinbase will begin supporting Filecoin (FIL) on Coinbase Pro, the trading platform for professional or experienced traders. The Coinbase team stated in a blog post: “Starting … Monday December 7, [2020,] transfer FIL into your Coinbase Pro account ahead of trading…. Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a top global investment crowdfunding platform, has announced the availability of a fund that is open to individual investors in Canada. OurCrowd’s OC50, a portfolio index fund, is said to be available with “unprecedented low minimum contributions” opening up the world of VC investing… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 11:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Raj Khosla, the founder and MD at MyMoneyMantra (MMM), which claims to be India’s largest “phygital” (physical-digital) marketplace for loans and credit cards, says that his company has consistently earned substantial revenue since its inception in1989. Khosla began his loan distribution business over 30 years… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 8:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Republic is quickly morphing into an investment crowdfunding platform for every type of vertical. Launched as an early-stage investment platform, Republic now operates verticals for gaming, digital assets, real estate, and more. Today, Republic Real Estate is listing its first Reg A+ offering in… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) has apparently sold 300 individual loans to Azzurro Associates, a subsidiary of  Elliott Management, a US-based fund manager with approximately $41 billion in assets. The sale of these loans may garner additional regulatory scrutiny as they include personal guarantees from… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG; OTCQB: BBKCF), owner of Netcoins a Canadian crypto brokerage is reporting that November 2020 trading volumes (purchase and sales of cryptocurrency) have exceeded CAD $23 million, setting a new monthly record. BIGG says that the Netcoins trading platform has… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Bittrex Global is now offering trading in tokenized equities on its digital asset exchange in cooperation with DigitalAssets.AG. Account-holders may now trade a shortlist of popular stocks like Apple, Tesla, Google, etc. DigitalAssets.AG is based in Switzerland and facilitates the tokenization of traditional financial assets…. Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LocalBitcoins, a global peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange, notes that its platform allows users to invest in BTC which is notably one of the best-performing assets of 2020. The LocalBitcoins team confirms in a blog post: “According to our data, our main markets are… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Arca Labs, part of Arca a digital asset firm leveraging blockchain for the securities industry, has partnered with multiple digital asset custody providers. The partners include: Anchorage, TokenSoft, Gemini, Ledger, and Komainu. The group of custody firms will also support ArCoin that is backed by… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 11:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia has the 16th largest economy in the world with a GDP of over $1 trillion. It’s also the world’s fourth most populous nation with around 275 million residents, out of which about 85% are below the age of 54. The Southeast Asian country has… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 10:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Just a little over a year after raising £690,453 through its previous Seedrs campaign, UK property crowdfunding platform Assetz Exchange has returned to the investment platform and has already surpassed its initial £250,000 funding target. As previously reported, Assetz Exchange describes itself to be… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1inch, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange aggregator that recently secured $12 million via an investment round, has announced that it’s sponsoring the Gitcoin Grants Round 8 Hackathon. The 1inch team notes that they’re looking forward to supporting developers who are working on innovative (decentralized finance) DeFi… Read More

December 5, 2020 @ 5:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bizzabo, a platform for event planning and attendee experience that consolidates logistical, promotional, and social tools, has raised a solid $138 million in a funding round announced this past week. In a blog post, Bizzabo CEO and co-Founder Eran Ben-Shushan, commented on the new funding… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lee Birkett, founder of UK-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lender JustUs, has noted that he doesn’t think demand for his platform’s Small Business Interruption Loan Service (SBILS) will increase to greater levels until the UK government support schemes have ended. JustUs had introduced SBILS to offer financing… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Netcapital Inc., the parent of crowdfunding platform Netcapital, has listed its shares on the OTCMarkets Pink segment (OTC: NCPL). The company’s stock has been designated Penny Stock Exempt by OTC Markets, in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules. Netcapital Inc.’s stock will… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, the world’s largest global investment crowdfunding platform, has partnered with Portuguese venture capital firm UnderRock Investments. This most recent partnership is part of a growing number of global alliances established by OurCrowd including: Stifel brokerage and investment banking firm, United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB)… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 7:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Online lender October, which is one of Europe’s leading business financing platforms, has issued over €479 million worth of loans to 1097 different projects since it began offering services around 6 years ago. October has attracted 22,813 investors, which reportedly includes tier-one institutions as well…. Read More