Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

April 9, 2024 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Talos, a provider of institutional trading technology for digital assets, announced its integration with Coinbase Derivatives, LLC, a futures exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), “expanding the avenues available for a growing number of institutional investors seeking to gain exposure to digital… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 7:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

A young real estate tokenization platform is raising money on Republic. According to the offering page, Reental is seeking $1.24 million in a Reg CF offering. The security is a “Crowd SAFE” with a 20% discount to a future event. The valuation cap has been… Read More

April 4, 2024 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 announced the launch of its Stocks and ETFs trading product in Germany. The company also announced “an increased interest rate of 4% on Instant Savings for N26 Metal customers from April 9th, 2024, as it continues to expand and improve its integrated savings and… Read More

April 3, 2024 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AGL Credit Management LP, an investment manager specializing solely on corporate credit strategies, and Barclays Plc, a global Investment Bank, announced an exclusive Cooperation Agreement and the launch of a new private credit investment platform, AGL Private Credit. AGL PC combines AGL’s established credit competency… Read More

April 3, 2024 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

GenoCrowd, an online real estate investment platform, is reporting that it distributed €1.38 million to investors at the beginning of April. GenoCrowd described the distribution as a “milestone.” The total amount consists of complete repayments from three projects and interest payments from two projects. The… Read More

April 3, 2024 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the full regulatory approval from the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority to deal in securities in the UAE, Capital.com has opened an office in Dubai and plans to expand its services across the MENA and Asia regions. Launched in 2016, Capital.com aims to enable… Read More

April 2, 2024 @ 4:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, an online investment platform, has announced its acquisition of GoldenChain, the digital asset subsidiary of GoldenTree Asset Management. The terms of the deal were not immediately available. GoldenTree, which manages over $53 billion in institutional funds,  is a global asset management firm that specializes… Read More

April 2, 2024 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently, global investment crowdfunding provider Republic partnered with Stake – a real estate investment platform based in Dubai. This was the first time Republic had announced a collaboration with a Middle East Fintech. Stake  reports over 475,000 registered users from 165+ countries. Apparently, Republic sees… Read More

April 2, 2024 @ 7:21 am By JD Alois  |  

CapitalRise, an online investment platform for prime real estate, has added to its lending and origination teams with the addition of Business Development Director Imogen Willams and the promotion of Ed Groves to Associate. CapitalRise, which recently benefited from institutional funding commitments, said the new hire… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 6:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Arrived, an online investment platform enabling access to rental and vacation homes, is raising money on Wefunder. According to the offering page, Arrived raised over $37 million in a side-by-side offering. Smaller investors may participate in a Reg CF offering, and Accredited Investors may… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 4:05 pm By Nick Morgan  |  

Rebecca Kacaba, CEO and co-founder of DealMaker, a prominent capital-raising platform, was welcomed by Capital Ideas co-hosts Nick Morgan and Dara Albright.  With her extensive experience spanning over 25 years in the capital markets, Kacaba delved into the challenges faced by smaller issuers and investors in… Read More

March 31, 2024 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, a trading and investing platform, announced recently that it has added 12 new altcoins to its platform. Omri Ross, Chief Blockchain Scientist at eToro, said: “We are excited to enable our customers to access these new assets, covering a large range of new ideas… Read More

March 28, 2024 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

OpenYield Trading LLC is now enabling retail investors to trade bonds just like stocks. OpenYield is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered alternative trading system (ATS). According to a statement issued by the company, market makers Flow Traders and TD Securities Automated Trading are servicing the platform…. Read More

March 28, 2024 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Diamond Standard Fund, supported by Diamond Standard and Horizon Kinetics, has been tokenized by Oasis Pro and listed on Oasis Pro Market’s SEC-registered ATS, via the Avalanche C-Chain. The Fund provides investors access “to an approximately $1.2T natural resource through an asset-backed coin licensed… Read More

March 27, 2024 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As speculation about rate cuts intensifies, investors are preparing their portfolios, according to an update from eToro. According to data from the Retail Investor Beat from trading and investment platform eToro, 55% of US retail investors are “adjusting their investment portfolio in anticipation of the… Read More

March 27, 2024 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Artscapy, an art investment platform that reports £150 million in managed art, is nearing its initial funding target on Seedrs. According to the offering page, Artscapy has a funding target of £650,009 at a pre-money valuation of £12.9 million. The company is offering a 4.78%… Read More

March 27, 2024 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

CapitalRise, a marketplace that enables smaller investors to participate in prime UK property developments, is reporting a £4.9 million loan for a Chelsea property. The financing closed in just four weeks. The funding follows the announcement that CapitalRise has received the backing of an unnamed… Read More

March 26, 2024 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mintos, a European marketplace for debt capital, is launching a securities offering on Crowdcube. Mintos, based in Latvia, previously pursued an online funding round back in 2020 when it topped a goal of €1 million in around 15 minutes, eventually raising €5.3 million within the… Read More

March 24, 2024 @ 5:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Euroclear has announced an agreement with iCapital, an alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry. With this partnership, Euroclear’s clients “will gain enhanced access to a broader range of alternative investments, including private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, and hedge funds.” The iCapital… Read More

March 24, 2024 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zurich Insurance Group has announced the launch of its first European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF 2.01), aimed at providing individual investors and life insurance customers with access to opportunities in the asset class of private debt, “traditionally only available to professional investors.” The Fund is… Read More