Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 12, 2021 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday its latest Small Business Lending Index reported small business loan approval percentages at big banks ($10 billion+ in assets) dropped slightly from 13.2% in November to 13.1% in December, an indication that the challenges for small business owners in need of… Read More

January 12, 2021 @ 2:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset marketplace OKEx says that trading in crypto is rocketing while Bitcoin jumps to new highs and Ethereum rises. In a note from a representative, OKEx points to the total crypto market cap topping $1 trillion only to correct, erasing $140 billion or 24%… Read More

January 12, 2021 @ 2:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Harvest Returns, an agriculture investment platform, says it has hit a major milestone of $10 million raised in private placement agricultural offerings. Chief Operating Officer, Austin Maness, says now that Harvest Returns has shown the agriculture community that there are like-minded investors around the world… Read More

January 12, 2021 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

JumpCloud, an enterprise cloud service provider that has boomed during COVID, has raised a $100 million Series E funding round that was said to be oversubscribed. The round was led by Blackrock with additional investment from an affiliate of H.I.G. Growth Partners, OurCrowd, and participation… Read More

January 11, 2021 @ 10:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

For Crowdcube, the UK’s largest crowdfunding platform by total raised, 2020 has been a stellar year in terms of funding rounds. The 3rd quarter of the year was described as “remarkable” and the platform generated £2.67 million in revenue – reportedly Crowdcube’s best ever. The… Read More

January 11, 2021 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Nav, a U.S.-based financing platform for small businesses, announced on Monday it has launched its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Application Portal. According to Nav, the portal is to help small businesses quickly apply for the new round of PPP loans. “The Nav PPP… Read More

January 11, 2021 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Bakkt, is the latest Fintech to become a publicly-traded firm via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC).  Bakkt is the creation of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. Bakkt is a regulated digital asset exchange that also provides… Read More

January 11, 2021 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a top investment crowdfunding platform, has issued a release outlining 2020 results that indicate a stellar year during the time of COVID. According to the company, 2020 is the most successful year to date for the investment marketplace with investors dedicating £239 million, a… Read More

January 10, 2021 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ALAMI, an Indonesia-based peer-to-peer lender, has reportedly finalized more than $10 million through its Series A funding round. According to DealStreetAsia, the investment round was led by AC Ventures. Founded in 2017, ALAMI describes itself as a peer-to-peer finance platform that connects funders to SMEs. “We… Read More

January 9, 2021 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blend Network, an online peer to peer (P2P) property lending platform, recently shared comments and feedback from one of their lenders. UK-based Blend Network notes that a platform lender (investor) “Maria,” has spent most of her career working in management roles and… Read More

January 9, 2021 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer to peer Bitcoin exchange Paxful has announced that it’s starting off 2021 with a 20% discount. The crypto trading platform will be reducing external digital wallet send out fees by 20% beginning on Monday, January 11, 2021. As noted by Paxful: Send Out Amount … Read More

January 8, 2021 @ 11:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  RateSetter, a leading UK based peer to peer lender, is reportedly telling investors that starting at the end of January 2021, it will no longer process any new transfer-in ISAs requests from other providers. According to P2PFinance News, the online lender stated it will… Read More

January 8, 2021 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cross River, a bank that delivers advanced financial and compliance products/services to the fintech industry, announced earlier this week t will be participating in the next round (Round B) of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).  In the initial round of… Read More

January 8, 2021 @ 8:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Netshares Financial Services, a U.S.-based digital investment bank and regulation crowdfunding (Reg CF) platform, announced earlier this week that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has approved its New Membership Application to commence operations as a registered broker-dealer. Netshares revealed that it will bring offering… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 1:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, one of the top investment crowdfunding platforms in the world, has launched a new vehicle for Canadian accredited investors to access its OC50 fund. OurCrowd’s OC50 was created as a diversified fund to allow more investors access to highly-vetted startups across a variety of… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Linked Finance, an Ireland-based peer to peer lender, has reportedly been added to the country’s COVID-19 credit guarantee scheme. Notably, the P2P platform is the country’s first non-bank lender to be included. Linked Finance, which is one of Ireland’s largest P2P lending platforms, is now… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 10:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Norwegian Block Exchange, founded by Bjørn Kjos, who also founded Norwegian Airlines and Bank Norwegian, has received a 60 million NOK investment (USD$ $7.135 million). According to a note by Oslo based NBX, the funding will provide the financial robustness to pursue a banking… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hedge funds are increasingly looking to San Francisco-based Coinbase for innovative portfolio solutions, the cryptocurrency exchange claims. Coinbase was reportedly chosen as a full service partner and custodian by One River Asset Management. Brett Tejpaul, Head of Institutional Sales, Trading, Custody and Prime Services, notes… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Renewable investment platform Abundance recently reflected on its platform success in 2020. As previously reported, Abundance launched its first investment in 2012, allowing anyone to invest in renewable energy projects. Since that time,  Abundance has funded 34 investments raising over £75 million while returning £12.1… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 12:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Brickowner, a property investment platform has closed on a funding round on Seedrs that topped £500,000, according to a note from the company. Brickonwer has leveraged the services of Seedrs for several years now, first in 2016 when the Proptech raised £100,000. Brickowner allows investors… Read More