Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

March 13, 2019 @ 7:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced on Wednesday extensions to its existing credit facilities with Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank on improved terms.  According to OnDeck, the amended facilities provide an aggregate of $360 million of committed funding capacity and are… Read More

March 13, 2019 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Totle, a crypto focused startup, is raising capital on Republic – a traditional and digital asset crowdfunding platform. Totle is described as the “Kayak” of crypto as it provides a single API to access the leading decentralized exchanges and decentralized exchange protocols. Republic prides itself… Read More

March 13, 2019 @ 5:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a leading UK based online investment platform, has announced that its AutoInvest product is now availalbe. The feature launched in Beta mode in mid-2018 and enables investors to fully customize their individual criteria and “Build Your Own Bot” to efficiently create investment portfolios of… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Highly rated real estate investment platform PeerStreet has hired two new executives with extensive experience in the financial services and real estate sectors. PeerStreet reports that Ellen Coleman has joined the platform as Executive Vice President of Finance.  Additionally, Bob Brown has been hired as… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aave, a UK-based tech company which specializes in the development of decentralized and hybrid blockchain applications, announced last week it has launched Bitcoin on its cryptocurrency lending marketplace ETHLend. According to Aave, the release introduces the capability for the ETHLend users to use their Bitcoin holdings as… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a regulated digital asset exchange, has added five stablecoins to the Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). These include: Paxos (PAX), Maker (DAI), TrustToken (TUSD), USD Coin (USDC), and Gemini dollar (GUSD) will be trading on the GBX-DAX from Wednesday, March 13th…. Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Folk2Folk has relaunched their entire product line. Folk2Folk is a unique online lender as it targets localized loans and has a strategic local presence across the UK. Folk2Folk explained the changes in a release where management said the range of… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 5:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Companisto, the largest German crowdfunding platform, successfully closed its INVEST grant self-funding round over the weekend. 520 investors rallied and raised €4,833,195 during the campaign. Crowdfund Insider reached out to the Companisto regarding the raise: “We think our financing round and Ameria’s financing round are a… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 9:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd is the largest securities crowdfunding platform for early-stage firms in the world. Last week, OurCrowd held its annual Summit in Israel. The Summit was host to over 18,000 participants, from 187 different countries, making it the largest event of its kind in the world…. Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 2:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Groundfloor announced last week it has formed a new partnership with Dwolla, Inc. to make payments more efficient for borrowers and investors. According to Groundfloor, Dwolla’s white label platform will now help the funding platform’s users initiate the transfer of money to their… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

US Capital Global, through its registered broker-dealer affiliate, US Capital Global Securities, LLC, has facilitated CityBlock Capital’s successful registration on private securities marketplace, SharesPost. According to US Capital Global, CityBlock Capital’s new tokenized venture fund, the NYCQ Blockchain Infrastructure Fund (the NYCQ Fund), is now… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

CapitalRise, a property crowdfunding platform, is raising growth capital on Seedrs. The just recently launched campaign has quickly topped its initial goal of raise £1.5 million for 8.57% equity in the company. Today, 307 individual investors have participated in the offer that has a pre-money… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd2Fund, a UK based investment platform, is targeting the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) markets for expansion. In late 2018, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ratcheted up their innovation focus by launching GFIN as it sought to target the larger challenges of cross border… Read More

March 9, 2019 @ 6:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global investment platform, eToro, announced on Thursday the launch of its cryptocurrency trading platform and wallet in the U.S. eToro reported that eth the launch, U.S. customers with diverse levels of expertise may use its platform to collaborate with one another to find cryptoasset trading… Read More

March 8, 2019 @ 7:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe, a global investment crowdfunding platform, is now a publicly traded company. As anticipated, shares in FundedByMe traded today for the first time on the NGM Nordic MTF AB. The company’s A shares (FBM MTF A) and B shares (FBM MTF B) are now available… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 9:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lender P2Binvestor (P2Bi) announced on Thursday it has collaborated with Pacific Mercantile Bank to offer custom-tailored lines of credit to California-based businesses. According to P2Bi, the first such business to benefit from this newly formed fintech and bank relationship was a company with more than… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 9:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform, announced on Thursday it has signed an innovation pact with Singapore-based Changi Airport Group (CAG) to source and integrate next-generation technology into one of the world’s most cutting-edge airports. According to OurCrowd, the agreement will span areas such… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate crowdfunding platform ArborCrowd announced on Thursday the launch of its new offering that allows investors to acquire equity interests in the Sioux Falls Multifamily Portfolio, a collection of class-B apartment communities located in Sioux Falls, S.D. According to ArborCrowd, the properties exhibit… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 11:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The largest German crowdfunding platform Companisto is in the midst of an INVEST grant self-funding round, the platform’s own equity investment. To date, over €4,420,000, overfunding by 164%, has been raised by more than 448 investors. The amount continues to increase with each click through…. Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 8:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Funding Circle announced on Thursday its plans to enter the Canadian market and expand access to fast, affordable and transparent financing for Canadian small businesses. The lender revealed it will establish operations in Canada in the second half of 2019 with an office located… Read More