Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

November 14, 2018 @ 6:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Fundrise says it has been quietly accumulating property near the area Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has just announced they will be establishing a new headquarters. Amazon’s east coast headquarters will create a huge economic impact for the DC/Northern Virginia market, not to mention… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

British Pearl, a UK-based property crowdfunding platform offering both debt and equity investments, is now seeking £2 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The launch of the campaign comes less than six months after the funding portal secured 7 million through an investment round led… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft, a Germany based online lender, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Fabian Brügmann as its new CFO, effective on January 15, 2019. The lender reported that this appointment continues its planned expansion of its management team and in the newly formed position, Brügmann… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Cognigo, an AI platform for enterprises that targets data protection and compliance, has closed on an $8.5 million Series A funding round. The round was led by leading equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd with participation from State of Mind Ventures and Prosegur. Cognigo’s CEO and Founder Guy Leibovitz believes that… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 6:05 am By JD Alois  |  

HBUS , the strategic partner of crypto platform Huobi, has announced Jay Ryu as VP of Corporate Development. Prior to joining HBUS, Ryu was Venture Capital Director at Draper Athena, where he led tech investments while working closely with portfolio companies on operational and strategic initiatives. Huobi… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 5:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Mintos, an online marketplace for loans, has just announced a € 5 million Series A funding round. As part of the announcement, Latvia-based Mintos is entering the stealth bank realm by moving to provide their users with both IBAN accounts and personal debit cards. By providing… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 5:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Lending Works has selected three new members for their Board of Directors. The online lender has appointed; Simon Waugh, former Chairman of CMC Markets, Deputy CEO of British Gas, Paul Noble, CEO of Honeycomb Finance, a Pollen Street Capital business, and… Read More

November 13, 2018 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property lender, CrowdProperty, has just surpassed £25 million in funding for property projects. The announcement arrives soon after announcing the platform had topped £20 million in funding. In an email distributed to platform users, CrowdProperty stated: “Having today fully funded our 56th… Read More

November 13, 2018 @ 8:07 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Thread, a new retail experience that combines AI with stylists, has now secured over £1.5 million — overfunding by more than 312% — on its first Crowdcube equity crowdfunding campaign. 2.23% equity is being offered. The first £1 million raised on Crowdcube was accomplished quickly –£500,000 invested in… Read More

November 13, 2018 @ 7:33 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdfund Insider has covered multiple successful ice cream equity crowdfunding campaigns over the years: the global crowd loves ice cream in all its forms. Last May, Spanish Gelateria Ice Wave launched a Crowdcube campaign for its artisanal rolled ice cream, a concept similar to the… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 10:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform StartEngine launched a Reg A+ self-crowdfunding offer for security tokens some time ago. Unfortunately, the offering has not yet been qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Last week, StartEngine opened up a “limited time” $10 million security token offering (STO) using… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 10:31 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Korean cryptocurrency exchange Zeniex is shutting down and has “abolished” it’s cryptocurrency fund and related token, ZXG. According to a November 9th notice from the company: “(A)ll services of Zeniex will be terminated on November 23, 2018.” The exchange launched in May 2018 with the reported backing of Chinese internet… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Automated peer to peer platform Robo.cash has issued a note saying Russian microfinance company MFC Zaymer is joining their platform. The company operates Zaymer.ru that offers short-term (payday) loans with interest rates for investors of 14% in Euros and up to 18% for loans originated in Rubles…. Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property lender Kuflink has increased their interest rates on both the Innovative Finance ISA (IF ISA) and their auto-invest products. The investment platform says their 1, 3 and 5-year fixed-term investments have all increased and will now pay 5%, 6.1% and 7% pa… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 7:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Downing Crowd is taking advantage of the new UK prospectus limit – a regulatory change that increases the crowdfunding limit to €8 million. Effectively a European rule, the threshold at which a prospectus for an offering was increased this past July from €5 million… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 7:13 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, an online marketplace for mortgages, has published the latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report. The quarterly BTL Indes reviews 105 postcodes in England and Wales ranking four different characteristics: Rental Price Growth, Rental Yield, Transaction Volume, Capital Value Growth. According to LendInvest, key findings for… Read More

November 11, 2018 @ 9:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Abundance, a renewable crowdfunding platform that allows investors the opportunity to earn money while making the world a better place, has surpassed £1.3 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The round, which recently launched, quickly raised its initial £1.2 million funding target and has attracted… Read More

November 10, 2018 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Patch of Land, another early entrant in the real estate crowdfunding sector, has joined the growing chorus of platforms commenting on the demise of RealtyShares while expressing its confidence in the industry. Patch, one of the very first online property finance platforms, started as a… Read More

November 9, 2018 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week it was revealed that RealtyShares, a respected real estate crowdfunding platform that has originated just under $900 million in investment capital, was winding down operations. The turn of events was driven by the lack of available risk capital to keep the real… Read More

November 9, 2018 @ 4:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange and ICO service platform trade.io has announced the acquisition of Primus Capital Markets UK Ltd, an FCA regulated entity that holds an “IFPRU 125K Matched Principal License.” The strategic acquisition is said to bolster trade.io’s position in Europe. Primus will be rebranded as TIO Markets and… Read More