Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

September 27, 2018 @ 4:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdcube and digital business school ISDI have signed a collaboration agreement to boost the financing of startups in the technological sector across Europe and attract investment. The operation will be carried out through IMPACT, the ISDI startup accelerator. “We are proud to be able to weave… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

data.world, an Austin-based Public Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corporation that powers modern data teamwork, has raised $12 million third round of investment backed by Workday Ventures, The Associated Press, and crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. The investment brings data.world’s total funding to $45.3 million since its… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase has announced a new path for altcoin creators to apply to trade on the crypto exchange. Shared in a blog post yesterday, Coinbase stated: “Today we’re announcing a new process that will allow us to rapidly list most digital assets that are compliant with… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has shared a new milestone: 100 issuers have now raised £1 million or more on their platform. While it is nice to note accomplishments like this, the fact that crowdfunding platforms are listing larger offerings is a natural part of the… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 6:00 am By Nick Bhargava  |  

In March of this year, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4263, better known as the Regulation A+ Improvement Act. The bill passed with bipartisan support, being co-sponsored by two Democrats: Representatives Sinema and Gottheimer, alongside two Republicans: Representatives Stivers and Hollingsworth. Signing this bill… Read More

September 25, 2018 @ 12:39 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Founders of the New York-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini are looking at opening a UK office, Financial Times reports. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, former Olympic rowers who once sued Mark Zuckerberg claiming he stole the idea for Facebook from them, have reportedly hired local advisors in… Read More

September 25, 2018 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

SEC regulated crowdfunding platform Republic, has listed two “high promise” cryptocurrency startups to its investment offerings. Nori and Quarters are raising capital on Republic Crypto – a token pre-sale platform for everyone to participate in “Legal Token Distributions” aimed to democratize blockchain investing. Quarters is a… Read More

September 25, 2018 @ 9:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Looking for that mid-afternoon sweet investment? ManíLife peanut butter and Candy Mechanics 3D chocolate brand are both currently overfunding on Seedrs. At this writing, ManíLife has raised over £437,030 for 16.56% equity, blowing past its initial £300,002 goal. Pre-valued at £2,201,698, UK-based ManíLife aims to brings craft culture to peanut butter. Created… Read More

September 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Association of Online Investment Platforms Seeks to Boost Trust, Educate Investors & Help Businesses in Need of Funding The investment crowdfunding industry in the United States was launched following the signing of the JOBS Act of 2012. This bi-partisan legislation enabled online platforms to promote… Read More

September 25, 2018 @ 7:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Downing Crowd, a debt based crowdfunding platform that focuses on the renewable energy sector, has listed a series of solar investments by Populo Energy for projects in East Anglia and Norwich. The offering is for a £6.25 million bond for Populo Energy that will allow… Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 10:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle is a Fintech darling in the UK. The peer to peer lending platform is archetypal of this sector of Fintech that originated in Great Britain. Today, Funding Circle is the largest online lender in the UK having passed Zopa (mainly a consumer lender), in… Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Orca Money, a UK-based P2P investment aggregation platform, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2015, Orca Money stated it serves two functions, which are its investment solution that enables investors to diversify capital… Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 3:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the UK, issuers using crowdfunding platforms may raise as much as they want. The caveat has always been the requirement of a prospectus for issuers raising more than €5 million – a substantial hurdle. Earlier this year, the UK increased the crowdfunding cap in line… Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 1:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender ThinCats has announced a new £300 million program with global asset manager Insight Investment to fund UK SMEs. The announcement was shared on a ThinCats blogpost that indicated they now have the potential to loan up to £600 million. ThinCats is a UK based peer to… Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has published a portfolio update of issuers raising capital on its platform.  According to the company, the 577 deals that have raised money from July 2012 to the end of 2017 have generated a platform wide internal rate of return (IRR)… Read More

September 22, 2018 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Austria based investment crowdfunding platform Conda has claimed to have completed the “first digitalization of shares of an Austrian stock corporation.” Conda says it has linked the registered shares issued by Conda AG with digital tokens and transferred these shares to the existing shareholders of… Read More

September 22, 2018 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

dv01, a platform that connects online lenders and investors with data management, has expanded its reporting partnership with LendingClub, according to a release by the firm. dvo1 has previously provided reporting services for LendingClub securitizations but is says it now has secured its “role as… Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

In June, we updated readers on the number of FINRA approved Reg CF portals. At that time the count stood at 41 regulated crowdfunding platforms. As of today (September 21, 2018), that number has now increased to 44 FINRA approved Reg CF platforms as three new… Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets Limited (ASX: CA8), a Singapore based Fintech that focuses on providing funding solutions for small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), has announced that their CoAssets Stirling Fort Absolute Return Fund Pte. Ltd (CASFAR) has entered into an agreement with BMFA Group to invest USD $35… Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has announced it will de-list eight cryptocurrencies – effective September 25 at 12:00 noon ET. The eight crypto listings in question include: BTCD, BTM (Bitmark), EMC2, GRC, NEOS, POT, VRC, XBC. Poloniex gave users until October 25th to close any existing trades in… Read More