Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

August 23, 2018 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo was conceived as an investment platform but got a bit ahead of securities law so it started as a rewards platform. Today, Indiegogo now offers securities crowdfunding via a partnership with Microventures.  Last December, Indiegogo announced it was moving into the initial coin offering… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 8:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

PatrocinaM, a Barcelona-based crowdfunding platform which connects cultural projects seeking funding to individuals and companies ready to fund them, has partnered with Crowdcube Spain to take its platform to the next level, nationally and internationally. The platform has already raised more than half its €100,000… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender Proplend recently announced the launch of its new Tranche A auto-lend facility, which allows Lenders that are participating on the property lending platform to now have an automated investing option that allocates their available cash to eligible loan parts. The facility also… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group has launched a new services that is said to provide a more transparent listing process to issuers. The Huobi Automated Listing Platform is not 100% automated as their are checks in place but the feature is designed to streamline the digital asset listing… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

SharesPost has announced that OKEx, a Hong Kong based digital assets exchange, is joining their Global Liquidity and Settlement System (GLASS). SharesPost received approval to operate as an Alternative Trading System (ATS) earlier this year – a necessary move to trade in securities in a… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based banking platform SolarisBank announced on Tuesday it has formed a strategic partnership with digital marketplace for European loans CrossLend for fully automated loan securitization. According to SolarisBank, the partnership will allow the bank group to establish a so-called ‘Balance Sheet Light’ model, with loans being generated in… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 10:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Blue World Voyages, a cruise line designed for the next generation of health-conscious professionals, sports + fitness enthusiasts, has paired with Wefunder to make its plans come into fruition by raising $1,070,000. To date over $181,100 has been raised by more than 81 investors. The Blue World Cruise Team… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 8:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Urban Massage, a UK-based massage-on-demand scheduling app, is crushing its convertible campaign on Seedrs. Could there be anything better than an incredible massage: overfunding! The campaign is currently overfunding by 131%, having raised over £3,266,740 at this writing, with the confidence of more than 743… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Spark Crowdfunding, Ireland’s first equity crowdfunding platform, has launched with its newest offering: Fleet – a person to person car sharing service that is seeking a raise of €275,000 through a sale of 20% equity. Spark Crowdfunding is a Dublin based operation that has only launched… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 5:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Small Change, a Reg D and Reg CF real estate crowdfunding platform, reported some positive news today. In one of their earliest offerings, Small Change has experienced a good exit as investors in the “Buvinger Building,” that crowdfunded in 2016, have experienced a higher rate… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 1:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

SFOX, has a substantial $22.7 million in Series A funding led by Tribe Capital and Social Capital. The funding round also garnered the support of other well known VCs including Khosla Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Y Combinator, DHVC, Upside Partnership, SV Angel, DCG, Mark Britto, and Airbnb Co-Founder… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia-based marketplace lender SocietyOne announced it celebrated its sixth anniversary of operations as total lending since inception approaches $500 million. Founded in 2012, SocietyOne reported its key mission to provide a better deal for borrowers and lenders. The lending platform claims it has been at the forefront… Read More

August 19, 2018 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine has just published its monthly index of Reg  CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) campaigns and raises. According to their tally, July was a banner month with issuers raising $10.7 million – new monthly high for 2018. In aggregate, since Reg CF became usable in 2016, issuers… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) issued a Form S-8 today which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing is related to a registration statement for the issuance of up to 30,365,114 shares of common stock in the online lending firm. According to LendingClub, the issuance… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced earlier this week the launch of its new share repurchase program, which allows the lender to authorized the repurchase of its ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares with an aggregate… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 8:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit recently announced the results of its latest small business lending index, which revealed that small business loan approval rates for big banks reached another high point in July 2018. The index notably examines more than 1,000 credit applications made by small businesses through Biz2Credit’s online lending platform. According… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 6:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, a leading UK crowdfunding platform, has topped £500 million in “pledged investment” for listed early stage and growth firms. The company reports that half a billion pounds pledged has resulted in 700 successful funding rounds which include some high profile names. Crowdcube was founded… Read More

August 16, 2018 @ 11:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Companisto continues to have successful raises on its platform.  The latest ongoing success is with Alarmtab UG. With its patented Bluetosec wireless technology, Alarmtab is looking to set global standards for security systems for intruder alarms, fire prevention and emergency calls.  In order to jump to… Read More

August 16, 2018 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX) has announced its intent to launch a portfolio of services for digital assets. The new exchange will be built in partnership with Binance to provide a fiat to crypto exchange. The new exchange, entitled Binance LCX, will also include crypto custody…. Read More

August 15, 2018 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lender Prosper announced earlier this week the release of its 2018 second quarter results. According to Prosper, year-over-year loan originations increased 12% to $867 million, Net Loss decreased 70% to ($12.6) million and Adjusted EBITDA has also increased 31% to $8.8 million. Highlights of the… Read More