Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

July 3, 2018 @ 3:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Sponsored by EXIST-Gründerstipendium, Mowea’s Modular Wind Turbines aim to supplement solar/ photovoltaic facilities for an independent energy supply of private households and industrial plants. With Mowea, energy generated from the wind and sun can be injected into a common energy grid with very minor expenditure. Mowea… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 2:33 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Plum’s second crowdfunding raise on Seedrs is proving to be just as successful as its first £925K campaign. Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, returned to Seedrs in late June seeking an additional £850,000 in funding. Funds from the latest Seedrs round will be used to… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 1:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Two years ago Cleveland Whiskey set itself apart as one of the first Reg CF investment crowdfunding offers to list following the launch date on 16 May. The spirits company  swiftly tapped over $295K in 2016 from more than 500 Wefunder investors. The Whiskey Distillery has partnered again… Read More

July 2, 2018 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the two year anniversary of Brexit, UK peer-to-peer lender Lending Works analyzed the economy, fintech, and peer-to-peer lending industry following the historic EU referendum. The online lender revealed: “Last week marks two years since the historic EU referendum, which saw the British people stun… Read More

July 2, 2018 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, fintech startup seriesOne announced it has appointed Kaine B. Kim, the former Deputy Director of South Korea’s Financial Commission, as Head of Legal & International Development. According to seriesOne, Kim will assist clients and stakeholders in accessing the South Korean and other Asian… Read More

July 2, 2018 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa announced on Monday its 2017 profit after tax of £1.5 million for its online lending business. According to the Fintech, 2017 was a year of strong and sustainable growth, with the year’s revenue being £46.5 million – an increase of 40%… Read More

July 2, 2018 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

EquityZen, a secondary market for private securities and fund platform, recently posted an update on platform performance. The results are interesting. First of all, investing in any early stage firm is a risky endeavor. Many, if not most, early stage companies fail or meander along…. Read More

June 29, 2018 @ 4:49 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Today June 28, Belgium-based SME lending platform Look&Fin announced that it has partnered with credit insurer Atradius to offer a 100% guarantee on the capital lent to SMEs by its retail investors. The move is dramatically closing the gap between marketplace lending and bank lending…. Read More

June 28, 2018 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Kabbage, Inc., a global financial services, tech and data platform serving small businesses, reports its 145,000-plus small business customers accessed over 300,000 loans during non-banking hours, reaching a record total of more than $1 billion in funding. In total, Kabbage has now provided access to… Read More

June 28, 2018 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, LendingPoint announced it closed an increase of its mezzanine financing, bringing the total of the facility to $52.5 million. LendingPoint reported that Paragon Outcomes Management LLC provided the financing that closed earlier this month and both companies have been building upon a successful relationship… Read More

June 27, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, private lending syndication platform CrowdOut Capital announced it has funded more than $112 million in loans in less than two years. The online lender reported that accredited investors choose from its vetted loan offerings on a deal-by-deal basis. Alexander Schoenbaum, CEO of CrowdOut… Read More

June 27, 2018 @ 6:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Jointer is claiming to be the first security token platform for the real estate market. Currently, there is a lot of talk about blockchain enabling the securitization of real estate offerings making it simpler for issuers and simpler for investors to participate in the asset… Read More

June 27, 2018 @ 5:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Portuguese peer-to-peer lender Raize has announced an initial public offering (IPO) where it will float 15% of the company’s shares. An additional 10% of shares will be made available for a period of 6 months once trading starts on the 18th of July – trading… Read More

June 27, 2018 @ 4:49 am By JD Alois  |  

4finance Group S.A., one of the largest online lenders in Europe, has appointed Oyvind Oanes as Group CEO. Oanes will step into the role on August 1, 2018 succeeding current CEO Mark Ruddock, who will return to the Group’s supervisory board. Ruddock said that over the… Read More

June 26, 2018 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform Pledge It announced it was introducing 0% platform fees for all campaign organizers. The funding portal reported that it will no longer charge a platform fee based on the amount raised by a campaign and instead of charging organizers a fee,… Read More

June 26, 2018 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Funding Circle announced on Tuesday it has expanded its strategic partnership with U.S. regional bank INTRUST Bank to support the growth of small businesses in the U.S. The lender reported that following the successful launch of the partnership earlier this year, the… Read More

June 26, 2018 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

This may be a harbinger of things to come. StraightUp,  an online real estate investment platform, has merged with Slice. The is to combine real estate investment opportunities via a blockchain enabled platform thus boosting transparency, liquidity, and efficacy of transactions. The two companies said… Read More

June 26, 2018 @ 6:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Two years after an expansion into Italy, Younited Credit is reporting having topped €100 Million in loans. The online lender says that today 40% of its credit activity is outside its base in France. “Many start-ups are embarking on European and global development ambitions, but international… Read More

June 25, 2018 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, LendingCrowd CEO and cofounder Stuart Lunn published a pointed blog post addressing recent changes to the “operating principles” as set forth by the UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA). LendingCrowd is currently not a member of the P2PFA. Lunn stated in the post;… Read More

June 25, 2018 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mobilum, a Gibraltar-based payment processing platform that enables real-time cryptocurrency payments at the point of sale, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform, EthicHub. According to Mobilum, the collaboration will allow both Mobilum and EthicHub users to benefit from a… Read More