Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

April 25, 2018 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

SaftLaunch, an initial coin offering launch platform, has rebranded and relaunched as RenGen Labs. An email forwarded by the company announced the change: We are very excited to announce the launch of our new website! On behalf of the entire RenGen Labs team, we would… Read More

April 25, 2018 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), the largest marketplace lending platform in the US, has posted a response to a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint that was launched in 2016. In brief, LendingClub had this to say: “We do not agree and are very disappointed that it was… Read More

April 25, 2018 @ 1:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinList, an independent platform spun out by team AngelList, has announced a new service: Airdrops by CoinList – a compliant way to award and collect tokens. Emphasis on compliance. As initial coin offerings (ICOs) are going mainstream and becoming professionalized, CoinList is adding a feature that… Read More

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

Bloomio AG, a Zug – Switzerland based blockchain-powered equity crowdfunding platform, has raised additional CHF 700,000 CHF in growth capital from a group of investors. The additional funds will be utilized by Bloomio to develop and scale its platform to offer tokenized securities including a… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 12:44 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Currently available in London, in 24 months Movebubble has connected over 150,000 renters with properties. Pre-valued at £3,907,392, Movebubble has synced with Seedrs to raise £800,002 for 16.99% equity; to date, over £383,487 — more than 47% — of its goal has been reached with the help… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform for small business OnDeck announced last week the closing of a $100 million asset-backed revolving credit facility with Pioneers Gate LLC, a lending vehicle of a life insurance company managed by 20 Gates Management. According to OnDeck, the new facility provides the longest revolving funding… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small business lending platform Funding Circle announced last week it has opened its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) to new investors. The online lender reports that the Funding Circle ISA now offers a tax-free projected return of 7.2% or 4.8% per year. to quickly build a… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 11:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK alternative finance firm Growth Street has been granted full FCA authorization,  a significant milestone for Growth Street, which had been operating as an Appointed Representative of Resolution Compliance Limited since 2016. “We’re delighted to be fully authorized and regulated by the FCA. It’s a… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd for Angels launched an initial coin offering (ICO) pertaining to a “Liquid Crypto Bond” in March. The token offering closed on March 31st with the  Angel cryptocurrency commencing trading on the GetBTC exchange on April 12th. Investors in the Bond apparently received free Angel… Read More

April 23, 2018 @ 7:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

This announcement certainly will benefit the growth of Lendix, a leading European online lender. According to the Fintech, the Lendix community of lenders now benefits from the Italian State Guarantee or the “Fondo di Garanzia” for loans made in Italy. This federal guarantee will partially cover… Read More

April 23, 2018 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital announced last week it has joined the panel of mortgage packager specialist Positive Lending. This news comes just days after the online lender reached a record number of loans available to investors using its Manual Lending Account (MLA), with… Read More

April 23, 2018 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

VRBex Inc., a new cryptocurrency exchange that is being led by former BBVA bankers, has announced an initial coin offering that is kicking off today. VRBEX said it will operate an exchange and security-token trading platform, along with storage and payments in cryptocurrency. The VRBex platform will… Read More

April 20, 2018 @ 6:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SupraFin, the “first global vetted token platform on blockchain” has lined up several impressive advisors. Keith Teare and Jonathon Read have both signed up to help guide the platform in its mission to bring transparency to the initial coin offering (ICO) industry by creating a global vetted… Read More

April 20, 2018 @ 12:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tim Draper backed Bitbounce is launching a new cryptocurrency exchange. Bitbounce may be best known for the issuance of Credo tokens via an initial coin offering in 2017 that raised $11+ million. Bitbounce’s first focus was a cryptocurrency spam solution using the Credo token to… Read More

April 20, 2018 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Estonia licensed Midex reports having closed on more than $ 20 million during their initial coin offering (ICO). Midex’s goal is to become a fully compliant, cryptocurrency exchange operating in multiple jurisdictions with the appropriate regulatory approvals. Midex expects to officially launch their crypto exchange… Read More

April 20, 2018 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

StartEngine, a full stack crowdfunding platform listing Reg CF, Reg D, and Reg A+ offerings, announced on Friday it has partnered with technology-driven trust company PrimeTrust to create what they believe is the first ever regulation crowdfunding crypto escrow. According to the duo, the crypto escrow will allow… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 2:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Open Mineral has received seed funding $2.25 million. Notable come from Goldcorp (TSX:G), Canadian gold mining company, and Igor Kim of Xploration Capital.  Open Mineral was the first startup to join Thomson Reuters Incubator, which hosts early-stage entrepreneurs building next-generation products in big data, advanced analytics, distributed… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 12:18 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Nvested, a new St. Louis Economic Development Partnership-developed platform, claims to be St. Louis’ first “hyper-local” regulation crowdfunding platform designed to more easily connect local investors and business owners. “The hypothesis is it’s not because they’re rejecting the asset class, it’s just that they aren’t aware… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CMG Financial, the creators of a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac approved down payment crowdfunding platform, HomeFundMe, announced on Thursday the launch of the funding portal’s new mobile app, which will allow users to share updates and post pictures and videos from their phones. The launch of… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 9:07 am By Cali Haan  |  

The CEO of San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, Jesse Powell, has fired back at a letter from the New York Attorney General’s office asking cryptocurrency exchanges to provide detailed information on their business practices within two weeks. The 34-point request for info was sent to… Read More