Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

December 22, 2017 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendio, an online lending marketplace for small business loans, announced on Thursday the opening of a new Lendio franchise in the Rochester area. Through the Lendio franchise program, R.J. Muto will help local businesses in the community apply for loans, review their options and secure funding, and… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 11:45 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“We are asking everyone in our community to take responsibility for their part. We ask all of our filmmakers to make a public facing statement about how their project is increasing inclusion in entertainment. We make it very clear to our audiences that what we… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

FCA authorised crowdfunding aggregation platform InvestUp may be going crypto. The UK based Fintech has so far focused on the peer to peer lending space but management is currently looking at adding algorithm driven cryptocurrency investing. InvestUp shares that 2017 has been another good year… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Shadow Foundr is a crowdfunding platform with a bit of a twist. Proposals are vetted first and then shared with their internal network of angel investors before any crowdfunding takes place. If these “real life dragons” are willing to commit 30% of the funding target,… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 7:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Findings from global research conducted by the business finance company MarketInvoice in November / December 2017 which analyzed 80,904 invoices raised by UK SMEs to a range of businesses across the UK and to 93 countries reveal that 62% of invoices issued by UK SMEs in… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 9:35 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

CEO Charles Clinton and CIO Marious Sjulsen co-founded EquityMultiple with a shared vision of transforming real estate investing through tech and by providing new access to private transactions while streamlining the investment process. With a mission committed to transparency, rigorous underwriting, and investor support, EquityMultiple is backed by the… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Minnesota is one of the best organized states when it comes to intrastate crowdfunding activity. There are a growing number of states that have state based securities crowdfunding rules but Minnesota has been fortunate to have MNvest, a non-profit group, as a guiding light for… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LoanBook, a Spanish marketplace lending platform, has successfully secured its initial £650,000 funding target from more than 200 investors through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. Founded in 2013, LoanBook claims to be Spain’s largest marketplace lending platform, with a 4-year track record of working capital lending to Spanish… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finova Financial, a digital financial services provider transforming the future of global banking, announced on Tuesday the first stage of international expansion for the equity-linked token, JOBS Crypto Offering (JCO), through a partnership with Canadian online investment platform, FrontFundr. Finova revealed that its token will… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 7:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Singapore-based crowdfunding platform FundedHere has raised S$516,000 for local startup AEvice Health in an oversubscribed 30-day campaign that exceeded its original S$450,000 target. The campaign was funded by 11 investors – nine accredited investors, one professional investor and one institutional investor – registered on FundedHere’s platform…. Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online credit marketplace LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), announced on Tuesday it has appointed Patty McCord as the newest member of its Board of Directors, effective December 13, 2017. According to the online lender, McCord spent 14 years creating the unique and high-performing culture at Netflix and… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an order to suspend the trading in shares of The Crypto Company (OTC Pink:CRCW). Shares in The Crypto Company had recently risen to over $640 per share. The 52 week low of shares in CRCW were $3.30 each…. Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based online lending platform LendInvest announced on Tuesday the released of a special Christmas Markets supplement to the quarterly LendInvest BTL Index. The online lender revealed: “With the festive season now upon us, LendInvest has found the ten towns and cities that host the biggest and most popular… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, online lending platform SoFi announced it is now offering a six-month grace period for graduates using its newly launched SoFi ReFi program. The online lender revealed: “We know that the last thing people want to think about during graduation is their student debt…. Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 9:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The ImmunoLogik GmbH and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg HIV research team have synced with aescuvest to raise funding for an innovative new drug. To date, the biotech company has raised more than €77,940, or more than 75% of its initial €100,000 goal. ImmunoLogik GmbH, a biotechnology company… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a UK based peer to peer lender, has announced the launch of its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). The IFISA is available as a wrapper on all of the automated investment accounts, with the Manual Lending Account also set to be allowed into the… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

  Bloomio, a Zug, Switzerland based Fintech startup, has launched a new spin on equity crowdfunding. Bloomio is adopting Blockchain to allow early stage companies to raise equity capital in tokenized funding rounds. Having completed the first seeding round, raising CHF 700,000 from founders and private… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 11:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Silver Bullion, a peer to peer lending platform based in Singapore, has reached $50 million in loan originations. The unique platform that provides secured lending based off of bullion saw more than double the lending volume in 2017 versus year prior. According to the platform,… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 4:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform Invesdor recently announced it has appointed Daniel Laurén as its new Swedish country manager. According to the funding portal, Laurén has been involved in founding more than ten companies and in investing in startups both as a business angel and venture capitalist. He will also be… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, online lending platform Assetz Capital announced it is doing away with the Great British Business Account (GBBA) and the Green Energy Account (GEA). The online lender revealed in a blog post: “When we first set up the Great British Business Account (GBBA) and the Green… Read More