Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

April 13, 2017 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube has announced the completion of its first batch of secondary transactions on their crowdfunding platform. The serviced was initially tipped for release last year during Crowdcube’s self-crowdfunding round that raised £6.6 million.  Incorporating secondary transactions is an important step in the crowdfunding platform as… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 10:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendEx, a leading Australian peer-to-peer lending platform for direct commercial property lending, has appointed two new prominent board members as non-executive directors. LendEx has added Brian Benger and Kim Jenkins to help guide the growing online lender. Benger said he was delighted to join the LendEx… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Lending Works announced on Wednesday £8.8 million has been invested into the company’s Individual Savings Account (ISA) since its launch on February 8th. The online lender claims to be the first member in the peer-to-peer lending industry to launch its ISA. Lending Works… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Berlin-based Solar crowdfunding platform ecoligo has quickly funded its first project. Taking just 6 days, ecoligo raised €107,000 from 54 investors to help finance a 66kWp solar installation in Thika, Kenya. The platform added that all investors received an early-bird investment bonus that was valid in the first 7 days and… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 1:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo announced on Tuesday 2017’s most popular crowdfunding campaign perks so far. The funding portal revealed: “2017 has been a good year so far. It seems like every week, there’s a new electronic gadget, a well designed life-hack or a trendy hoodie that a clever entrepreneur thought… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd Genie, a small business lending platform, has received regulatory approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Crowd Genie was granted a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license from MAS, an important development for the peer to peer lending platform. Crowd Genie has been in… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyShares released data showing the total amount of crowdfunded real estate investments in Texas. Real estate crowdfunding platform stated that to date $28.1 million has been raised for 31 real estate deals, ranking Texas among the most popular states for investors on the RealtyShares platform along… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Biotech company Celixir has initiated a share-back for early investors. The company is offering shareholders a 2.7x return if they accept the offer. According to the company, 18% of Celixir shareholders have decided to accept the offer with the remaining holding their shares with the… Read More

April 11, 2017 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Platform as a service company, Katipult, announced on Tuesday it formed a partnership with Fineqia to bring risk-mitigated investment to the crowd. According to the companies, Fineqia will use Katipult’s crowdfunding software product to start its UK business that will bring crowd investors to some… Read More

April 11, 2017 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday that its latest small business lending index revealed that loan approval rates at institutional investors and small banks improved in March 2017. Big banks’ ($10 billion-plus in assets) loan approval was stagnant during the month but remained at an all-time Index… Read More

April 11, 2017 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lender focusing on SME loans, Growth Street, announced on Tuesday it has appointed April Nardulli as its new General Counsel and Chris Weller as its new Commercial Director.  According to Growth Street, Nardulli has previous experience in London’s fintech industry and most recently held the senior regulatory counsel position… Read More

April 11, 2017 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based MoolahSense, a marketplace lending platform, has added invoice financing as a new product line. The new service will allow SMEs to access financing to address short-term capital needs of up to $15,000. For investors, a nominal interest rate of up to 12% may be earned…. Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 11:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Diversification is key to driving returns when it comes to investing. This is even MORE important regarding investing in early stage companies which are risky but have the potential to deliver better returns. The data is irrefutable: investing in early stage companies can drive solid… Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CreditEase Wealth Management announced on Sunday it has formed a global strategic partnership with real estate developer, operator and investment manager, Tishman Speyer, in Beijing in order to extend global cooperation in resource sharing, fund investment, buyouts and business development.    According to CreditEase Wealth Management, with an… Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

European-based lending platform Spotcap announced on Monday the launch of its new fintech fellowship, which is geared towards aspiring graduate students. According to the online lender, the program will provide one student per academic year with a £8,000 stipend towards their studies. While sharing details about the… Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer-secured lending platforms, Lendy, announced on Monday its latest report reveals that the number of new residential mortgages worth over £1 million went up by 24% last year (ending September 30, 2016), as banks continue to favor lending to owner-occupiers and reduce lending to property… Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based fintech firm, Yielders, announced on Monday it is now regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company claims it is the UK’s first ever Islamic fintech firm to be directly authorized by the FCA and the milestone shows significant validation by the supervisory body of… Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lender Lendix announced on Monday that Bpifrance has joined its lending platform through a co-financing fund. Along with Bpifrance, Lendix has reported attracted other leading investors to the fund, including CNP Assurances, Groupama, Zencap AM (OFI group), Matmut or the “Prêtons Ensemble” fund managed by Eiffel… Read More

April 9, 2017 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Intro Crowd, a land investment platform, has signed up Chris Robshaw, the England rugby union player, as its brand ambassador. Robshaw will soon be featured in marketing and promotional material for the crowdfunding plaform. Intro Crowd said that Robshaw has an interest in housing provision and… Read More

April 7, 2017 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Oil and gas crowdfunding platform Crudefunders announced on Friday that the Aquinas TL Smith #25 Well, which was successfully funded last fall, went into production on March 30th. The funding portal now boasts the project as being America’s first Reg CF oil well. As previously reported, the… Read More