Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

April 22, 2017 @ 4:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Growth Street is reporting solid growth. The online lender said it has captured over 600 investors since platform launch at the end of 2016. Growth Street is a platform that provides online financing options for UK SMEs. The company also touted its… Read More

April 22, 2017 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Kickstarter’s design and tech team announced the launch of their new Request for Projects Feature. According to the team’s lead, Julio Terra, this feature was inspired in part by Y Combinator’s request for startups. “As part of our endless quest for projects,… Read More

April 21, 2017 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ohio-based real estate crowdfunding platform Brelion announced on Thursday it has completed its acquisition of PeerRealty. The funding portal revealed that this acquisition is expected to strengthen the core offerings of both companies along with creating more resources for real estate investors and commercial developers…. Read More

April 21, 2017 @ 11:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter’s first head of music, Molly Neuman, announced on Friday it hit a new crowdfunding milestone. The portal has helped 25,000 music projects successfully secured their funding targets. According to Neuman, 22,702 independent creators behind the projects have recorded albums, funded tours, founded labels, premiered… Read More

April 21, 2017 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd2Fund is reporting “record breaking” growth for Q1 2017. According to the crowdfunding platform, it has experienced 4700% year over year growth during the first quarter with “millions of pounds” being transacted on a monthly basis. Crowd2Fund reported that “scores” of different businesses received debt… Read More

April 21, 2017 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

ASEAN crowdfunding platform CoAssets (ASX: CA8) is pushing into Hong Kong as part of a growth and “internationalization strategy”. CoAssets announced a Memorandum of Understanding this past March. CoAssets announced it has entered into a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with the shareholders of Fintech Pte… Read More

April 21, 2017 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Assetz Capital is celebrating four years in operation. The platform reports that during these past years, it has originated £240 million in lands. Assetz Capital plans to double the figure within the next 12 months. “We’ve seen the company go from… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, online fundraising platform Crowdrise announced the launch of its $300,000 Earth Day Roadmap Climate Challenge, which is described as a competition for climate, conservation, energy, environmental and related non-profit organizations to compete for donations ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. According to the funding platform,… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform RealtyShares, announced on Thursday findings from its new Real Estate Investing Survey, which was conducted online among over 2,000 U.S. adults in March 2017 by Harris Poll on its behalf. The report revealed Americans’ interest in real estate investing. According to… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Israeli-based fashion-tech company Invertex announced on Thursday it secured $2 million during its seed funding round, which was led by OurCrowd’s early stage fund OurCrowd First with participation from retail and fashion group, Permoda. Invertex described itself as an early stage Israeli fashion-tech company that… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announce on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank to help develop a digital lending platform for the bank’s commercial clients. According to the Biz2Credit, Oriental Bank will be considered the first bank in Puerto Rico to engage commercial clients through… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, announced on Wednesday it surpassed $100 million in loan originations in less than eight quarters from accredited investors and single family offices. The online lender also reported it had a strong 2016, growing its monthly investor… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2P lender RateSetter announced on Thursday its community of investors have lent more than £400 million to small and medium-sized businesses throughout the UK. The online lender revealed on Twitter the exciting milestone news. RateSetter investors have lent more than £400m to businesses across the UK, including… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese marketplace lending platform Yirendai (NYSE: YRD) announced on Thursday it has made incremental progress in facilitating consumer loan products with asset-backed security (ABS) structure. This news comes just a couple weeks after the online lender entered into an agreement of intent with the Beijing branch of… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 8:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CFPA) announced on Thursday the launch its new Crowdfunding Expert Community Online (ECOTM), a knowledge-sharing platform connecting crowdfunding professionals with entrepreneurs, investors and others seeking relevant, experienced guidance. The launch reportedly debuted in conjunction with CFPA’s 4th annual Crowdfinance Summit held… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

European marketplace lending platform Lendix has opened its platform to Italian SMEs. As of today, Italian businesses may borrow from €30,000 to €2 million directly financed by international investors. Lendix called the operation “a new step towards a true European credit market.” For Italian businesses to list a… Read More

April 19, 2017 @ 6:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, NextGen Crowdfunding announced the sixth round winners of its Crowdfunding Video Awards (CVA). As previously reported, the CVAs will provide campaign organizers new ways to promote crowdfunding campaigns and products to backers as well as potential investors. Viewers of the CVAs voted for their favorite… Read More

April 19, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube recently announced it has formed a partnership with G By Grant Thornton to provide businesses with the tools and expertise needed to build a high-quality funding initiative and ensure they stand out to the investing crowd. Crowdcube revealed that it and… Read More

April 19, 2017 @ 1:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundraising platform MobileCause announced on Wednesday the launch of its new digital marketing services, which will be used to help nonprofits achieve their funding targets faster. According to the funding portal, the new software solutions will manage nonprofit fundraising and communication. While sharing details about… Read More

April 19, 2017 @ 12:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Music virtual reality platform Endless Riff announced on Wednesday  PledgeMusic founder, Benji Roger, along with former AOL and RCA exec Mike Rich, have joined its advisory platform. Founded in 2014, Endless Riff describes itself as a networked virtual reality platform where music fans can escape… Read More