Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

February 2, 2017 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after President Trump signed an immigration and refugee executive order on seven countries in the middle east (Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Yemen), crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced it is going against the new President’s decision and siding with those… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 1:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investing in early stage companies is a risky venture. Everyone understands this. The risk vs return paradigm is an important aspect of any type of investing and the risk is higher in early stage companies and, correspondingly, so are the returns. While some pundits point… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a Reg CF crowdfunding platform, has launched three new equity crowdfunding campaigns recently. The three new issuers are listed below. These investments are open to both accredited and non-accredited individuals. Pearachute Pearachute is a monthly membership club that makes it easy for parents and… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

German peer to peer lending auxmoney is now offering its customers the ability to borrow legally by using an internet video ID and digital signature. Germany’s largest online lender has partnered with IDnow eSigning to update their process. Germany maintains a very strict application process so incorporating… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 4:35 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LOVE Turntable Inc. has easily raised over $121K from over 375 backers during the first day of it Kickstarter campaign to bring its smartphone-controlled turntable to market. The LA-based company initially hoped to raise just $50,000 over the course of its 35-day campaign to aid in the manufacturing… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 4:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In a recent post, FoundersClub Christopher Steiner reflected on current concerns with the US’ newest president and hostile immigration policy, “The last five days have led to a great deal of introspection across industries regarding relationships with, and even dependencies on, the greatest American ally of… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 3:39 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced that Virginia consumers will be receiving $15.335 million in restitution and debt relief as part of a settlement to resolve claims that CashCall, Inc. and its president and CEO J. Paul Reddam illegally deceived borrowers and collected illegal interest of up… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK Bond Network, a peer-to-peer bond auction platform offering sophisticated investors the opportunity to invest in UK businesses via bonds, has announced that Vela Technologies is raising £550,000 on its platform. Vela is an AIM listed company (LSE:VELA) that is said to invest in early… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube has opened the voting polls for the 2016 Funded Club Awards. The equity crowdfunding platform celebrates the businesses that have successfully secured their minimum funding targets through Crowdcube. The funding portal stated its team has voted and they have shortlisted five businesses for each of the… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commerical real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Wednesday it has provided a bridge loan to the owner of a retail center in Jacksonville, Illinois. According to Money360, the $8.3 million loan is allowing the borrower to pay off a maturing loan on the Lincoln… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Formerly with USAA and CIT Group, Ashraf Will Manage Capital Markets and Finance Functions at Prosper Marketplace Prosper Marketplace has appointed Usama Ashraf as its new Chief Financial Officer. Ashraf will be overseeing the online lenders capital markets function, as well as all of the… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform, is ready to host their Global Investor Summit this coming February. A quick review of the year prior OurCrowd event indicates very strong growth for this coming year. OurCrowd estimated participation at over 3,000 attendees in 2016.  For… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of its Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign, peer-to-peer lender Flender has selected Equifax Limited to support the underwriting for UK small and medium enterprises (SME) loans. Flender, which secured £501,700 from more than 230 investors through its equity crowdfunding round, is authorized and regulated… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced its partner Arrow launched a flash funding round. This new round will offer up $75,000 to a campaigner that has signed up for its Arrow Certification Program and gets certified. The Indiegogo team shared details about the flash… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Spanish Off-grid Eco-Complex Mar de Fulles Voted Best Contributor to Sustainable Energy Future Community energy portal Citizenergy announced its 2016 Project of the Year Award to Spanish crowdfunding platform ECrowd! and the Mar de Fulles eco-complex during an event in Brussels. Citizenergy lauded the two company’s outstanding… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced it not only acquired interactive life-video platform, Huzza, it has also opened its first international office located in Vancouver, Canada. While sharing details about the acquisition, the Kickstarter team stated: “Huzza was founded in 2015 by two talented entrepreneurs — Justin Womersley… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Top Online Lender SoFi Acquires Digital Only Bank Zenbanx SoFi has announced the acquisition of Zenbanx, a Delaware-based Fintech firm providing multi-currency mobile banking services in the U.S. and Canada. SoFi revealed it intends to leverage Zenbanx’s platform and underlying technology to expand its growing suite of… Read More

January 31, 2017 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following President Trump’s now infamous immigration and refugee restrictions going into effect for seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Somalia and Yemen), Indiegogo CEO, Dave Mandelbrot, announced he and his team have launched a crowdfunding campaign dedicated to the refugees that are currently in the… Read More

January 31, 2017 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube released its “newest pitches” list for the week of January 30th, which includes Armour Agent, ETE, along with returning #FundedClub members CityUnscripted and member Tutora. Each of the companies from different types of industries, which are online recruitment, athletic,… Read More

January 31, 2017 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

North American e-retailer, Newegg, announced on Tuesday it is preparing to unveil a new landing page dedicated to products funded by the Indiegogo platform. The company stated the landing page is the next step in its collaboration with Indiegogo and will help fund campaigns sell and… Read More