Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 17, 2017 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BeatStars and Play Impossible are set to close their crowdfunding campaigns through Indiegogo and MicroVentures’ equity crowdfunding platform. The two initiatives were among the first to use the new funding portal, which went live on November 15th. Play Impossible is a new gaming company using powerful,… Read More

January 17, 2017 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small business lender OnDeck announced on Tuesday it formed a strategic partnership with corporate and small business payment solutions, WEX. OnDeck reports that under the new partnership agreement, WEX customers will gain access to the OnDeck product suite of loans up to $500,000 and lines of… Read More

January 17, 2017 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform, Dianrong, announced on Tuesday its 2016 annual results. The company revealed that the cumulative trading amount exceeds RMB 16.2 Billion, which is notably a year-on-year increase of 148%, and growth in loans issued was funded by 3.62 million investors. Dianrong CEO,… Read More

January 17, 2017 @ 2:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi expects the online mortgage origination industry to be a big portion of their business. In fact, they expect mortgages to experience the fastest growth of any of their products to date. National Mortgage News shared some comments from SoFi management including Chief Revenue Officer… Read More

January 17, 2017 @ 1:48 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Today on the Parisian leg of a world tour called Misys Connect Forum, banking software publisher Misys announced the launch of a new addition to its offering of financial software solutions: Misys FusionBanking CrowdLending. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution aims at enabling retail and corporate banks… Read More

January 17, 2017 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it will continue its support for the startup accelerator, MassChallenge UK. The program notably provides early-stage startups the right resources for growth, create value, and improve the world all for zero equity. According to Crowdcube, MassChallenge UK alumni have collectively… Read More

January 17, 2017 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced on Tuesday it formed a partnership with marketing data and measurement strategy event, I-COM Global Summit, for the upcoming I-COM Data Startup Challenge. The funding portal revealed the new competition is opened to startups that specialize in marketing data and… Read More

January 17, 2017 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Marketplace lending platform Lendix has landed in Italy. The Paris-based operation has announced the appointment of Sergio Zocchi as CEO.  Lendix said that Zocchi has over 20 years experience in high-tech and finance as he leads the local Lendix team based in Milan. Lendix said… Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 7:20 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

OFIXU hit its fundraising goal on Seedrs with a goal of about £75,000 (just over $91,000) to build out its sales and marketing teams.  The campaign hit its mark well before its deadline around mid-February. OFIXU calls itself the “Airbnb for workspaces”, allowing commercial office renters to lease… Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 5:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Landbay announced on Monday it was granted ISA Manager Status by HMRC. This news comes less than a month after the lender received full authorization from the FCA for peer to peer lending. The Landbay team stated that status will clear the way for the… Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Loan Frame, an online lender providing access to capital in India, has raised $2.25 million. According to the India Times, the funding round was led by Parag Saxena, co-founder of Vedanta Capital and William Campbell, former chairman of Visa International. Additional investors included Toos Daruvala, co-chief executive… Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Monday it provided financing to a commercial property owner to purchase a fully leased retail center in Mobile, Alabama. According to Money360, the $3,865,000 five-year loan is secured by the 1.61-acre, 16,710-square-foot Airport Boulevard Shops shopping center,… Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 2:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs delivered a record year of crowdfunding. In an end of the year recap, Seedrs quantified their accomplishments including: £85 million invested in 159 different deals 45,000 individual investments were made during 2016 from 65 different countries FreeAgent, a company that raised £1.2 million Seedrs… Read More

January 15, 2017 @ 4:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mark Elenowitz, CEO and founder of Tripoint Global Equities, is a firm believer in the potential of Regulation A+.  The updated securities exemption, improved under the JOBS Act, enables companies to raise up to $50 million from both accredited and non-accredited investors. Typically most early… Read More

January 15, 2017 @ 2:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs has partnered with InteBridge Venture Capital to host the upcoming China Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition (IEIC). The two companies have joined to launch the UK division of the IEIC competition where £1 million of equity free capital will be awarded. The… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the 2017 CES, which was held in Las Vegas last week, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo shared its very own recap of the annual technology event. The Indiegogo team shared: “Thank you to everyone who joined us at CES 2017, we hope you had as… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunder UK is going through a period of realignment by trimming staff and refocusing efforts.  The rewards-based funding platform has been recognized as a solid competitor to global sites like Indiegogo.  Crowdfunder UK also offers a unique crowdfunding spin with their “community shares.” Recently, Crowdfund… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AllBright announced on Thursday its online funding platform is now live. The portal revealed all funding would go towards female-led companies throughout the UK.  AllBright also debuted three campaigns for Catherine Gazzoli at Piccolo, Caroline Plumb at Fluidly, and Romanie Thomas at Juggle Jobs. Along with the… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundedByMe Malaysia announced on Thursday it is kicking off 2017 with the P2P forum entitled “Let’s Talk about P2P Financing” that will gather nine Malaysian registered market operators from the equity crowdfunding and P2P financing space under one roof this coming January 19th at The… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

  Investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd was the lead investor a $5.1 million funding round for DarioHealth Corp. (NASDAQ:DRIO).  OurCrowd’s funding came via their dedicated digital health fund Qure which invested $2.5 million of the $5.1 million total with $2 million of gross proceeds being subject… Read More