Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

December 15, 2016 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EstateGuru, a peer to peer lender based in Estonia, announced on Thursday its average historic return reached the level 13.4% (since December 2014), which the platform claims to be the highest return among crowdfunding platforms for secured property loans. The online lender’s founder and CEO Marek… Read More

December 15, 2016 @ 7:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Money Platform has launched in the UK.  The Money Platform is a peer to peer lender that targets short term credit of 3 to 12 weeks. After participating in the FCA’s Project Innovate incubator program, the Money Platform received the FCA’s full consumer credit… Read More

December 15, 2016 @ 3:10 am By Jessica Pham  |  

London-based AlliedCrowds is preparing to launch its P2P service AlliedExchange soon as it has begun the search for a new Managing Director.  AlliedCrowds/AlliedExchange is backed and funded by FSD Africa, which in turn is backed by the British government. This proposed platform will use P2P lending technology to present… Read More

December 14, 2016 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 holiday season already in full swing, Crowdcube unveils its yearly holiday gift guide. This guide, which consists of products from the funding portal’s Funded Club, offers investors some gift ideas for the upcoming festivities. The UK-based equity crowdfunding platform revealed in a… Read More

December 14, 2016 @ 1:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Invesdor announced that this holiday season its equity crowdfunding platform is going green and unveiled four environmentally conscious investment opportunities. Invesdor shared: “It’s almost Christmastime again, but instead of the traditional holiday colors of red and green we’re opting for just green. For the couple… Read More

December 14, 2016 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Last week, SoFi, one of the largest online lenders in the US, made a special appearance on the hit talk show The Ellen Show and offered the audience a bit of a surprise. As previously reported, SoFi describes itself as a “modern finance company.” Its mission has… Read More

December 14, 2016 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Patch of Land, a real estate crowdfunding platform, has filed a Form D (506c) with the SEC to raise $3.2 million in debt capital. According to the document, Patch of Land has already raised $1.5 million. A minimum investment threshold has been set at $250,000…. Read More

December 14, 2016 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform Eureeca has funded its first Dutch company. Adtech firm Cabture has raised €212,051 from 44 investors from eight different countries after 64 days of campaigning and pitching via Eureeca. The Cabture crowdfunding offer is still open as it has shifted into over-funding mode…. Read More

December 13, 2016 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online angel investment platform Propel(x) announced on Tuesday CEO and co-founder, Swati Chaturvedi, was presented the 2016 World Technology Award (WTN) in the “Finance” category. According to Propel(x), the 2016 World Technology Awards winners were some of the most influential and impactful innovators in science… Read More

December 13, 2016 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe unveiled its “Year of Giving” report, which revealed data and milestones of 2016. Highlights of the report included: The top 16 largest GoFundMe campaigns in 2016 included campaigns for survivors of the Pulse shooting in Orlando, support for Standing Rock protesters… Read More

December 13, 2016 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

uFundingPortal (UFP, LLC), disappeared from the ranks of approved Reg CF crowdfunding platforms in early November. Before their removal, a multitude of crowdfunding industry insiders questioned the operation and the investment offers posted on the site. The posted investments lacked transparency while proposing valuations and… Read More

December 13, 2016 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Oval Medical raised £1,118,647 in August 2014 crowdfunding on SyndicateRoom. The offer saw the participation of 40 SyndicateRoom investors. The company offered 25% equity in the EIS qualified investment.  Today Oval is announcing it has been acquired by SMC Ltd., a US-based contract manufacturer in… Read More

December 13, 2016 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Online balance sheet lender, Nucleus Commercial Finance, is now offering a range of specialist products for the education sector. The education finance portfolio has been designed by Nucleus to allow education providers the ability to receive advances and secure a line of credit against their… Read More

December 13, 2016 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based Kapital Boost, an Islamic SME crowdfunding platform, has received a Shariah pronouncement from the Financial Shariah Advisory & Consultancy (FSAC) on its “Murabaha” crowdfunding structure. Murabaha is an acceptable form of credit sale under Islamic religious law. Financial Shariah Advisory and Consultancy (FSAC) was introduced… Read More

December 13, 2016 @ 6:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Irish fintech startup FXCH Ltd., the Spot-FX Clearing House, which in July settled the first FX trade on the Blockchain, seeks €1,000,000 financing on Seedrs for 4.76% equity offered. Because FXCH has a permanent base in London, the €20M valued platform may benefit from the UK’s S/EIS tax credit… Read More

December 12, 2016 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating Ghost Ship fire in Oakland that killed nearly 40 people, YouCaring announced that campaigns dedicated to the tragic event’s victims had raised more than $1 million on its crowdfunding platform. On the evening of December 2nd, the first broke out in the… Read More

December 12, 2016 @ 2:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

ApplePie Capital has signed a $180 million loan purchase agreement with TowerBrook Capital while simultaneously announcing the closing of a $16.5 million Series B funding round. The TowerBrook funding will come from its Structured Opportunities Fund and a credit facility provided by SunTrust Banks, Inc…. Read More

December 12, 2016 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdcube announced it was the first UK crowdfunding platform to raise £200 million for more than 430 businesses. This news comes just after lingerie and nightwear brand, Bluebella, secured over £1 million through the funding portal from more than 600 investors. The equity crowdfunding platform stated:… Read More

December 12, 2016 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Monday it provided  $1.848 million in financing to a commercial property owner for the value-add renovation of a full-service boutique hotel to enable the hotel’s affiliation with the flagged hospitality brand, Ascend Collection Hotels. According to the lender, the $1.848… Read More

December 12, 2016 @ 12:16 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

Building on its successful Reg A+ campaign on SeedInvest and the company’s first product, the Smart Vent System, Keen Home is now focusing on air purification.  It launched its second product in August, the Smart Filter product line, which combines with a subscription service in order to… Read More