Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

November 23, 2016 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Kickstarter announced London’s Design Museum’s inaugural exhibition is set to show how designs are using its rewards-based crowdfunding platform. The funding portal revealed: “We’re proud that the museum’s inaugural exhibitions include a look at how designers are using Kickstarter to explore bold… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo announced it was rolling out a new pilot program that allows entrepreneurs to sell products directly on its global crowdfunding platform. The funding portal revealed that entrepreneurs with products that are currently shipping might tap into its community of “innovation seeks” without… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, UK-based peer-to-peer lender Landbay announced it integrated AU10TIX ID authentication and customer onboarding gateway service, which enables customers to notably benefit from seconds-fast Click & Go ID authentication that helps detect and deter fraud. Julian Cork, Chief Operational Officer at Landbay, stated: “We… Read More

November 22, 2016 @ 6:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

There has been a lot of buzz within the investment community regarding the updated exemption created under Title IV of the JOBS Act.  Regulation A+, or just Reg A+, was crafted by the SEC and Congress to allow issuers to raise up to $50 million… Read More

November 22, 2016 @ 10:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Southern Cross Financial Group announced it has received its peer-to-peer license from the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA). The company, which was established in 1997, provides funding for property secured loans in locations through New Zealand. Sharing details about the lender, CEO of Southern… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 4:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Do you have someone on your holiday gift list that is impossible to shop for?  Here is a new option: Wefunder, an investment crowdfunding platform, is now offering gift cards for investing in early stage companies. Nick Tomarello, CEO and co-founder of Wefunder, told Crowdfund Insider;… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 1:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last time we provided an update on the Reg CF crowdfunding sector and approved funding portals there were 17 in operation. Today that number has increased to 21 FINRA approved platforms with several notable updates. Reg CF was created under Title III of the JOBS… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, crowdfunding platform for games, Fig, announced it was increasing the minimum dividend rate of Psychonauts 2 Fig Game Shares from 30% to 70%. CEO of Fig, Justin Bailey also revealed that the details of the dividend rate increase are laid out in a supplement to its offering… Read More

November 20, 2016 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With equity crowdfunding on the rise, more and more companies from various industries have decided to use the funding method as a way to attract investors. Thanks to Title II (Reg D 506c), III (Reg CF), and IV (Reg A+) of the JOBS Act, accredited… Read More

November 19, 2016 @ 7:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Crowdfunder UK’s Jess Ratty sat down with What A Melon’s Olly Bolton to discuss the company’s success at Virgin Media Business’ VOOM 2016. The Crowdfunder UK alum and beverage brand won £112,000 during the big event. As previously reported, What a Melon was… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 5:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd’s co-founder and CEO Jon Medved is one of the most vocal advocates in the investment crowdfunding sector.  Medved has created one of the most prominent funding marketplaces, eschewing borders and definitions to raise capital for promising early stage companies around the globe. A best… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, GoFundMe announced its latest competition, the #GoBeyondGiving Challenge. The crowdfunding platform stated it is challenging people to continue the season of giving by launching a campaign on its site for those in need, community improvement projects, or a charity. By using the #GoBeyondGiving… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

At the Annual SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation SeedInvest, a prominent US based investment crowdfunding platform, delivered an update to the Commission and forum participants.  SeedInvest is a full stack investment crowdfunding platform. They work with issuers looking to raise capital under Reg… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

ThinCats, a P2P lender in secured business loans, has received two new accreditations in recognition of its platform operations. ThinCats has been recognized by the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) for best practice within commercial finance broking. Simultaneously, Defaqto has given ThinCats a… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, PeerStreet, announced on Thursday it raised $15 million during a Series A funding round, which was led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, with additional participation from The Kaiser Family Foundation, Rembrandt Venture Partners, and Montage Ventures.  The portal revealed… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, On Thursday, Indiegogo announced it has teamed up with healthy and hygiene brand, RB, to launch the Healthier Tomorrow Challenge. This new contest is aiming to help project organizers take their health products to consumers worldwide. Sharing details about the contest, the global crowdfunding… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 11:00 am By Therese Torris  |  

Today, KissKissBankBank & Co, the French brand which operates three crowdfunding platforms, rewards-based platform KissKissBankBank, interest-free lending platform hellomerci and crowdlending platform Lendopolis, opened la Maison du Crowdfunding, the first brick-and-mortar crowdfunding store worldwide. The store is part of the brand’s strategy to reach customers… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 10:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With 30 days remaining on its Crowdcube Spain campaign, the Barcelona fitness center chain DiR founded by CEO Ramon Canela in 1979 is going strong. Over 40% of the 360,000€ has been reached, just over 150K€ secured from over 48 investors. The largest investment to date has… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 9:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Siirto, a new Finnish fintech platform designed and implemented by Tieto on behalf of Automatia. The real-time multi-bank mobile payment platform was launched in Finland by three of the country’s top banks, OP Bank, Nordea and Danske Bank, according to a release. “The Siirto payment platform… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With #GivingTuesday less than two weeks away, crowdfunding platform YouCaring announced the 10 Most Compassionate Cities of 2016. This list is based on total donations raised per 100,000 households, providing a list of cities whose compassion and caring helps those in need. Dan Saper, President of… Read More