Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 28, 2016 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, the Reg CF platform that has now crowdfunded over $8.4 million since May of this year dominating the sector, has now added a new feature.  Wefunder now accepts Bitcoin transactions making it even easier to invest in early stage companies. Bitcoin is generally thought… Read More

October 28, 2016 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform FundedByMe announced it has been selected as a finalist for the third annual Global Ventures’ Fintech Competition. True Global Ventures is an international, early-stage super-angel investment firm that was formed by technology entrepreneurs-turned-angel-investors who have done more than 600 investments on… Read More

October 28, 2016 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Andy Murray, a top-ranked professional tennis player, and advisor to Seedrs, has reportedly invested in WeSwap and Perkbox on the equity crowdfunding platform for undisclosed amounts. Both companies have already had some exciting success on the website, with WeSwap securing its initial £1 million funding target before… Read More

October 28, 2016 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK’s largest equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, is getting bigger.  The company is reporting a solid 40% jump in average funding amounts during the past 12 months.  This increase may be indicative of later stage companies taking advantage of the efficacy of raising capital online…. Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, leading marketplace lending platform Prosper announced modifications in its rate pricing. The company stated that the changes were a direct result of a few factors, which includes the forward-looking credit market, interest rate expectation, the U.S. credit environment, and the competitive environment in… Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 12:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 World Series already in full swing, GoFundMe revealed that more than 100 campaigns on its crowdfunding platform have already raised $100,000 to purchase Wrigley and Progressive Field’s high priced game tickets. A few campaigns include: Blues Road To the World Series: $28,588 raised by… Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 10:26 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In less than two weeks, Polygons, the origami-inspired flat 4-in-1 spoon, is performing beyond measure on its Kickstarter campaign, having already surpassed $500K stretch goal.  At this writing the flat spoon has raised over $542,000 from over 19,432 backers… the stats increase with each click… quite a… Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, real estate crowdfunding platform, Wealth Migrate claimed it was selected as the only South African company to be featured in the top 50 of KPMG and H2 Ventures’ Global 2016 Fintech 100 list. As previously reported, the annual list notably included 50 “established” fintech… Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 9:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Climb Credit, a leading US online student lending platforms, announced that fintech pioneer Angela Ceresnie has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. Ceresnie will be leading efforts to scale the business to a growing pool of partnerships with alternative education providers across the country. A seasoned… Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, peer-to-peer lender Zopa announced it will be hosting Zopathon16, which is described as a 24-hour opportunity to developers, product people, and designers to present their fintech ideas.  The lender revealed: “After last year’s success we decided to replicate it this year with a new… Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 8:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  Pittsburgh-based Small Change was approved as a Reg CF funding portal by FINRA, an approval the platform believes to be a first for a real estate funding portal.  Small Change is a real estate crowdfunding platform launched by urban evangelist Eve Picker targeting “transformational” real estate projects by connecting developers with investors. How?… Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Alec Ellison, a long-time Wall Street veteran, and former Vice Chairman of Jefferies and Chairman of the Tech Investment Banking Group, has joined OurCrowd’s Advisory Board. OurCrowd is one of the leading investment crowdfunding platforms in the world OurCrowd CEO, Jon Medved, said they were honored… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Crowdfunder UK announced the Santander Changemaker Fund has given Goldfinger Factory £10,000. Goldfinger described as an award-winning factory that turns wasted wood into beautiful furniture, jewellery and interior products. Crowdfunder UK revealed earlier this month it teamed up with Santander for the fund, which… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 12:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Growthdeck announced it has merged with merged with the established HNW investor club and syndicator, Radius Equity, to create a premium VC-crowdfunding hybrid. This news comes just a few months after Growthdeck secured over £1 million through its self-crowdfunding campaign. Radius Equity, which is described as… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Switzerland-based equity crowdfunding platform Bee Invested announced the launch of its new campaign for a real estate project located in Luxembourg. The website stated the offering is designed to simplify investments by connecting developers and investors. It also claimed is is the first… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate marketplace lending platform Money360 announced on Tuesday it has provided a $2,450,000 bridge for a 120-unit low-rise multifamily property in Kansas City, Missouri. This new loan was provided to a commercial property owner to pay off a maturing first mortgage with detailed… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 8:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online commercial mortgage marketplace lender, LendInvest, announced on Wednesday it is now offering dates for a second London course for its Property Development Academy as a way to accommodate some of the applicants who were not included in the first Academy course. This second course… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Sharestates is poised to raise capital on SeedInvest. The offer is not yet live, but the listing points to indicated interest of $1.6 million for a Series A funding round of $3 million in preferred equity. Sharestates’ mission is described as… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 7:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Laver & Wood, a Hawkes Bay-based cricket batmaker, announced on Wednesday it is planning to launch an equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe next month. The company is seeking to raise between $250,000 and $1,000,000 which represents 5.8%–20% of the company. Shares are $1 each with a minimum… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

EnergyFunders, an online marketplace connecting investors to oil and gas projects, announced on Tuesday it has closed two projects in Texas that have secured more than $500,000 in less than two months through equity crowdfunding. In November 2015, EnergyFunders officially launched as what it claims to be… Read More