Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 12, 2016 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Happy six month anniversary, Crowdcube North! The equity crowdfunding platform celebrated its Manchester office by revealing some facts about the location’s already success. Before opening the office, Crowdcube stated that it helped nine businesses in the North West to raise more than £1.4 million in the… Read More

October 12, 2016 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it has appointed former Citigroup and HSBC executive, Simon Williams, as a new chairman of its board. Williams notably has over 30 years of experience in banking and investment. The funding portal revealed that Williams is joining the board… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo and its partner, Arrow Electronics, announced Brad Holland, of Kordbot, is the first to win $25,000 in flash funds to help bring his product to life. The companies revealed they are giving $25,000 to three entrepreneurs throughout the month of October, with Holland… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, rewards-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced it has teamed up with Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) to create a new Art of Business Bootcamp. This event will be hosted by RISD and is to help artists develop a business plan, market and promote your work, find… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced on Tuesday its legal team received recognition at the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe 2016. The event took place last week, and its judges were Integreon’s Bob Gogel, Financial Times’ Michael Skaplinker, and RSG Consulting’s Reena SenGupta. Crowdcube was shortlisted… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 8:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based crowdfunding platform CoAssets (ASX: CA8) announced on Tuesday it has appointed Tommy Teo as its new chief financial officer. Nick Bishop has stepped down from his role of chief financial officer at CoAssets, and will continue to assist with operations in Australia. CoAssets revealed that Teo is a Certified Practicing… Read More

October 10, 2016 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Slovakia-based peer-to-peer lending platform Žltý melon announced it appointed Michal Milko as Head of Risk Management. Milko joins the online lender after serving as Head of Credit Policy at mBank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a Polish internet bank. He has also held several positions in Retail… Read More

October 10, 2016 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based real estate crowdfunding platform the House Crowd announced on Monday its latest investment opportunity, called Bollin Heights, in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The round is seeking £3,550,000 and offers earn returns of 10-12 % p.a. The funding portal describes Bollin Heights as a conversion of an existing office building into… Read More

October 8, 2016 @ 5:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The real estate crowdfunding, for both debt and equity, is now fairly established as an option for investors. A diverse group of platforms has emerged serving various of sectors of real estate for different investor classes. One area of recent interest is the 1031 sector… Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa announced it has teamed up with Airbnb as a way to help UK customers pay back their home loans. The lender revealed borrowers just need to sign up to become an Airbnb host through a link on their Zopa dashboard…. Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 2:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

In an email to platform followers, Fundrise has indicated it will soon launch a new round of eREITS to compliment their existing eREIT offers listed on the real estate marketplace today. Fundrise exited the single property funding market last year by leveraging Title IV of… Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform Small Change announced its latest offering, an investment in Pittsburgh’s Buvinger Building, has successfully secured its initial $238,500 funding goal before the initiative was closed. As previously reported, the investment strategy consisted of a two-phase strategy to add value. Phase 1,… Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading marketplace lending platform Prosper has launched a new credit card services. Prosper’s “Credit Card Optimizer” is designed to aid consumers in managing their credit cards more effectively – stratght from their smartphones. Credit Card Optimizer seeks to save consumers money by solving common credit… Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

EthisCrowd has been recognized as the Best Islamic Crowdfunding Platform for its social impact real estate campaigns in Indonesia. The Singapore-based platform received the award at the 6th Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) 2016, in Jakarta recently. President Joko Widodo was the guest of honor and also… Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Online commercial mortgage marketplace lender LendInvest has released financial results and for the 3rd year running has reported a profit of £3.4 million. The company also stated that revenue rose 133% in the 12 months ending in March 2016. Gross revenue hit £32 million versus… Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Finstar backed peer to peer lender Viventor has released a statement saying it is experiencing 60% average monthly growth during its first year of operation. The online lender launched in October 2015.  The company also shared that initial results after launch in 2015 were disappointing but said… Read More

October 6, 2016 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fig Publishing, Inc., a crowdfunding and publishing platform that allows non-accredited investors to financially support video game development and publishing, announced on Thursday it is officially collecting funds for Psychonauts 2 Fig Game Shares. This news comes just one week after the funding website secured SEC qualification to issue the… Read More

October 6, 2016 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, RealtyShares announced its first commercial real estate deal that was funded on an off-platform institution delegate lender relationship. This deal was done with Pittsburgh-based apartment complex owner and operator, BG10 Properties.  According to RealyShares, BG10 secured $1.1 million through the deal for a multi-family… Read More

October 6, 2016 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Kickstarter announced it has teamed up with TurboVote to help increase voter participation for the upcoming 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, which will be taking place this November. Kickstarter revealed that its team believes in the power of personal expression and that is why… Read More

October 5, 2016 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Australian marketplace lending platform DirectMoney has appointed Anthony Nantes as CEO. Former CEO Peter Beaumont will move into the Chief Operating Officer role. DirectMoney released a statement that Nantes will bring a set of skills that will deliver the next phase of company growth.  DirectMoney… Read More