Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

August 16, 2016 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Tuesday its crowd of investors have funded another Columbus, Ohio property. According to the funding platform, $1.5 million went towards Cardinal Creek Townhomes, a 192-unit multifamily complex in Bexley, which is a suburb of the state’s capital. The deal… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 11:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Immersive theatre means no separation between performers and audience, a play in a nightclub with performances popping up all around the audience. The curtain lifts the moment one steps through The Speakeasy’s false-front business and enter the 1920’s speakeasy, complete with illicit bar, crooked casino, and… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, crowdfunding platform Pozible announced it formed a partnership with GVEP and with its initiative, Crowd Power, which is described as a three-year program to stimulate, develop and learn from crowdfunding of renewable enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa and Africa. The funding portal noted: “GVEP… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 10:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

SocietyOne chief executive Jason Yetton, a former senior Westpac banker newly hired in March, shared some exciting updates with the Sydney Morning Herald: since the beginning of 2016, the Australian P2P lender has arranged AUS$50 million in personal loans on its online platform, nearly double the AUS$26 million of new lending in the December half of… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd has changed the date of its annual investor summit.  The young event has evolved into becoming perhaps the biggest investment crowdfunding conference in the world. The annual gathering has jumped forward a month and will now be held on February 15th & 16th in… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Reg CF, created under Title III of the JOBS Act, was launched on May 16th of this year as the new securities exemption became available to SMEs seeking investors.  Under Reg CF, issuing companies may sell securities to both accredited and non-accredited investors to raise… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

RealtyMogul.com has launched their first REIT (real estate investment trust) labeled the MogulReit I.  The new investment vehicle will allow non-accredited investors access to commercial real estate investment opportunities. MogulReit will be using Reg A+ and thus may raise up to $50 million.  RealtyMogul.com described the… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 9:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yirendai (NYSE:YRD), the publicly traded offshoot of huge P2P lender CreditEase, announced Q2 results last week and the markets liked what they heard. While Yirendai held their earnings call on Wednesday, August 10th, it has taken a few days for the news to sink in…. Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Assetz Capital announced on Monday it received a 5 Star Rating from Defaqto in the independent financial information business’ first “Loan Based Crowdfunding” analysis. The UK-based lender is considered one of only four peer-to-peer finance platforms to have achieved the highest rating awarded by Defaqto. According to Assetz… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 3:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdStreet, an online marketplace for real estate investment, says business is booming. According to a report from the company, CrowdStreet is “oversubscribing multi-million dollar raises in less than 30 days.” CrowdStreet matches high net worth individuals with real estate sponsors. One recent offer was described… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter announced it formed a partnership with learning community Skillshare to create a list of classes taught by creators across the crowdfunding platform’s 15 categories.  The crowdfunding platform gave a few examples of classes, which are listed below. 1. Strategic Storytelling: Building Community… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, international investment crowdfunding platform FundedByMe announced Pontus Frohde has decided to step down from his position as COO to pursue other career opportunities. Frohde first joined the funding platform’s team in April 2013 and will remain active within the company until the end of November… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

In December of 2015 Fundrise, a trailblazer in the real estate crowdfunding sector, made a dramatic strategic shift. The platform decided to leverage Title IV of the JOBS Act, otherwise known as Reg A+, to create a fund of diversified real estate assets they labeled… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

4thWay, a research and rating firm that wants to be the “Morningstar” of peer to peer lending, has published a list of P2P lenders that have achieved their highest rating of 5/5 stars or “PLUSes”. The 6 plaforms are as follows: Funding Circle, Landbay, Lending… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after GoHenry captured nearly £4 million through its Crowdcube initiative, CEO of the digital bank solution, Alex Zivoder, shared details about the epic campaign and the company’s future. As previously reported, goHenry is an application and pre-paid debit card that is designed… Read More

August 13, 2016 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just three days before its self-running campaign is set to close, Crowdcube announced the initiative is considered the largest raise on a UK crowdfunding platform. The company launched its highly anticipated campaign last month and within the first 24 hours, the platform raised over £6 million… Read More

August 12, 2016 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Dianrong, a very large peer to peer lender in China (far bigger than any platform in the US), did some chest pounding yesterday.  In a release, Dianrong claimed the US Department of Commerce named the Chinese online lender the “Leader in China’s P2P Lending Segment.”… Read More

August 12, 2016 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, GoFundMe announced four athletes who raised funds on its crowdfunding platform won medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The athletes were: Caeleb Dressel, USA: Gold in 4×100 freestyle relay Chase Kalisz, USA: Silver in the 400 IM David Plummer, USA: Bronze… Read More

August 12, 2016 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi, one of the largets online lenders in the US, has settled a class action lawsuit regarding “hard credit” inquiries for potential borrowers. Under the terms of the agreement, SoFi will pay a $2.4 million fine which includes $625,000 in fees and $48,000 in cost reimbursements… Read More

August 12, 2016 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender ThinCats has updated its system for SME loan grading. The online lender has released a “unique system” developed by Rolf Hickman, described as a pioneer in credit analysis.  Hickman was founder and CEO of the pH Group, now part of Experian,… Read More