Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

August 1, 2016 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) announced the winners of the inaugural Think It Up Innovation Awards. This award honored eight teams of students and teachers. Each team will receive $5,000 in DonorsChoose funding credits to advance their work in the classroom. Each winning… Read More

August 1, 2016 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Inevitably investment crowdfunding will be measured largely by the returns delivered to investors. A path to an exit opportunity is important for investors to understand to be able to evaluate whether or not an investment makes sense for their portfolio.  OurCrowd, a global investment crowdfunding… Read More

August 1, 2016 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding announced it had raised a total of $750,000 for a senior bridge loan in Denver, Colorado. The website confirmed that this loan is structured to accommodate a dynamic real estate strategy. The Bruckal Group was selected for the loan… Read More

August 1, 2016 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

wiseAlpha, the Fintech firm that provides access to senior secured corporate debt to retail investors, is now introducing senior secured bonds from established UK brands on its platform. Any investor may now participate in assets that generate between 5% to 8% in a relatively low-risk… Read More

August 1, 2016 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

ArchOver has announced topping £20 million in lending. ArchOver is supported by Hampden Group, a financial firm that manages insurance assets and is, in fact, the largest members’ agency at Lloyd’s. Hampden is both an investor in ArchOver the company and an active investor over… Read More

July 31, 2016 @ 8:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month during a swing through Asia, Ron Suber, President of Prosper, visited the studios of CNBC from Hong Kong. Always on message, Suber explained the insatiable search for yield from all around the world in this historically low interest rate environment that is… Read More

July 31, 2016 @ 8:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently European marketplace/P2P lender Bondora has been publishing a series of updates on the operation and management of the growing online lender. A recent post stated; “…[we have been] sharing detailed information on how Bondora is managed and operated. We promised that over the coming months… Read More

July 30, 2016 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

P2Binvestor revealed earlier this week it had signed the largest line of credit to date at $10 million.  The online lender provides access to capital via secured lines of credit. Typically the loan will be tied to assets like receivables, inventory, or perhaps another form… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform WeFunder has launched an interesting service. The new feature is called “Scout”. Basically, WeFunder will pay a $2000 $2500 bounty for each qualifying company that is referred to the platform and commits to funding on Wefunder. You may also earn a $2000 monthly… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Crowdcube caught up with Pod Point’s founder, Erik Fairbairn, to discuss why he decided to back the equity platform’s crowdfunding platform, which has so far raised £6.7 million from nearly 3,200 investors. POD Point turned to the crowdfunding method in 2015 and first captured  £1.5m through… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Kickstarter announced it will be making its way across the Atlantic to attend this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, which will take place on August 5th to the 29th. The crowdfunding portal shared: “Over in the UK, the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe is almost… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Charity fundraising website, iDonate, announced on Friday the launch of its new peer-to-peer support that is dedicated to nonprofits. This new service reportedly enables organizations to support their causes by creating individual, team or event-centered crowdfunding programs that tap into personal networks. Ray Gary, CEO of… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs is pointing to a recent report that gives it the top spot for crowdfunding deals in the UK. According to Beauhurst, Seedrs is in the pole position having funded 78 deals in the first 6 months of 2016 topping competitor Crowdcube which came in… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

JumpStartFund’s Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced on Friday it has formed a partnership with Deutsche Bahn to create an “Innovation Train,” which is described as a conventional train that will use new technologies being developed by HTT that increases efficiency and to bring a modern digital presence to today’s train transportation. According… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Progressive German banking firm Fidor Group has been acquired by Group BPCE in France. The acquisition was described as enabling Fidor power international expansion, continue the development of its proprietary digital banking technology, and strengthen its overall presence in Europe. Fidor, an early innovator in the typically… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 9:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the release of Ethan Mollick’s study on Kickstarter’s impact on the economy, CEO and co-founder of the popular crowdfunding portal, Yancey Strickler, sat down to discuss the website’s growth and influence of entrepreneurs. Mollick reported in his study: “From inception to May 2015, Kickstarter projects resulted… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Capital Cell, an investment crowdfunding platform that describes itself as the first European crowdfunding platform for biotech projects, has recieved regulatory approval from the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV).  According to a statement on their site, after ten months of audits, interviews and… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Asset-backed peer to peer lender Ablrate has released information on an origination partnership with Access Commercial Finance based in Leeds. The arrangement is said to have generated over £2.5 million of loans so far this year. Ablrate launched as a niche P2P lender focusing on… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Money&Co., a peer to peer lender targeting small businesses, has signed an agreement to receive investment capital from the Chinese Overseas Consortium Development Company.  According to information provided by the P2P lender, this is the third funding round and values the company at over £20… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Professor Ethan Mollick of the University of Pennsylvania released its recent study on Kickstarter’s impact on the economy. The study revealed the following: Employed 283,000 part-time collaborators Created 8,800 new companies and nonprofits with 29,600 new full-time jobs Raised more than $5.3 billion for those… Read More