Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

July 28, 2016 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Spark Foundation’s Givealittle announced starting September 1st it is charging a flat 5% fee, inclusive of goods and services tax (GST), on the amount raised by campaigns on its crowdfunding platform. The website declared in an official statement the soul purpose of the fee is to keep… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 10:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Onevest announced today the acquisition of FounderDating to create one of the largest and leading networks of entrepreneurs and advisors, in combination with Onevest’s subsidiary, CoFoundersLab. “We are thrilled to welcome the FounderDating community into our entrepreneurial ecosystem,” said Onevest’s Executive Chairman Alejandro Cremades. “Small… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced it is making prepares to open its doors for Singapore campaign creators.   Kickstarter is currently available in nearly 20 countries, including the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Spain. Last year alone, the… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 9:26 am By Erin Hobey  |  

German firms FinTech Group and Rocket Internet have teamed up to build a pan-European digital bank, according to a release. The bank is just the first stage of a “comprehensive technology partnership” between FinTech Group, which operates several fintech-related brands, and Rocket, the giant startup studio famous… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 9:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Elevate, a provider of online credit solutions for non-prime consumers, today announced it has increased its credit facility with Victory Park Capital (VPC), a privately held registered investment advisor dedicated to alternative investing, by an additional $100 million to a total of $545 million. “Elevate… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 8:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CapitalRise, a new property investing platform enabling everyday investors to sidestep middlemen and invest directly in some of the finest real estate, has not only gone live but has fully funded. According to the platform, CapitalRise differs from other platforms in that it offers higher… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 12:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a regional peer to peer lender, has moved into a new office Launceston to “accommodate their rapidly expanding business”. Founded in 2013, the P2P lender has a number of offices across the South West and is rolling out further branches in towns across the UK…. Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Pozible announced TechSydney has been dubbed its biggest non-profit campaign after it raised over $400,000 within two weeks. TechSydney is notably on a mission to make Sydney a top 10 tech ecosystem. It shared that while it seems as though the city’s tech… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Amazon Launchpad announced the launch of its Kickstarter Collection, which features over 300 projects that have been funded on the crowdfunding giant’s platform. Startups that are reportedly featured in the Kickstarter Collection include Piper, Zivix, Prynt, and MudWatt, among others. Customers shopping the Kickstarter… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

MobileSpike was one of the very first companies to offer securities under Reg CF when it became actionable on May 16th. Now it is one of the first to close its funding round on FlashFunders. MobileSpike is a company that produces a new concept for… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding portal, RealtyShares, announced on Wednesday $1.2 million has been raised on its website to help finance the purchase and rehabilitation of a 76-unit multifamily property located in Jacksonville, Florida. RealtyShares revealed that the complex, which is sponsored by The Klutz Companies, received… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

DreamFunded has added its name to the growing roster of crowdfunding platforms approved by FINRA/SEC to operate a funding portal under Title III of the JOBS Act.  Title III or Reg CF allows companies to raise up to $1 million from non-accredited and accredited investors… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Specialty lender Community Chest has partnered-up with ThinCats on new “Social Enterprise” loans. These loans are designed to provide access to capital for social enterprises seeking to drive community impact while delivering tax-efficient returns to investors who may recieve up to 30% tax relief on… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, an online peer to peer marketplace for commercial real estate loans, has published its quarterly research index deciphering the UK property market. According to their data, the UK Buy-to-Let Market, the top rental markets are areas where voters overwhelmingly voted for Brexit. Reflecting on the… Read More

July 26, 2016 @ 3:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

With AngelList spinoff Republic’s official launch last week, we decided to take a deeper look at Republic to see how they plan to differentiate themselves in this rapidly expanding crowdfunding marketplace. AngelList, arguably the largest and most successful investment crowdfunding platform in the world, provides… Read More

July 26, 2016 @ 12:56 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Singapore-based crowdfunding platform Crowdo received its full Capital Market Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for securities crowdfunding (SCF) to deliver P2P lending and equity crowdfunding, according to the platform’s blog, reportedly making Crowdo the first and only regional operator that can undertake licensed… Read More

July 26, 2016 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Indiegogo announced it had formed a new partnership with Newegg. The tech-focused e-retailer is now set to offer order fulfillment and promotional support to select campaigns on the crowdfunding platform. David Mandelbrot, CEO of Indiegogo, previously stated: “We’re thrilled to partner with Newegg to provide… Read More

July 26, 2016 @ 11:20 am By Erin Hobey  |  

A new British hospitality group Flat Cap Hotels which was founded in 2015 by brothers Oliver Heywood, a former Business Development Manager of London’s iconic The May Fair Hotel, and Dominic Heywood, is planning to open a second property in Knutsford, Cheshire with the help of its crowdfunding campaign… Read More

July 25, 2016 @ 11:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bloomberg is reporting that Prosper is setting up the “Prosper Capital Consumer Credit Fund”. The private fund would ostensibly invest in loans originated on the Prosper platform. According to the report, managers would target stable returns of between 6% to 8% on a sustainable basis…. Read More

July 25, 2016 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A group of Queen’s University scientists announced this week the launch of their crowdfunding platform, ResearchFunderNI, which is dedicated to raising funds for various cancer research projects in Northern Ireland. ResearchFunderNi revealed it has partnered with cancer and medical research charities to collect funding for… Read More