Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 28, 2016 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Israel’s equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced the dates for its third annual Global Investor Summit. Sharing details about the event, the OurCrowd team explained: “The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit is one of the leading events in the Israeli high-tech industry. Over the last… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Bizfi has received a $20 million investment from Metropolitan Equity Partners.  Details on the exact structure of the investment was not provided.  The investment by Metropolitan is an increase from the $65 million committed by the company this past December. Bizfi is an aggregation platform… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Friday, Dreamfunded was presented the “Equity Crowdfunding Platform of the Year” at the 3rd anniversary of Live Sharks Tank in San Francisco. According to the funding portal, the Equity CrowdFunding Platform of the Year award honors websites that notably “transform” equity crowdfunding into the industry standard… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 7:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE:LC) will be holding its annual meeting today.  Originally the meeting was scheduled for June 7th, the annual meeting was rescheduled for today (June 28, 2016) as it was not yet in a position to provide its shareholders a complete report on the… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 7:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Scott Sanborn, previously named “Temporary” Chief Executive Officer of Lending Club (NYSE:LC), may now remove the temporary portion of his title.  Sanborn is now the CEO of Lending Club following a decision by the Board of Directors.  The Board has tasked Sanborn with transforming the… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

SunDown, a regional entrepreneur ecosystem based in Ohio, has created an investment club on Wefunder.  In a note to followers SunDown stated they were into the equity crowdfunding game to help invsetors “de-risk” their participation. SunDown stated; “The new equity crowdfunding rules and platforms are going… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This weekend equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced the opening of its new office, which is located in the city of Herzliya. The location will reportedly have 15 employees and will be responsible for the portal’s engineering and product development. OurCrowd founder and CEO, Jon Medved revealed:… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Research consultancy Forrester is making some pretty dire predictions regarding Brexit collateral damage. In a blog post this weekend, Forrester stated; “Digital and customer-facing talent will migrate out of the UK,” and “Product and delivery innovation will slow”. Forrester cautions that a “customer-focused agenda is… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after the UK’s voters made the surprising decision to leave the European Union (EU), Finland’s equity crowdfunding platform, Invesdor, weighed in on the big vote. The funding portal’s communications manager, Mikko Savolainen, revealed in a blog post: “Late last week, the UK voted… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 8:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help athletes from all over the world reach their Olympic dreams, GoFundMe announced on Monday its new global competition for those looking to achieve the gold at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.  The crowdfunding portal revealed the Olympian who secures the most… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunder (US) announced this past spring its intent to launch a diversified VC fund for early stage companies. Crowdfunder stated at that time; “The Fund invests $100,000 into startups backed by top VCs at their same terms. Once the Fund invests in a startup, our online… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Commercial mortgage marketplace lender LendInvest saw its ARC Ratings affirmed receiving a Limited SQ1 Servicer Quality rating, with stable outlook. Revealed last Friday, ARC stated; “LendInvest, the mortgage marketplace lender, was previously accorded a public SQ1 Servicer Quality rating on 23rd June 2015. Over the past… Read More

June 26, 2016 @ 11:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundnel, a collaborative crowdfunding investment platform based in Singapore, has formed a partnership with the Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA), to pool resources and boost deal flow.  BANSEA ONE, backed by BANSEA and Fundnel, will become a key investor in early stage companies in… Read More

June 25, 2016 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, has joined a group of investors, advisors and agricultural industry leaders to help launch Radicle, a new AgTech focused accelerator. Radicle was founded by AgTech venture capital firm Finistere Ventures, Cloud Break Advisors and a a group of founders including Bayer, DuPont… Read More

June 25, 2016 @ 8:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the UK’s unexpected decision to leave the European Union (EU), co-founder of Crowdcube, Luke Lang, shared the equity crowdfunding portal’s reaction to the decision. As previously reported, the UK continues to remain in collective shock as the largely unexpected result of the EU referendum will… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Prosper unveiled its very own guide to investing in marketplace lending. This news comes just days after announcing the launch of its new retail investor experience. The Prosper team revealed: “In today’s volatile economy, people are increasingly shying away from the stock market and seeking… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that the UK is set to leave the European Union (EU), CEO of Zopa, Jaidev Janardana, shared the peer-to-peer lending platform’s reaction to the shocking exit. Janardana revealed in a blog post: “With the UK voting to leave the EU, we’d like… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

While enjoying Pride Month’s festivities, Indiegogo showed off its support for the LGBTQIA community in a fun way. The equity crowdfunding platform displayed colored post-its at its San Francisco headquarters. Indiegogo tweeted: Showing off our #pride with @3M post its! Stop by our office in… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after the devastating shooting at Orlando’s nightclub, Pulse, nearly 115,000 supporters of the victims have raised over $6.1 million through a GoFundMe campaign, which was launched by LGBT organization, Equality Florida. Following the shooting, which left 49 dead and 53 injured, the… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced it was among the winners of the 2016 Red Herring Awards. Since its establishment in 1996, the tech magazine reportedly reviews thousands of candidates for each of its three Top 100 awards  for Asia, Europe and the Americas…. Read More