Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

May 12, 2016 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, New Zealand equity crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced startup Eat My Lunch is launching the first campaign for its soon to launch lending platform, PledgeMe.Lend. Last month, co-founder and CEO of PledgeMe, Anna Guenther, announced the New Zealand-based crowdfunding portal has received approved by the Financial Markets Authority… Read More

May 12, 2016 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs is seeing significant growth in “on-demand Apps” raising capital on its site. One recent example is blow LTD, London’s app-based provider of fast beauty on demand (also described as Uber for beauty).  blow is currently raising £750,000 in equity capital on Seedrs.  To… Read More

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

On Wednesday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced that it has decided to put its IPO market plans on hold for now. Following a £6 million funding round, led by Numis, last year, Crowdcube revealed that it was planning to leverage over 200,000 registered users and introduce them… Read More

May 11, 2016 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, has announced the launch of a new “social investor app” coordinated with FinovateSpring 2016 taking place in San Jose this week.  OurCrowd called the new app a “significant expansion” of its equity crowdfunding site.  The new app enables registered investors… Read More

May 11, 2016 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

International investment crowdfunding platform FundedByMe has received approval from the Swedish Companies Registry Office to publicly list shares as a limited public company. In a statement today, FundedByMe explained by having over 544 shareholders the company was already complying as if it was a publicly… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter recently announced it has updated its privacy policy for campaign backers. The website stated that these new updates will go into effect on June 9th. Kickstarter shared it will only collect: Information (such as name, email and postal addresses, telephone number, and country… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyMogul.com announced on Tuesday it has closed an $860,000 equity investment for a 23-unit multifamily property in Plainfield, New Jersey, which is located just 25 miles outside of New York City. According to the website, the property is 100 percent-occupied apartment building and is… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 1:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, CEO of Fig, Justin Bailey, announced that former Epic games developer and Boss Key Productions founder, Cliff Bleszinksi, has invested in the crowdfunding platform. Bailey shared in a recent blog post: “Esteemed developer, industry supporter and all around great guy, Cliff Bleszinski has invested in… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Big news for Kickstarter filmmakers! The crowdfunding giant announced on Tuesday one million people have collectively backed more than 12,000 documentary film projects and more than 5,000 of those projects have been successfully funded. The Kickstarter team declared: “Thousands of documentary filmmakers have turned to… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 12:29 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

With Title III of the JOBS Act is set to take effect next week, the crowd is opining.  The legislation intends to bring non-accredited investors into the equity crowdfunding fold and make Title III more workable for real estate; RealtyMogul.com CEO and real estate crowdfunding guru Jilliene… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 12:13 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Co-founded in 2012 by Wharton grads Chris Tsai and Brian Nguyen, Celery has sought to bring new products of all shapes and sizes to the marketplace.  Today the Y Combinator alum blogged that the platform has joined forces with Indiegogo, an “ideal” partner for Celery to accelerate the… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced its community has raised over $300,000 for the Fort McMurray fire victims. The fire, which started on May 1st, began in Alberta and has destroy homes and businesses leaving 88,000 people displaced. Rob Solomon, GoFundMe CEO, stated: “This fire… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Australia-based crowdfunding platform Pozible announced the launch of its new look and service called Pozible Base, which allows anyone to start a funding portal of their own. According to the Pozible team, Base users will create their own version of Pozible by customizing… Read More

May 9, 2016 @ 3:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This weekend, Australian crowdfunding portal Pozible announced that it has teamed up with Grill’d Local Matters once again for funding projects in Melbourne and Sydney.  The funding website revealed in a recent blog post: “In 2015, Grill’d Local Matters and Pozible teamed up to discover and… Read More

May 9, 2016 @ 1:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week Crowdfund Insider published an article on NextSeed, an investment crowdfunding platform that has been operating in Texas under the state exemption.  NextSeed is the first Reg CF/Title III funding portal to be approved by regulators and is thus ready to launch on May… Read More

May 9, 2016 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding portal, SyndicateRoom, announced plans to open its Series A funding round for investors. The offer is set to open on the website this Tuesday (May 10th).   Just one year ago, SyndicateRoom successfully completed its previous  funding round in just 33 hours and… Read More

May 9, 2016 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital has launched a “30-day access account” or 30DAA to their list of options for investors. According to the online lender, the 30-day account follows on the heels of success of their Quick Access Account (QAA).  Assetz Capital has pushed forward with providing more… Read More

May 9, 2016 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the shocking revelation that Lending Club CEO had resigned in the wake of non-conforming sale of loans to a single investor, Lending Club has announced Q1 financial results. Lending Club said it had experienced solid growth in originations, operating revenue, and adjusted EBITDA during… Read More

May 9, 2016 @ 7:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE:LC) founder and CEO Renaud Laplanche has submitted his resignation to the board of directors following an internal review of a sale of loans to a single investor. According to the company, $22 million in loans were sold to a single investor against “express… Read More

May 8, 2016 @ 6:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australian peer to peer lending platform SocietyOne has completed another funding round that was revealed last month. This time SocietyOne raised $25 million in equity capital from traditional financial firms G&C Mutual Bank and the Maritime, Mining and Power Credit Union. The transaction was reported… Read More