Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

March 26, 2016 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Pärtel Tomberg, CEO of Bondora, spoke about his platform’s plans for 2016 in a recent interview.  According to Bondora, one of the objectives for coming months is to “improve the loans quality in all [their] markets”. “We strive for a more secured but faster loan… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, CEO of Fig, Justin Bailey, took to the crowdfunding platform’s blog to reveal how investing in “Game Shares” really works. Fig is an investment crowdfunding platform just for video games. The all or nothing platform will offer both rewards and investment opportunities for qualified… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced that it has teamed up with Google’s Primer App to present a “short lesson” on why email marketing is important for crowdfunding entrepreneurs. The funding portal declared: “Overall, we find that building momentum early can help set up a… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundedByMe has announced that it was launching a new (and predicted to be its last) equity crowdfunding campaign as it continues to build upon its international expansion. The investment crowdfunding platform shared: “FundedByMe is growing and has great plans for the future. We will soon invite our users… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced on Thursday that it has named San Jose’s Overfelt High School as winner of its National Chromebooks for Classroom Challenge. Earlier this month, GoFundMe, and its partner and national distributor of school supplies, School Speciality, created a new education-specific portal as… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Patch of Land, one of the trailblazing real estate crowdfunding platforms that has helped to establish the emerging marketplace, has topped $100 million in real estate financing. Patch of Land has targeted its platform at short term debt finance that is utilized to purchase, refinance… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 11:30 am By Therese Torris  |  

  Execfintech, the German fintech event that took place March 8 in Frankfurt dedicated a couple of panel presentations to marketplace lending. The companies represented included the two most successful lending platforms in Germany, P2P lending site Auxmoney and P2B lending marketplace Funding Circle, along… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 9:21 am By Darcy Brooks  |  

We all vote with our money.  Every dollar spent is a vote for this brand over another, this chain, this item, and it speaks volumes about how we think, what we value, and what we want to do. I often wonder if there’s anything I’d do differently… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

P2Binvestor has received $5 million as part of a larger $50 funding round. This is according to a report in the Denver focused publication BusinessDen. The funding was also revealed in a recent filing with the SEC. The publication said the loan was from a… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating terrorist attack on Brussels on Tuesday morning, GoFundMe announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to help the victims. According to various reports, the attacks occurred at Brussels Zaventem Airport and the Maelbeek metro station, killing at least 34 people. Terrorist group ISIS has… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Earlier this month, Snowball Effect’s head of deal flow, Shaun Edlin, recently shared some advice on how businesses can find success through crowdfunding initiatives. During his interview with Xero Accounting Software, Edlin revealed: “Businesses are literally raising hundreds of millions of dollars through crowdfunding at the… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit, a small business financial technology platform, announced on Tuesday that it has formed a partnership with transportation finance firm and provider of equipment financing/leasing solutions, Advantage Funding. Biz2Credit revealed that through the partnership, Advantage Funding will utilize the acquisition channels on the small business lending marketplace… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

IW Capital is a private equity firm that seeks to invest in promising early stage companies while taking advantage of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax exemption. The EIS (along with the Seed Investment Enterprise Scheme) mitigates a certain amount of investment risk and has… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Currency transfer specialist WorldFirst has published a report that measures UK SME’s attitudes towards traditional finance. According to their research, agile Fintech firms are preferred over banks – specifically when it comes to foreign exchange. Jonathan Quin, CEO and co-founder of World First, commented on… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of President Obama’s historical trip to Cuba, Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler took to the crowdfunding platform’s blog to reveal the importance of supporting the country’s creative community. Strickler penned: “Today President Obama is in Havana during a historic visit to Cuba. He’s the… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

loanDepot announced it has formed a new partnership with Avant as a way to expand credit options for borrowers nationwide. The online lender revealed that it has teamed up with Avant through an API integration to offer borrowers access to credit products that match their financial needs. Speaking about the partnership, loanDepot, LLC… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

European peer to peer lender Bondora is now regulated by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority the financial regulatory body of the country. According to Bondora, the process has taken nearly a year to complete and has been described as “very thorough” with “very stringent requirements”… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom and marketplace lender RateSetter have forged an agreement to partner on providing access to capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. Recognizing the benefits for enabling both debt and equity capital, the two internet finance portals will… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 8:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Virgin Media Business launched its search for the most innovative and exciting businesses with the UK and Ireland’s pitch competition called VOOM 2016. It was revealed that Crowdfunder UK will be partnering with Virgin by powering the contest. According to Virgin Media Business, the… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Direct lender, Credibly, announced on Monday that it has unveiled its first extended-term business expansion loan offering. The product reportedly features rates ranging from 9.99% to 36%, terms of 18 and 24 months, with multiple payment options. While sharing details about the offering, Glenn Goldman, CEO of Credibly,… Read More