Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

March 15, 2016 @ 8:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform in the US, is poised to enter into the Title III, retail crowdfunding space and expects to “launch the first live Title III offerings” on May 16th. Small companies may raise up to $1 million using either a broker-dealer… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite creating one of the most well-known crowdfunding platform in the world, Kickstarter’s co-founder Yancey Strickler doesn’t wish for the portal to be ordinary. During his recent interview with Jessi Hempel, senior editor at Wired,  as part of 92nd Street Y’s weeklong 7 Days of Genius… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, crowdfunding platform Patreon announced the introduction of its new campaign and pledges homepages. The funding portal shared details about the new campaign look: “Designed to optimize your experience viewing content from the creators you pledge to, the new homepage makes it easier for… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, CoAssets (NSX code: CAX), a Singapore-based crowdfunding platform, announced it has appointed ex-chief artillery officer, Lawrence Lim, as its new COO. The COO appointment comes less than a week after CoAssets announced its expansion in Australia. Speaking about the appointment, which will go into… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

StreetShares, an online lender providing access to capital for SMEs, has announced it has received SEC approval to leverage Regulation A+, enacted under Title IV of the JOBS Act, to deliver a crowdlending product. StreetShares described the qualification as “Historic” and a first for the… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With tax time upon us and the corporate filing deadline (March 15) looming, Dealstruck, Inc., a leading small business online lender, announced its recent survey of more than 500 business owners nationwide indicated that instead of taking a trip to Vegas, company owners are taking… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 8:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Earlier this month Crowdcube Spain joined the Spanish Association of Fintech and Insurtech (Asociación Española de Fintech e Insurtech) and received the new quality certification from the Catalan Government.  The Association was created with the support of more than 50 companies, with the goal of creating a favorable… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a platform for small business loans, announced on Tuesday the appointment of Frank Orofino to lead its Accountant Advisor Program. In the new role, Orofino will oversee a team of OnDeck relationship managers who work directly with CPAs and the accounting community to… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 7:11 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Founded in 2010, friendsurance.com currently counts over 75,000 new customers on its platform. The peer-to-peer insurance model  conceived by Friendsurance had led the creation of a new insurance market segment with over 15 new entrants in seven countries. “In 2015, we saw an amazing growth with more than 200… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 6:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

As the day nears when George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, reveals the government’s forthcoming budget plan, the drums are pounding on what will be announced. Osborne has already messaged that weaker growth will force the Treasury to find further economies. This translates into cutting expenditures… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, Income&, a marketplace investment platform based in San Francisco, launched its new financial investment product called PRIMOs. The unveiling took place at the SXSW Accelerator Pitch competition that was held this weekend in Austin, Texas. 2016 is reportedly marked the first year where the Accelerator… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 3:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

RealtyMogul.com, best known for its real estate crowdfunding marketplace, has announced the addition of a 1031 exchange  with pre-vetted investments to its platform. According to a company spokesperson, this marks the continued expansion of products available on the company’s website, alongside other debt and equity… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (SPC) announced that the country’s court system handled approximately 1.42 million cases regarding peer-to-peer lending during 2015. As reported by Xinhua, during the annual parliamentary session, SPC President, Zhou Qiang, noted that the… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom joined the London Stock Exchange today representing a significant push for disruptive finance. SyndicateRoom has emerged as a leading equity crowdfunding platform in the UK having raised over £45 million to date. The platform has always paired professional investors with retail… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 10:28 am By Darcy Brooks  |  

For such a large industry, I know of relatively few famous mining companies.  I’ve never been part of that world.  It isn’t that the things they’re doing aren’t important, or that they don’t have an impact on my life.  It’s that in the past they’ve… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Prosper Marketplace and HomeAdvisor have signed a multi-year agreement for Prosper to be the exclusive partner to provide home improvement finance via the HomeAdvisor website. HomeAdvisor, based in Golden, Colorado, is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) and is said to have connected more than 35… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe and Uber are partnering on a forthcoming event scheduled this month (March 18) in Malmö.  The duo are both said to be expanding operations into the city and combining as they both launch services with ‘Världens Bästa After Work’ at Media Evolution City.  The event… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 7:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Commercial mortgage lender LendInvest has received a £17 million Series Be investment from Atomico, the venture capital firm created by Skype creator Niklas Zennerström. Mattias Ljungman, who formed Atomico with Zennström, will take a seat on the LendInvest board.  Since 2006, Ljungman has been involved… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 4:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

In the sink-or-swim world of startups, recognizing and adapting to the unanticipated real needs of a market can be the way that a company makes it safely to success on the not-too-distant shore. Investly, an Estonian peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, has honed a keen sense of product/market fit, after its founder,… Read More

March 13, 2016 @ 5:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a company spokesperson, Fan Media will introduce crowdfunding and fan to fan mobile payments to be included in its mobile App. On March 15, Fan Media will debut its updated App at SXSW which will allow users to create crowdfunding campaigns and send… Read More