Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

September 25, 2024 @ 7:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global online investment platform OurCrowd has appointed a new Chief Operating Officer. Yuval Illuz previously worked at Standard Chartered Bank where he focused on innovation and disruptive technologies, according to Calcalistech. Jon Medved, founder and CEO of OurCrowd, commented on the new hire: We are… Read More

September 25, 2024 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lithuanian national development institution ILTE started investing in agricultural loans on HeavyFinance. It is planned to reach 2 million Eur of investments by the end of the year. Investments in loans are being “made under the Aviete Crowdfunding Loans facility.” ILTE will invest up to… Read More

September 25, 2024 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets (Nasdaq: HOOD) has been promoting “rock-bottom” or highly competitive fees for options trading. but then come the hidden costs, according to a report from the WSJ. Clients using the Robinhood platform are reportedly dealing with considerably higher transaction costs than those of other… Read More

September 24, 2024 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a European securities crowdfunding platform, has launched a new service called Raise Hub. According to a note from the firm, Raise Hub is designed to streamline the process for European startups on their funding journey. Raise Hub provides information on various financing options, access… Read More

September 24, 2024 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut is reportedly introducing a standalone app based on its wealth management offering as Europe’s leading Fintech aims to challenge major competitors like Robinhood as well as Etoro in the retail investor sector. The Revolut Invest app will provide over 4,000 financial instruments, including from… Read More

September 24, 2024 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken announced the closing of the Coin Meester B.V. (BCM) acquisition, which is said to be a key element in their European growth strategy. With the acquisition of BCM, one of the Netherlands’ oldest registered crypto brokers, Kraken have expanded their Dutch footprint and enhanced… Read More

September 23, 2024 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

CapitalRise is reporting that it has closed on an £8.22 million senior development loan in Wimbledon. The real estate investment platform says this most recent facility follows a robust summer that generated record activity on the property finance platform. As for the Wimbledon project, the financing… Read More

September 21, 2024 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, bringing the world on-chain as the enablers of real-world asset tokenization, announced an integration with the Wormhole Foundation that will bring cross-chain capabilities to all assets tokenized through the Securitize platform. The collaboration results in all current and future tokenized assets from Securitize “leveraging… Read More

September 21, 2024 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At Crowdcube, they claim to be committed to helping businesses raise money. Crowdcube says that they have been doing it for over 13 years and “have worked with more than 1,300 businesses to raise nearly £2 billion.” Crowdcube further noted that their success is driven… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate investment platform, is partnering with Republic to raise growth capital. According to the offering page, Groundfloor is seeking up to $5 million using Reg CF. Investors will be purchasing Series B-3 preferred stock. A minimum of $100 is required with a… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 9:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving the world’s alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, will provide its technology to HSBC Global Private Banking. The solution will be fully integrated into HSBC’s platform “to digitalize the private market investment experience for its relationship managers,… Read More

September 17, 2024 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) (NYSE: BK) has announced Alts Bridge, a data, software, and services solution designedt to meet the growing demand from wealth intermediaries looking to access alternative and private market investment products, through a simplified end-to-end investment experience. Designed… Read More

September 16, 2024 @ 5:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic Europe, formerly Seedrs, posted its group accounts on Companies House last week. The online investment platform reported a larger loss for 2023 than for 2022. Republic (Open Deal), based in the US, is one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the world. In… Read More

September 16, 2024 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

For years, OurCrowd has consistently ranked as a top venture capital fund in Israel. In a recent report issued by KPMG, OurCrowd was once again highlighted as the most active large VC in Israel during the first half of 2024. OurCrowd is an online investment… Read More

September 15, 2024 @ 6:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Dalmore Group, a broker dealer that specializes in assisting firms in raising money online in private securities offerings, has been touting its ability to help issuers add qualified sales people to improve their ability in raising funds. Dalmore is one of the largest platforms enabling… Read More

September 14, 2024 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CAIS, the alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, announced today an expanded relationship with Focus Financial Partners Inc., a partnership of fiduciary wealth management firms that collectively oversee more than $400B in client assets. This expanded relationship makes CAIS the preferred provider “to consolidate… Read More

September 14, 2024 @ 5:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora Group has released key platform stats for the month of August 2024. According to the update from Bondora, August was another “record-breaking month at Bondora Group.” After investors made the most out of the One Billion Celebration campaign, investments sky-surged once again “to set… Read More

September 13, 2024 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Advisors Asset Management (AAM), an investment solutions provider, and iCapital, the global fintech platform for alternative investments says the Avenue Sports Opportunities Fund, managed by Avenue Capital Group, is available on iCapital Marketplace. The Avenue Sports Fund seeks to “produce attractive, risk-adjusted returns by providing… Read More

September 13, 2024 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, one of the top FINRA-regulated Funding Portals in the US, has added several new features to its online investment platform. In an email, Wefunder noted that a new feature allows users to receive alerts whenever a type of issuer lists on the platform. Wefunder,… Read More

September 13, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ParaFi Capital, an alternative asset management and technology firm with over $1 billion in assets under management, has tapped Securitize, a firm focused on tokenizing real-world assets, to tokenize an interest in one of its venture funds on the Avalanche blockchain. Since inception in 2018,… Read More