Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

February 18, 2016 @ 6:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Invesdor officially initiated its operations in Norway with a Norwegian-based equity offering, insurance sector software platform Cloud Insurance. The launch will officially be announced and the crowdfunding round will open at the TechLive! Financial Disruption event in Oslo today. “Until now, Norwegian companies have had no way to raise funds in… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Kickstarter announced a brand new feature to its wildly popular crowdfunding platform called Community Tab. The portal shared: “Behind every successful campaign is a community of people who want to help the creator’s idea come to life. More than 10 million people from… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Patch of Land is a debt-based crowdfunding platform that has generated solid success by allowing accredited investors to invest in smaller real estate projects.  The company has registered several “firsts” including the first online lender to prefund all loans, as well as offering truly secured… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo has been at the forefront of the rewards based crowdfunding phenomena.  While Kickstarter may be a bit better known, Indiegogo actually launched prior to its committed competitor. Over the years, Indiegogo has expanded its platform moving into new countries and offering new and innovative… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, GoFundMe announced its platform has helped secure over $2 billion for various causes and projects since its launch nearly six years ago. The funding portal declared: “Today, GoFundMe hit an amazing milestone: over 2 billion dollars have been raised for our users. We… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Neyber, a digital lender that allows companies to provide access to credit as an employee benefit, states their loan book jumped by 40% in January to £10 million.  Neyber predicts it will lend £100 million across the UK for the year as it extends its service… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

AngelsDen, an investment crowdfunding platform with roots in the analog past, believes “angel-led” investing is the way of the future. In comparison to other UK platforms, AngelsDen is small having raised just £11 million in 2015.  But regarding post funding success, so far to date, companies… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in November, UK’s equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube announced it has formed a new partnership with Amazon Launchpad, a new programme that will bring innovative products from British startups to millions of Amazon customers across the UK. Now, just a few months later, the portal is ready… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 1:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

ArchOver, a peer to peer or “B2B crowdlending platform”, has facilitated a sizeable £2.3 million loan to provide working capital to Duradiamond. The deal is stated to be a record-breaking amount for not just the online lender but for the industry as a whole.  Duradiamond… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Aprenita is a recent entry into the online lending sector. While the largest platforms focus on consumer or SME lending, Aprenita has established a laser-focused niche. Founded by Mark Loranger and Sergei Kovalenko, the entrepreneurial pair has “identified a critical funding gap where old systems… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Zoopla (LSE:ZPLA) has invested an undisclosed sum in peer to peer mortgage lender Landbay.  The announcement was revealed in a corporate filing by Zoopla as well as a statement on the Landbay site.  Zoopla also announced partnership/investments in PropertyDetective, FixFlo and Trussle, each representing an important vertical… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

RateSetter has announced it has removed all early exit fees from its monthly investment market. This means that investors will have better access to their money without having to pay additional fees associated with an exit. RateSetter also states this new “easy access” will also… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 11:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prosper, a leading marketplace lending platform in the US, has raised its rates. In an email to registered investors, Prosper stated it had increased its estimated loss rates and thus updated the price of loans to reflect the intrinsic increase in risk.  The platform stated;… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 10:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wellesley & Co, a peer to peer lending platform, has appointed Nick McAuliffe as Managing Director.  The new hire was said to arrive as the P2P lender expects significant growth in 2016. Wellesley has made almost £300 million loans to date with over 20,000 registered… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 4:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, a leading real estate crowdfunding platform, stunned investors and supporters alike with a filing posted to the SEC that indicated Michael S. McCord, CFO of Fundrise, had been terminated for allegations of extortion. The statement filed with the SEC said; Strategic Investors & Advisors… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 1:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer (marketplace) lending is poised to supplant all types of debt markets. While many platforms have focused on the low hanging fruit of providing consumer credit, online lending will someday soon be the norm across many verticals.  In the UK, the mortgage market… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Slava Rubin has stepped down as CEO of Indiegogo, the crowdfunding platform reportedly decided to lay off some employees as part of the restructuring process. While revealing details about the recent layoffs, Rubin commented in a recent email to VentureBeat: “A… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, SyndicateRoom released a new video on what equity crowdfunding means for innovation and what its members are really investing in. The portal revealed: “Equity crowdfunding is about more than trying to tame the next unicorn – it’s about believing in a better world… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

International investment crowdfunding platform FundedByMe has announced a referral program that may provide a finders fee from €2000 to up to €20,000. Other investment crowdfunding platforms have enacted similar programs to the FundedByMe bounty. The launch of the partner program was described as giving the opportunity to… Read More

February 13, 2016 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ohio State University has launched “Buckeye Funder” to allow alumni and other donors to support students, faculty and staff fund their projects. Ohio State has over 58,000 students on its main campus making it one of the largest universities in the US. The new platform… Read More