Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

February 13, 2016 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Harmoney, the first peer to peer lender in New Zealand, is readying for it’s jump over to Australia.  While an exact date has yet to be set, Scoop reports that an invite-only beta launch will happen in the next few weeks so Harmoney can work… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, Indiegogo offered up some ideas on how backers may celebrate the love holiday. The global crowdfunding platform stated that it encourages everyone to show some love to those who are in need the most. It offered five… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

  Investment crowdfunding platform Wefunder is hitting the road this spring to bring their message of raising capital online. Wefunder will be hopping aboard Amtrak to cross the country in search of  innovative small businesses and some of the lucky companies will receive funding assistance… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 8:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Kickstarter announced it has formed a partnership with Berlinale Talents, which is an initiative of the Berlin International Festival (also known as Berlinale). This new collaboration is reportedly part of the crowdfunding platform’s ongoing initiative to provide education and mentorship opportunities for emerging… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 7:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK research firm Beauhurst announced this week it has named equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube most active investor of 2015. According to the latest independent report The Deal 2015/2016, Crowdcube reportedly saw its crowd make over 63,500 investments to the tune of 83 million, funding 166… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 7:15 am By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets (NSX code: CAX), a Singapore based crowdfunding platform, has announced the appointment of two new directors that will be joining the young company in the coming weeks. CoAssets became a publicly traded company last year establishing itself as the first real estate platform to… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 7:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Bank Sinarmas, a Jakarta based financial institution, has formed a partnership with recently launched peer to peer lender Modalku to more easily provide access to capital to SMEs joining a global trend of traditional finance partnering with innovative Fintech firms. The partnership with Sinarmas Bank… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club announced financial results for 2015 this morning. The numbers came in ahead of analyst expectations and, even better, CEO Renaud Laplanche, predicted that earnings will be even better in coming quarters as he boosted the company’s forecast. As part of the announcement, Lending Club… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The leading marketplace lending platform in the US Lending Club (NYSE:LC) reported Q4 and 2015 full year results this morning.  The company also reported that, to date, it has facilitated over $16 billion in consumer and SME loans.  Lending Club also revealed its intent to… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Joining in on Crowdcube’s fifth birthday celebration, #FundedClub member Pavegen offered up some delicious cupcakes to the equity crowdfunding platform. Last summer, the London start-up successfully secured over £2 million during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s technology converts footsteps into electricity, making it possible to power services… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Pan-European peer to peer lending platform Bondora has become the first online lender in Europe to open its API to the public.  The program interface is available to both retail and institutional P2P/ marketplace investors. This update to their lending ecosystem should facilitate investor access… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The godfather of peer to peer lending Zopa, has published some information on the forthcoming Innovative Finance ISA.  The long awaited update to ISAs will finally take place this coming April. At that time, savers will be able to add P2P / marketplace lending assets… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 5:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“As the first regulated equity crowdfunding platform in the world, Seedrs has always focused on doing equity crowdfunding the right way. Our mission is to build a sustainable industry with a business approach focused on a combination of scale and professionalism. We create a world-class… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 4:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Mumbai-based P2P lending fintech startup, Capzest, has raised $200K in seed funding from LionVentures, a seed investment and innovation platform founded by Anurag Mehrotra founder of LionVentures; Varun Dua, co-founder and CEO of Coverfox; Amit Tambe, former senior partner of Trilegal India and Vikas Jhunjhunwala, a Mumbai-based textile businessman reported VC Circle…. Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 4:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

There are a few basic ways to gain shares in early stage companies, the most obvious ones being either to invest by purchasing shares or to join the company and be “given” shares as part of your remuneration.  Holding shares in an early stage company… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Acceleris Capital Ltd. , a corporate finance adviser for SMEs, announced on Tuesday the merger of interests with equity crowdfunding platform, InvestingZone. According to Acceleris Capital, the merger between a corporate finance advisor and a leading fintech platform is the first of its kind and will… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SyndicateRoom co-founder and CEO Gonçalo de Vasconcelos recently shared his thoughts on the how equity crowdfunding should work in the real world. SyndicateRoom, is one of the top three platforms in the UK.  The site has taken a different approach by involving a professional investor… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 2:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the world, has received a cool recognition for its OurCrowd First seed fund. IVC-APM has bestowed the title of OurCrowd First being  Israel’s Most Active VC Fund. According to info provided by OurCrowd, the report analyzed… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

While it seems as though some investors have learned to embrace crowdfunding, it seems others have developed reservations when it comes to using the funding method. On Wednesday, equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs revealed 10 particular reasons why investors don’t give funds to certain campaigns. The… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 11:30 am By Therese Torris  |  

Today at Finovate Europe in London, quite a few attendees were startled to hear Jevhenijs Kazanis, Twino’s CEO, confidently assert: “Twino will buy back any non performing loan after a 30 day period of delinquency.” How could that work? Many wondered. It was already startling… Read More