Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 26, 2016 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a €600,000 investment, Investly has launched a peer to peer lending platform targeting UK SMEs. Investly is an invoice finance platform similar to market leader MarketInvoice. SpeedInvest, a venture capital group that has been active in the Fintech space, provided the financing to enable… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube announced it was named of UK’s most innovative businesses by Bloomberg in its inaugural Business Innovators List. The equity crowdfunding platform declared in its blog: “Bloomberg unveiled its inaugural Bloomberg Business Innovators list, naming Crowdcube as one of the breakthrough businesses disrupting the… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 7:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, secondary market for crowdfunding assets, CFX Markets, announced the addition of real estate crowdfunding platform Earlyshares to its network. The real estate crowdfunding platform will now allow its investors to list shares on the CFX secondary market, subject to SEC resale restrictions. CFX Markets… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 9:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd is perhaps the leading investment crowdfunding platform in the world. Founded in 2013 by the ubiquitous CEO Jon Medved, OurCrowd has set up shop in one of the hottest startup markets in the world.  But while  nominally based in Israel, OurCrowd has chosen a… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to offer up some tips for crowdfunding campaign organizers, Crowdfunder unveiled some details about 506(b) and 506(c). The equity crowdfunding platform explained in a recent blog post: “With the passage of the JOBS Act in 2012, startup fundraising and investing has changed drastically. An opaque… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The Me Electric Scooter, which recently raised €300,000 is probably the highest profile equity crowdfunding campaign to date on Tip Ventures.  In the country most associated with scooters and the iconic Vespa, ME Group wants to “reinvent” the popular form of transportation. Now equity crowdfunding platform Tip… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Funding Tree announced a new feature on its crowdfunding platform called “Accelerated Funding.” The website declared: “We’re starting the New Year with a fresh approach to the funding process. In response to your feedback and emerging trends with the industry, from now on… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Folk2Folk has announced the creation of a “Legal Panel” to support its national roll-out strategy.  This new entity is said to form a national network of law firms to support the company’s local secured lending model as a central part of… Read More

January 24, 2016 @ 9:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd is hosting its second annual Global Investor Summit this week in Jerusalem and organizers state this will be far bigger than year prior. According to OurCrowd, approximately 3,000 investors, entrepreneurs and corporate partners will join to participate in the conference… Read More

January 23, 2016 @ 1:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, SeedUps Canada, the first investment crowdfunding platform to set up shop in the country, announced that it is launching the “Be the Dragon” Tour. The website shared the event will be making stops in Vancouver and Calgary with a mission to attract companies to the… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 3:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, independent film distributor Array announced it was collaborating with Indiegogo for the 5th annual Array Soiree during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The Soiree will provide the opportunity to connect and activate this collective around the democratic advancement of diverse storytelling in independent… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 3:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

RateSetter, a UK-based marketplace lending platform, has surpassed £1 billion in loans and is staking a claim in setting a record. According to the company, RateSetter accomplished this milestone in 1,933 days. “The company believes it is now the largest online retail money market in… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after, Tilt announced that it has joined forces with the music group, The Chainsmokers for the #TiltTour, the crowdfunding platform has officially kicked off the fan-sourced tour with its first stop at University of Connecticut (UCONN). The platform revealed that any accredited… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, crowdfunding platform for films Seed&Spark celebrated 2016 by taking a look back at its 2015 achievements. The Seed&Spark team shared: “2015 was a year of firsts (and thirds, and fourths) for Seed&Spark. We produced our first VR film. For the first time,… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced details about its new feature, private campaigns. The New Zealand-based website shared: “While most Kiwis were at the bach over the holidays, Team PledgeMe were hard at work adding new features to the platform, inventing new products, and searching for… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 12:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global education technology company, Learning Enterprises Organisation (LEO), announced this week that it has debuted the beta version of LEOcrowd, a new crowdfunding platform.  LEO stated that the platform will draw on its core education skillset, to provide project creators with support and advice on pitching,… Read More

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

Lending Club (NYSE: LC), the largest marketplace lending platform in the United States, has scheduled its Q4 earnings release for Thursday, February 11th prior to market open.  Lending Club will hold a conference call to discuss results with analysts at 8:30 AM ET the same… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

TrustBuddy, a publicly traded peer to peer lending platform, filed for bankruptcy in October of 2015.  This event occurred soon after it was revealed that management had uncovered “suspected misconduct” regarding the operations of the firm. Once the announcement of financial irregularities hit, it was… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 8:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ben Miller, co-founder of real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise, has published a missive addressing some investor inquiries. In an annual letter to investors, Miller explains the side effect of high standards during a hot real estate market. Miller states the most frequent question he receives… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Trade Finance Global announced 2016’s top CEO and companies to watch out for. Of those named on the list is Seedrs CEO, Jeff Lynn. While revealing how Seedrs is changing or making a difference in the world, Lynn stated: “We are democratising the… Read More