Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 18, 2016 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd and Clarion Events have announced the participants in the forthcoming Pitch ICE event taking place at ICE Totally Gaming in February. GamCrowd is a crowdfunding platform that focuses specifically on the gaming / gambling industry. GamCrowd shares that 14 new businesses have produced a… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 12:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding portal and software provider Fundrazr recently unveiled some key advice for crowdfunding campaign success. The Fundrazr team declared in a blog post: “As humans, we are all bound by storytelling. That’s why when you make a crowdfunding campaign, the first questions we ask you… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, CEO of Seedrs, Jeff Lynn, sat down with Seedcamp to discuss the power of community when it comes to equity crowdfunding. The interview’s description reads: “In the ‘Seedcamp Podcast Series’ we talk with key people in the tech startup industry to hear their… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Neyber has launched a new consumer lending program. The announcement comes on the heels of raising £6 million in a Series A funding round. The company raised £2.5 million in seed financing in 2015. Neyber is taking a slightly different approach to credit by offering low-interest… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdfunder UK announced details about crowdfunding campaign, Bootcamp 2016. The reward-based crowdfunding platform stated that Bootcamp is an intensive three-week campaign, hosted by the Crowdfunder Academy to get new projects into shape throughout January. Each day, industry experts will be on hand to reveal the… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdo received one of the few licenses to operate last year granted by Securities Commission Malaysia. Now Crowdo has launched its equity crowdfunding platform claiming it is best positioned to provide accesss and deal flow to both investors and entrepreneurs. Crowdo states it has the… Read More

January 17, 2016 @ 5:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

DT Asia Investments Limited (NASDAQ: CADT; CADTW; CADTU; CADTR) and Adrie Global Holdings Limited (DBA as China Lending Group, have joined together to create China Direct Lending Corporation. Following the closing of the arrangement, the new entity will trade under the ticker of CDLC. China… Read More

January 17, 2016 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Buying a house or an apartment is a lot of work. Applying for a mortgage to complete the purchase typically means multiple trips to the broker/bank/realtor etc. Reams of documentation, questions and forms. Fintech startups have been addressing many of the analog challenges by providing… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help projects get more attention on its platform, Kickstarter offered 21 tips on how organizers can share their campaigns on the internet. The crowdfunding giant share: “We know that promoting a personal project can feel tough. If your project’s campaign hits a temporary… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Tuft & Needle is an interesting startup.  In part because it is not some sexy tech unicorn but a company that provides a more banal product – mattresses. We all sleep. We pretty much all need one.  Mattress sales are big business yet the industry largely… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 6:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Canadian credit union, Alterna Bank, has shaken the dust off its banking past and invested $15 million in Vancouver-based online lending platform Lendful. Lendful co-founder Alex Benjamin stated this single investment has boosted the reputation of the entire online lending industry in the country. “This deal… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 5:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundnel, a “collaborative investment” crowdfunding platform has officially launched following the successful funding of six deals totalling US $ 5 million. After completing their soft-launch opened only to insiders, the Singapore-based portal is ready to go and allow access to equity, debt and revenue sharing… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Kickstarter’s second full-time employee and vice president of data, Fred Benenson, announced that he is stepping down from his position with the crowdfunding giant on February 19th. Benenson shared in a Medium post: “‘All or nothing’ describes Kickstarter’s unique model of fundraising —… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 Sundance Film Festival set to kick off next week (January 21st), Kickstarter took a look back at its past experiences with the well-known event. The crowdfunding giant stated: “For the fifth year, an incredible slate of Kickstarter-funded films have been selected for inclusion… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, online marketplace platform EQUITYMULITPLE announced its second equity investment opportunity, which is a $12.9 million cash-flowing industrial park located in St. Petersburg, Florida. This launch comes on the heels of the company’s successful equity raise for its first project: Bushwack Capital’s $7.1 million development… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Krowdster, a crowdfunding marketing and analytics platform, announced on Thursday it has launched what it believes is the “world’s largest” searchable database of backers and super backers on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Updated daily, the easy-to-use backer directory is the latest in the series of crowdfunding… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Indiegogo success OhMiBod announced it was named winner of the “Digital Health and Fitness Product” category at the International CES 2016 “Best of CES Awards.” The startup won for its new Lovelife krush Kegel exerciser. The new Lovelifekrush is connected via BLE 4.0 (Bluetooth Low Energy)… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter announced that according to some new stats, 978,000 have pledged over $1.44 million to game campaigns on its crowdfunding platform.  The crowdfunding giant declared: “Kickstarter loves games, and we know you do, too. But this year, we were blown away by the sheer force… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, online marketplace for real estate investing, RealtyMogul.com, announced $16.875M bridge loan and $1.5M preferred equity investment, which facilitated the acquisition of an office building in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.  The sponsor is Schaumburg-based Helios Properties and the facility is a non-recourse loan with proceeds being used… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Fundrise announced that its eREIT sales were to resume and would be processing sales for approximately $2 million. Last month, Fundrise debuted what’s dubbed as the world’s first eREIT. The platform declared: “Commercial real estate has historically been one of the best performing… Read More