Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

December 3, 2015 @ 7:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

After much anticipation from key crowdfunding leaders, including Jon Medved, today marked the landmark occasion for small businesses throughout Australia, according to Crowd Funding Institute of Australia. With support from a burgeoning crowdfunding industry, the first steps have been taken to introduce legislative changes that tackle… Read More

December 3, 2015 @ 1:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Legislation is a Positive Step But Includes Unnecessary Costs. According to real estate crowdfunding platform CrowdfundUp, Australia has “missed an opportunity” as released crowdfunding law falls short of ambitions.  Following many months of discussion, the Australian government published its “Crowd-sourced Funding” bill allowing eligible companies… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, the CrowdRise Giving Tower for #GivingTuesday raised $3.8 million for over 1,000 charities. The virtual reality Giving Tower, which kicks off the crowdfunding platform’s annual charity Holiday Challenge, grew brick by brick throughout the course of the day, powered by donations, to 4,369… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Fundrise CEO Ben Miller announced that the platform is launching its next investment opportunity for everyone in the U.S. Miller stated in an email: “We’ve already seen tremendous interest, with more than 15,000 people joining the waitlist. Good investments are inherently scarce and sourcing… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowd Valley Inc, creator of the digital back office to power online investing and lending marketplaces and thecitysecret, developers with experience providing innovative solutions to top tier financial institutions, announced this week that they have started to work together in the Certified Partner Program to bring institutional… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Indiegogo co-founder and CEO Slava Rubin took to Product Hunt to chat with fans of the crowdfunding platform. Rubin shared: “My job is awesome because I get to empower people from all over the world to make the ideas they care about a… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 2:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Fundimmo announced its new real estate crowdfunding platform that is exclusively reserved for the French property investment. This new site is regulated by the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) and is registered as Investment Advisor Participatory (CIP) with ORIAS. Fundimmo allows individuals to invest from 500… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 12:17 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Percolating since summer, when the Malta Business Bureau and the University of Malta signed a agreement to develop a crowdfunding platform to finance local business ideas and projects, the venture announced the launch of its first crowdfunding platform, ZAAR. Spearheaded by the Foundation for the Promotion of Entrepreneurial Initiatives, a joint venture… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon spoke about partnering with a peer to peer lending platform without mentioning the company by name.  Later in the day, it was shared that OnDeck Capital has announced a strategic partnership with JPM where the largest bank in… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Inkshares, a start-up crowdfunded book publisher, announced after running an initial publishing contest in the spring of 2015 with Sword and Laser, an award-winning science fiction and fantasy-themed book club, video show, and podcast, the website will be running a sequel contest with Sword & Laser to… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Chicago-based real estate crowdfunding platform PeerRealty announced it has successfully crowdfunded two separate senior housing investment opportunities. The website’s user base of accredited investors used the online crowdfunding platform to help fund the Village Pointe Commons senior housing development project in Grafton, Wisconsin,… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 1:11 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Five years ago, fintech trailblazer Peter Renton launched Social Lending Network which rebranded to Lend Academy in 2012. On his blog Renton reflects on industry changes during the half-decade. “Back in November 2010, Lending Club had issued less than $200 million in total loans and was focused primarily on retail… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 12:48 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

P2P lender Funding Circle‘s peer-to-peer trust raised £150M in London Stock Exchange listing yesterday, reported The Telegraph’s Rebecca Burn-Callander.  The Funding Circle SME Income fund allows the company’s pool of investors to buy shares in the vehicle, which then allocates loans to a portfolio of small businesses,… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new report released on #GivingTuesday shows that crowdfunding is rapidly becoming a major way that American’s give back to their community. The report, issued by GoFundMe, shows that donations on the crowdfunding platform alone totaled $1.09 billion, which puts crowdfunded giving on par with donations… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 12:14 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Just over a year after securing a $2M seed round, Mirador today announced that the completion of a Series A round of financing. The $7 million investment was led by Core Innovation Capital, with participation from Nyca Partners and Jump Capital. Initial seed investors Collaborative Fund, Wicklow… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul, an online marketplace for real estate investing, announced it has successfully closed on funds raised through its online crowdfunding platform that will help acquire The Palms, a 240-unit apartment community in Gulfport, Mississippi. The property was purchased for $10.7 million and the platform raised $1… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 3:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the appointment of a country manager for Finland, Niclas Ahlström, international crowdfunding platform FundedByMe states it is experiencing solid growth in the market having attracted multiple projects. Most recently FundedByMe launched a funding round for Marita Huurinainen, a fashion brand aiming at global growth that… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 3:41 am By JD Alois  |  

LendMe, a peer to peer lending platform in New Zealand is now live. The direct lending platform revealed that following a “rigorous beta testing” period the platform has initiated a soft launch.  During the past several weeks, LendMe has originated loans in excess of $600,000… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 3:27 am By JD Alois  |  

RealtyShares, has announced topping $30 million in real estate investments during the third quarter of 2015.  The accredited crowdfunding platform stated it continues to see solid investor demand across diverse property types.  RealtyShares claimed to have some of the most robust deal flow within the… Read More

November 30, 2015 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gearing up for this year’s #GivingTuesday (December 1st), Generosity by Indiegogo announced that 296 campaigns and 17.9k donors have raised close to $2 million for towards the annual nonprofit event.  The platform revealed: “In 2014, 365 campaigns on Indiegogo raised over $10M for #GivingTuesday. We hope to… Read More