Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

November 24, 2015 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, small business lending platforms Dealstruck and Lendio, announced the release of their joint eBook, “Small Business Lending in the Digital Age,” which focuses on strengths, weaknesses, and projections regarding the online small business lending industry. Ethan Senturia, CEO of Dealstruck, stated: “Small businesses are the backbone of… Read More

November 24, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to kick off this year’s holiday season, nonprofit provider of services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities and other special needs, Easter Seals, announced on Tuesday it is participating in #GivingTuesday. Easter Seals is partnering with CrowdRise for its second annual Giving Tuesday campaign on… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundera, an online marketplace for small business loans, announced on Monday the release of its new report on the State of Online Small Business Lending. The platform believes that this new document shows its dedication to transparency in the alternative lending sector. The report was… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, Mass Fidelity Inc.’s Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the Core Wireless Speaker System and Core Wireless Sub become the top crowdfunded Canadian company. Now, the company is ready to share details about its success with the funding method.   Noting what inspired the Core project, the company stated: “The Core is the… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, online marketplace for real estate investing, RealtyMogul,  announced a full capital stack transaction combining debt and equity with the successful purchase of a 112-unit apartment community, Bristol Park Apartments, in Fayetteville, NC. Bristol Park Apartments, located six miles southwest of the US Army Base… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE:LC) has added three more states, along with the Disrict of Columbia, to the list of states that retail investors may now invest in Lending Club loans.  Michigan, Kentucky and Alabama bring the number of states to 41 (plus DC). Previously only accredited… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

In a blog post, LoanDepot CEO Anthony Hsieh explained his decision to hold off on launching an IPO for now.  Hsieh used the experience of Square, which dropped its IPO price by 25% to boost investor interest just prior to offering shares to the public…. Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE:LC) CEO Renaud Laplanche recently commented on the fact that Santander has been compelled to back off from purchasing Lending Club loans – for now.  Laplanche spoke to the FT about the status of the marketplace lending platform and gave an update on industry… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s assigned definitive rates to the  SoFi Professional Loan Program (2015-D).  According to Moody’s, approximately $536 million in asset backed securities were rated. The securities are backed by student loans.  Moody’s said cumulative expected net loss for the loan pool was about 4.7%. The rating… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Kapital Boost has won the Social Enterprise Startup of the Year award during the inaugural ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Singapore-based Kapital Boost is the first Islamic peer-to-business (P2B) crowdfunding platform in Asia. Launched in July 2015, Kapital Boost has… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

  In the wake of the recent passage of the final rules implementing Title III of the JOBS Act and Regulation CF, Indiegogo has been on my mind. And why not, they are one of the leaders in the US crowdfunding industry, focused on rewards… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Fast growing peer to peer lender Landbay has announced a new partnership with My Home Move. Landbay was said to be pleased to have found a conveyancing partner who shares their same vision of using technology to disrupt the incumbent mortgage market. My Home Move… Read More

November 22, 2015 @ 6:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo is very proud of the fact that a good number of the projects that raise capital crowdfunding on their platform continue on to raise equity via venture capital. And they should be. The tally is substantial and is indicative of the importance of rewards… Read More

November 22, 2015 @ 6:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

ThinCats Australia has posted an update on their progress and according to the platform after one year of operations the peer to peer lending platform has arranged approximately $2 million in loans. Interest rates have ranged from 11.5% to 14.5% from a group of “diverse”… Read More

November 22, 2015 @ 6:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingRobot announced a new partnership this past week. Funding Circle, an SME marketplace lending platform, is now available to investors using LendingRobot’s auto investment service which previously listed Lending Club and Prosper loans. LendingRobot CEO Emmanuel Marot stated the addition demonstrated their platform was “extensible… Read More

November 21, 2015 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Scribblenauts and Run Roo Run developer, 5TH Cell, teamed up with new video game crowdfunding platform, Fig, to launch a new campaign for its new game, Anchors in the Drift. Anchors, is described as a Free to Play Action RPG with a unique twist that gives players the… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd, a crowdfunding / crowdsourcing platform targeting the gaming industry and partner Clarion have announced they will once again work together on the Pitch ICE event that takes place this coming February. The duo are inviting gaming / gambling startups to enter the competition during… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BrightLocker, an Austin, Texas-based crowd-publishing platform that was created by a group of video game industry veterans, has recently unveiled its Beta website that is dedicated to help backers participate in the funding, creation, selection and development of games. Ruben Cortez, CEO of BrightLocker, Inc., stated: “In… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TWINO, a Latvian marketplace lender, announced this week that exactly one month since its launch, €c1 million was invested in the loans from Poland, Denmark and Georgia. The platform revealed that the total investment volume reached €2.4 million, with the monthly run rate surpassing €1 million… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Thanksgiving less than one week away, Indiegogo shared details about a few campaigns that are showing the real reason for the holiday. The crowdfunding platform announced: “Thanksgiving is a national holiday filled with tradition, joy, food and gratitude. Every year, family members and loved… Read More