Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

November 13, 2015 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding company, CoAssets Pte Ltd, (“CoAssets ” or the “Company ”) (NSX code: CAX), announced this week it received principle support from the government of East Java, for its upcoming EPIC event to be held in Surabaya, Indonesia. The government run East Java… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit, an online platform for small business funding, released its October small business lending index that showed the highest spike in big bank lending since the Great Recession. The company shared the monthly analysis of 1,000 loan applications revealed continued growth for institutional lenders and big banks,… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform, Tilt, announced it is making the final preparations to launch globally starting in November by hitting five additional international markets by early 2016. Tilt, which was founded in 2012 by James Beshara and Khaled Hussein, recently placed a foothold in the European market… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Specialty lender Amicus has launched a new commercial finance business to provide working capital SMEs.  Amicus Commercial Finance will be managed by John Wilde and David Hogg who created SME Invoice Finance Limited in 2000.  This firm was eventually sold to Metro Bank in 2013…. Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AlliedCrowds has published a new report about how developing countries have raised a total of $37.4 million through the crowdfunding method during the month of October. The data analysis company stated: “While equity crowdfunding currently makes up a relatively small portion of crowdfunding activity in… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Cogobuy Group (stock code: 400.HK), an e-commerce platform that serves the electronics manufacturing industry in China, announce its unaudited operating results for the three months ending on September 30th.  During the quarter, the Cogobuy’s three major businesses achieved robust growth. The total GMV of… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 12:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the holiday shopping season upon us, small business owners overwhelmingly express optimism that sales will meet or surpass 2014, according to a survey of small business retailers released today. Although larger retailers routinely offer Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials, small businesses continue to… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple of months after announcing Big Blue Parrot as its first investment exit, Israel-based co-investment crowdfunding platform iAngels, revealed on Thursday that portfolio company Flayvr, operating as My Roll, was acquired by security software giant AVG Technologies NV (NYSE:AVG). Details of the transaction were not released. iAngels is an… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Two UK councils have partnered with peer to peer lending platform Funding Circle on a £2 million deal designed to assist local businesses access capital. Babergh and Mid Suffolk Councils will commence lending via Funding Circle this week.  Each council will channel £1 million for… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adding more excitement towards Crowdfunder UK’s Crowdcube initiative, managing director of the reward-based crowdfunding, Phil Geraghty, announced Creative England has offered up £200,000 towards the campaign. Geraghty shared on Wednesday: “A huge thank you to Creative England who were one of the first to pledge on our… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Property Partner, a young real estate crowdfunding platform, states that young, tech-savvy investors are using their platform to invest in property.  Property Partner notes that while the average UK landlord is 56 years old, 30% of their investors are under 30 years of age. Technology… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 5:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, New Zealand-based Snowball Effect announced it has made a few changes after $10 million was raised through its Kiwi investment crowdfunding platform.  While sharing details about its updated website, the platform shared: “The new website incorporates your feedback and our learnings from the first… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdRise Calls All U.S. Nonprofits to Participate in Holiday Challenge offering $250,000 In Prize Money to Organizations that Fundraise the Most During Holiday Season CrowdRise, the crowdfunding platform for good, announced on Wednesday its second annual Giving Tower campaign for #GivingTuesday, on December 1, 2015. The Giving Tower,… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

SyndicateRoom, the investment crowdfunding platform that received “Best Investment Platform”  at the recent 2015 Growth Investor Award, changed its direct shareholding model in favor of a nominee structure on 7 November. Seedrs  has been a forerunner in this approach noting that “aggregating” shareholders generates better outcomes versus one to… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 11:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Ynext, the division of Yodlee, Inc. (YDLE) that incubates, delivers and commercializes new business opportunities for the company, today announced its newest Incubator class. The company will connect these startups with the resources and tools necessary to take their ideas to market – including free… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CircleUp, a leading marketplace for equity investments in private companies, today announced it has raised $30 million in Series C funding, bringing its total funding to $53 million. The round was led by Collaborative Fund, with participation from Capital One co-founder Nigel Morris, and former CEOs… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding success Lima announced on Wednesday the commercial release of its Dropbox-killer product. Lima is a device that enables users to create their personal Cloud in seconds. The product was beta-tested for 10 months and is finally ready for the masses. Version 1.0 will be available… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 2:08 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

This morning, P2P-Banking.com guest writer Josep Nebot, Co-founder and Representative Director of the P2P lending platform Arboribus writes about the current situation of P2P lending in Spain. Before founding Arboribus, Nebot worked as a lawyer and an International Cooperation for Development business consultant in Spain and South America. In… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

YouCaring, an online fundraising platform, announced on Tuesday that it is adding a new dimension to the arts with the recent launch of its Compassion in Action Gallery, a showcase of inspiration that aims to instill in visitors an appreciation for the powerful impact creativity… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PeerSpace, Inc., a peer-to-peer marketplace dedicated to unique short-term commercial spaces, announced a $5 million Series A funding led by Foundation Capital. Due to rapid growth in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the short-term space reservation company is now expanding into New York City. PeerSpace… Read More