Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 30, 2015 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Elite Crowdfund announce the launch of its new equity crowdfunding platform. This announcement comes just as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission makes the final decision to allow unaccredited investors to enter the crowdfunding market. Elite Crowdfund offers accredited, and potentially unaccredited pending the… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe Malaysia to Partner with Rave Accelerator Announced earlier this year following announced equity crowdfunding regulations by the Malaysian government, Sweden-based FundedByMe and Alix Global have entered into a formal joint venture (JV) to operate an equity crowdfunding platform by year’s end. According to information… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 1:22 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

What goes around, comes around, seems to be one concept behind the UK-based MoneyCircles.com, a decentralized peer-to-peer lending app that allows circles of people to get together and mimic a credit union to save and lend with one another, based on a “common bond.” The company is the… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 9:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equitise, operating in Australia and New Zealand, has partnered with Auckland-based Syndex to create a secondary market to trade crowdfunded securities. The “Trans-Tasman” market is said to deliver “a new degree of maturity and sophistication to the nascent crowdfunded equity market in New Zealand”.  … Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 4:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE: LC), the largest marketplace lending platform in the US, has announced Q3 results.  For the quarter ending September 39th, the online lending platform stated that loan originations jumped from $2.24 billion versus $1.17 billion in same quarter year prior.  Operating revenue came… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced that it is adding a new feature for campaign organizers, the Creator Resources Page. In a recent blog post, Kickstarter’s Carol Benovic announced: “Running a project can come with a lot of pleasant surprises and sometimes a few unexpected curveballs. It’s… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 2:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise co-founder Dan Miller has parted ways with real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise – according to multiple reports. Founded with his older brother Ben, Fundrise became an iconic trailblazer in the real estate crowdfunding space and probably the first property platform to offer investment opportunity… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 11:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Founded by Shrirang Tambe in May 2013, ORIGA Leasing was launched with a core philosophy of ‘Access to Finance.’  The company provides alternative financing through its asset leasing solutions to high growth companies across segments such as healthcare, sanitation, waste management, alternative energy, manufacturing and service oriented… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The burgeoning California real estate market has given rise to a variety of investment opportunities for both borrowers and investors. Seeking to lead the described “explosive” market is DiversyFund, a web-based crowdfunding platform in San Diego. Founded in 2014 by CEO Craig Cecilio, DiversyFund is hoping… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendified, a Canadian alternative lending platform, announced on Wednesday its induction into MaRS Discovery District’s FinTech Cluster. The MaRS FinTech Cluster was established in February 2015 and is dedicated to supporting startups and entrepreneurs who develop next generation technology in emerging payments, financial services, peer-to-peer… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and distribution ecosystem for filmmakers, announces on Wednesday the expansion of the company with the launch of a new, redesigned version of its website and the addition of four new team members. Just one year of being on the road with their… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

iAngels, a co-investment platform in Israel enabling private investors to gain access to exclusive early-stage opportunities by collaborating with Startup Nation’s leading angels, announced on Wednesday the addition of a new core competency: secondary offerings. With this value proposition, iAngels gives startups an unparalleled HR… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dealstruck, an online direct lender, announced on Wednesday the completion of over $100 million in loans to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) nationally. Since inception, in October 2013, the firm has been committed to providing fast-growing and profitable SMBs with flexible, affordable and transparent financing…. Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding and Crowdfundingroadmap, Inc. announced they have formed a partnership to help crowdfunding investors, emerging businesses, and crowdfunding service providers connect with each other. The companies made the joint announcement at the 4th Annual Global Crowdfunding Convention founded by Ruth E. Hedges. Regulation A+ is… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunder UK is preparing to offer shares to the crowd once again. As revealed in a recent blog post, Crowdfunder will launch an equity crowdfunding round in the very near term. According to Crowdfunder: Off the back of another year of exceptional growth, Crowdfunder is… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 4:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul, the online marketplace for real estate investing, announced it has successfully helped finance the acquisition of the Hollywood Medical Center, a multi-tenant medical office building located in Hollywood, Florida. RealtyMogul used its online platform to raise equity from its nearly 20,000 accredited investors for the… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Although he is known for being tech savvy, CTO of Crowdcube David Ives apparently has some barbering talents as well. On Tuesday, the equity crowdfunding platform announced on its Facebook page that Ives was selected to front the October 2015 issue of Professional Barbering Magazine:… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 1:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Quire partnered with mattermark a few weeks back on a survey asking individuals if they would be interested in investing in early stage companies.  The results are telling. Today, the vast majority of the population has been excluded from investing in startups… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Last week Vulpine, a UK-based cycling clothing brand, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £500,000 for product and international expansion.  The brand easily cycled past its goal, closing in on £845,00 as of this writing. Faced with the decision of continuing to overfund, Founder… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Credibly, an online direct lending platform has announced a new partnership with BodeTree, a cloud-based service that provides access to combined financial accounts and cash flow trends in a single location.  Simultaneously, Credibly shared it had surpassed $200 million in lending to over 4500 small… Read More