Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 15, 2015 @ 10:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“I don’t want to offend anyone, but there are only two countries in Europe where peer lending made a dent in the lending landscape: the UK and Estonia. In every other European country the volumes going through the marketplace lenders are negligible (to the point… Read More

October 15, 2015 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Revealing a few tips and tricks for crowdfunding campaign organizers, global event marketplace EventBrite shared details about how events can bring funding initiative to life. The company penned on Indiegogo’s Blog: “Live events allow you to make this type of priceless, personal connection with new… Read More

October 15, 2015 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE:LC) is pushing further into the small business lending sector.  The largest marketplace lending platform in the US, has announced a new “multi-draw line of credit product” designed to give SMEs convenient, flexible and affordable credit.  Lending Club has built is online lending… Read More

October 15, 2015 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This evening, this year’s Kickstarter Film Festival is set to premiere in 32 theaters nationwide. The crowdfunding platform declared: “For one night only, 32 theaters across the country will be screening our biggest festival yet. We combed through thousands of the features, documentaries, and shorts… Read More

October 15, 2015 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingPoint has announced the signing of a $100 million credit facility provided by funds managed by the Tradable Credit and Direct Lending Groups of Ares Management.  Ares Management is a publicly traded, global alternative asset manager with approximately $88 billion of assets under management as… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 4:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE: LC) is now available to investors in Missouri, South Carolina, and Tennessee, bringing the total number of states available to retail investors to 39. Lending Club, the largest marketplace lending platform in the US, allows anyone to invest in loans with as… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sports crowdfunding platform PledgeSports has taken over Talent Backer and merged the two platforms. This is according to information provided by PledgeSports. According to the company, the merger comes as part of PledgeSports.org’s continues expansion, boosting the European leader in sports crowdfunding’s brand and allowing… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Honoring those who struggle with mental disorders, crowdfunding platform Crowdrise celebrated World Mental Day 2015 this week. The Crowdrise team shared: “Thousands of people with mental health conditions around the world are deprived of their human rights. They are not only discriminated against, stigmatized and… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform RocketHub announced that it is set to present two showcases at this year’s CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. The platform’s team shared: “RocketHub is proud to present two official showcases for New York City’s biggest music festival, The CMJ… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Harmoney, the first peer to peer lender to launch in New Zealand, has added some big names to its advisory board.  Accord to a release published by the P2P site, Jon Barlow, founder of Eaglewood Capital and Phin Upham of Thiel Capital have signed up… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom is touting its ranking on recenlty launched CrowdRating – a platform that rates offers and sites.  As shared by SyndicateRoom, presently their deals come out on top, with both the highest average score and the highest rated investment opportunity, in current… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

ING Belgium has formed a partnership with two leading crowdfunding platforms.  Seedrs, based in the UK, and KissKissBankBank, based in France, will power a fast-track process for clients looking to raise capital.  In recognition of the fact that bank loans are not optimal for entrepreneurs… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 2:32 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Peer-to-peer marketplace LendInvest will launch a listed fund, the first such vehicle to focus on property-backed P2P lending, according to the Financial Times. Depending on market conditions, the company plans to launch the fund in early 2016. LendInvest seeks to raise £150m for the float of the fund, listed in London,… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Inventory financing on the Kickfurther platform has surpassed the $1.2 Million mark, with passionate backers funding nearly 100 offers by more than 70 companies, earning an average 3.2% consignment profit per month on offers that have been completed. Sean De Clercq, Kickfurther Founder and CEO,… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Excited to share more details about his company, LOVESPACE, Brett Akker sat down with equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to discuss the business’ growth and success. During his interview, Akker discussed LOVESPACE’s progress since it received the Startups Award in 2014: “A lot has happened in… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 1:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In the last weeks, not only has Companisto released a pivotal document on industry transparency but the platform has also posted promising results for recently launched Companisto campaigns.  With 54 days remaining on their Companisto campaign, MyCouchbox founders Sarah Haide and Clemens Walter have trounced their 100,000€ minimum goal, raising  over 132,460€ from… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“This Joint Venture is a key step in CoAssets’ plans to expand throughout the ASEAN region. Javaland has been successfully operating in Indonesia for a decade, building solid relationships with both the investment community and government departments.” The real estate crowdfunding company CoAssets Pte Ltd, recently… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, peer-to-peer (P2P) platform StreetShares announced that it has formed an exclusive partnership with online marketplace, FedBid. The goal of the partnership is to provide America’s small businesses with the education, resources, and funding needed to compete for and win supplier contracts from federal… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its crowdfunding campaign dedicated to Syrian Refugees comes to an end, Kickstarter has successfully secured over $1.6 million thanks to 26,000 backers. Last week, Kickstarter’s Yancey Strickler announced that the White House reached out and asked if its team… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

In an unsettling about face TrustBuddy, a peer to peer lending platform based in Stockholm, has shut down.  The home page has transitioned from lending platform into a public statement (republished below) in both Swedish and English explaining a series of alleged misconduct; “An investigation… Read More