Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

September 14, 2015 @ 7:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PeerIQ, a financial information services company that connects peer-to-peer (“P2P”) lending to the capital markets by helping institutional investors analyze, access and manage risk, today announced that it raised $2.5 million in a seed-extension round. Participants in the round include new investor and customer Victory… Read More

September 12, 2015 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, New Zealand crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced that it has hired Mikey Clarke as its new “Tech Wrangler.” The PledgeMe crew shared: “Mikey is a developer extraordinaire who joins us from working for Globa.li, a hotel booking data aggregation app, where he was the… Read More

September 11, 2015 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival already in full swing, Indiegogo unveiled 10 crowdfunded films that viewers at the fest will want to see. The crowdfunding platform’s Amy Yeh wrote: “The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival has officially begun, and this year’s lineup… Read More

September 11, 2015 @ 2:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marketplace lender Funding Circle has added a new partner to its growing roster of collaboraters. H&R Block, the accounting service provider, will now provide a new service for business loans of up to $500,000 via Funding Circle’s platform. The new agreement is described as bolstering… Read More

September 11, 2015 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoFi, the second largest marketplace lender, today announced Arthur Levitt, the longest-serving chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will become an advisor.  Levitt served at the SEC from 1993 to 2001. The firm also announced it has surpassed $4 billion in funded… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 4:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday,all-in-one data management software solution NonProfitEasy shared details about the acquisition of crowdfunding platform, Fundly. NonProfitEasy stated in a press release that it and Fundly are setting out to redefine the industry, delivering an innovative and easy-to-use platform to thousands of individuals and organizations. By integrating with… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Airtame’s co-founder and CEO Jonas Gyalokay revealed to Indiegogo backers and campaign organizers tips and tricks to running not only a successful crowdfunding initiative, but also how to raise a million dollars using the funding method, Gyalokay wrote in a Indiegogo Blog’s guest post: “Crowdfunding… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

CircleUp, an equity crowdfunding platform that target consumer facing companies,  launched a secondary market for shareholders to trade shares last week.  According to a report in CNBC, the platform will enable investors to sell or buy shares in the CircleUp listings twice a year. Ryan… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

InvestX Capital Ltd., developers of a cross border platform that give investors access to retail size allotments of private equity and venture capital backed companies alongside institutional investors, announced today that it has opened up its second round financing on the Waverley – Powered by… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 11:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Honeyfund, a crowdfunding platform dedicated to honeymoons, has created a first-of-its-kind, one-stop wedding registry, featuring partnerships with national retailers including Pottery Barn, Macy’s and Target. The new feature displays retail registries alongside the honeymoon wish list, allowing wedding gift givers to choose from experience gifts or… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, new lending marketplace, Twino, announced that it has seen €500,000 euros invested in its first four months of operation. Head of Marketing at Twino, Ieva Ozoliņa-Bērziņa, declared: “Twino’s observations show that the Latvian population’s creditworthiness is stable, as also demonstrated by studies carried out by… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 1:08 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Ablrate, a peer-to-peer lending platform that is among the first to offer investors access to asset-backed loans against aircraft transactions, just announced its first loan in the waste-to-energy section for SEaB Energy Ltd. According to the press release, the new transaction for GBP250,000 gives investors 11% pa returns for… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Happy Birthday, Harmoney! The peer-to-peer (P2P) platform celebrated a successful first year as a New Zealand’s operating P2P lender, achieving unprecedented growth, creating jobs in New Zealand, Australia and Fiji and is currently preparing to launch in Australia. Harmoney highlights: Facilitated $100 million of personal loans in less than 12 months… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Seedrs unveiled a list of reasons why companies (both established and startups) should consider using equity crowdfunding as a way to receive funds from investors. Marketing Director of the crowdfunding platform, Alysia Wanczyk, shared: “There are so many different avenues for you to… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Fundly, a crowdfunding platform that is primarily used for nonprofit projects, announced that it has been acquired by NonProfitEasy. Fundly President, Mark Feinberg, reportedly told Forbes: “NonProfitEasy, the integrated and affordable data management solution for nonprofits, has acquired Fundly, a top online crowdfunding platform… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, new property crowdfunding firm A Piece of London announced that it has officially launched its platform. A Piece of London will now allow clients to choose a property from its portfolio and invest through their online platform. Operating under FCA guidelines, the platform will manage… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

As the director of Trillion Fund, a renewable energy and social investment crowdfunding platform, Julia Groves has a key piece of advice for women new to working in crowdfunding: Learn to show off. “Grit your teeth and do it, otherwise someone less amazing than you might get the… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NexusCrowd Inc. today announced the launch of the first investment platform in Canada that provides accredited investors with exclusive access to co-invest alongside institutional investors in deals that have reached at least 50% of their funding target. It also provides private equity institutions with a… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform FundedByMe has announced a new partnership with global auditing and consulting firm Grant Thornton in Sweden. According to FundedByMe, the intent of the new arrangement will be for Grant Thornton to provide valuation services to entrepreneurs and to help small companies connect and… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 12:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Most people are not even aware there is a dividing line between who is allowed to invest in pre-IPO companies and who may not. A travesty of rule making, today investors are measured by the size of their bank account – and not the caliber… Read More