Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

July 3, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Impacting the lives of military families across the nation, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation (Fallen Patriots) seeks to bridge the gap in the cost of college education for children who lost a parent in the line of duty. Beginning today, Fallen Patriots is kicking off its… Read More

July 2, 2015 @ 6:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, New Zealand’s equity crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced the launch of its second round of funding. It is currently seeking to raise a minimum of $250,000 so that it can continue its expansion. CEO Anna Guenther stated the crowdfunding platform has seen massive growth since its… Read More

July 2, 2015 @ 4:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Amber Roof, sister of the alleged Charleston Church shooter, Dylann Roof, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $5,000 for her wedding to Michael Tyo along with honeymoon. Last month, Dylann walked into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and killed nine people, including the senior pastor, state senator Clementa… Read More

July 2, 2015 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, New York-exclusive real estate crowdfunding platform, CityFunders, announced it is seeking investors for a new residential project located in Long Island City. The crowdfunding platform was founded by Jerry Swartz, Ayush Kapahi, along with brothers Albert and David Behin and launched last month. The platform is… Read More

July 2, 2015 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to gather more backers to the cause, Indiegogo revealed how much a campaign supporting Greece has raised since the country missed its €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion) payment due to the International Monetary Fund. The famous crowdfunding platform shared: “The debt crisis in Greece has been all over the news… Read More

July 2, 2015 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), a peer-to-peer community of entrepreneurs, welcomed Gilberto Crombe as its new chairman of the global board of directors for FY2015/2016. Crombe’s tenure as chairman will focus on bringing together EO’s global network while driving the organization’s strategic initiatives—and the leading entrepreneurs it… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rapid manufacturer Proto Labs has announced the addition of Andrew Erlick, Director of Hardware, Design and Technology at Indiegogo, to its Cool Idea! Award panel of judges. The award program, in its fifth year, was established to help product designers and engineers bring useful concepts… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its “Pitch to Rich,” equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced that its #FundedClub has been recognized by the UK Business Angels Association. The website shared: “The UKBAA Angel Investment Awards is a celebration of the acievements of some of the UK’s most exciting angel-backed businesses and angel investors. This… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RCS Capital Corporation (NYSE:  RCAP) (“RCS Capital”) announced on Tuesday that it has agreed with its first and second lien lenders under its existing credit facilities to certain leverage ratio covenant amendments in addition to other modifications. Michael Weil, Chief Executive Officer of RCS Capital, commented: “We… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

According to a survey by the National School Supply and Equipment Association, public school teachers spend $1.6 billion out of pocket each year for supplies and gear for their classrooms. To help alleviate these expenses and ensure that children in every community have the tools and experiences… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

This one falls under the category of recently discovered.  Bill Morrow, co-founder and Director of AngelsDen, a crowdfunding portal that has raised over £18 million for business believes “those who ask for business plans are doomed to fail”.  Now Morrow is not just being glib…. Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday Keystone announced its three-year funding agreement with Aldermore Bank, had ended. Today it has formed a partnership with Landbay to lend and estimated £200 million through Keystone in 2016. This is significant boost for Landbay, a company that has been in operation a bit over… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving employees a chance to share their ideas, tech giant Sony announced its very own crowdfunding platform, First Flight, that’s dedicated to plans inside its company. According to Wall Street Journal, although Sony has resolved its financial issues and expects to make a huge comeback… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving others an insight on the crowdfunding industry, Crowdcube’s Darren Westlake sat down with Business Money to discuss the UK platform and the funding method’s growth. During the interview, Westlake revealed that he is on a mission to bridge the gap between old school investors and new… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 1:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

StreetShares has received a California Finance Lenders’ License. The license provides the licensee with an exemption from the usury provision of the California Constitution. StreetShares, a veteran-owned and operated platform,  currently focuses on using competition and affinity lending to lower borrowing costs for veteran-owned small businesses…. Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alternative Business Funding (ABF) has a growing portfolio of members each with a service to provide access to capital for SMEs. The internet finance providers range from debt to equity, short to long term loans, and more.  The list of collaborators is a who’s who… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

CircleBack Lending has completed its first securitization of consumer loans. The company reported $106 million was completed by Jefferies, an investment banking firm.  CircleBack revealed an agreement with Jefferies in 2014 to securitize up to  $500 million in loans in the coming years.  CircleBack stated… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  UK-based Property Partner, the residential real estate crowdfunding investment platform, allows people to invest in individual residential properties at the click of a button. Investors receive a monthly rental income and benefit from any capital growth, in direct proportion to their ownership.  Identifying locations and individual properties that are likely to be… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 7:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter has achieved a major victory in federal court today, marking the end of a four-year-long patent dispute. In 2011, ArtistShare, which was founded Brian Camelio, was issued a patent for “Method and Apparatuses for Financing and Marketing a Creative Work,” claiming “a system and method for… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 7:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sofi, a marketplace lending platform, has been on a roll lately.  The direct lending platform closed a new securitization of  $411 million, all backed by student loans.  This was the largest securitization by a marketplace lender to date.  SoFi expects to $1 billion in securitization in Q3… Read More