Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 24, 2015 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovation Economy Corporation, commonly referred to as ieCrowd, is launching its IPO to retail investors using TriPoint Global Equities online investment platform BANQ.  ieCrowd is a “health innovations commercializations company” and lists several known products as part of its portfolio. ieCrowd states it will use BANQ to help… Read More

June 24, 2015 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that it was planning to launch its very own equity crowdfunding platform as a vehicle to help raise capital for entrepreneurs and small businesses. It was set to partner with Singapore’s Clearbridge Accelerator, a venture capital and incubation firms specializing in… Read More

June 24, 2015 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chicago-based real estate crowdfunding platform PeerRealty announced today a new agreement with leading alternative asset custodian PENSCO Trust Company. PeerRealty has joined the PENSCO Marketplace, giving individual investors the opportunity to invest in high-quality real estate crowdfunding investments using self-directed Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). PeerRealty CEO… Read More

June 24, 2015 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

GLI Finance has shared that its portfolio company MytripleA has signed an agreement with the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CEPYME) in Spain.  This strategic alliance will see MytripleA’s products and services endorsed by CEPYME and thus promoted to its approximately 2 million business… Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today, Todd Wagner, CEO and founder of Chideo, announced the acquisition of crowdfunding platform, Prizeo. This move was to help expand his commitment to blend entertainment and technology to revolutionize the philanthropic space. Prizeo will serve as a sister company to Chideo, strengthening the cause network’s already impressive roster of… Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Weighing in on Taylor Swift’s recent move to convince Apple to start paying independent artists, CEO of Indiegogo, Slava Rubin, sat down with Squawk Alley to reveal his thoughts on the situation. Recently the country-gone-pop starlet revealed her thoughts about Apple and how she didn’t… Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 1:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Cloud Lending Solutions, the industry’s only end-to-end lending solution built natively on the Salesforce.com platform, just tweeted its multiple product updates to its loan and marketplace solutions, empowering lenders to get to market faster and simplify and automate their loan processes to drive revenue growth…. Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo announced that it has created new and improved shipping perks for all campaigns. The global crowdfunding platform shared: “Indiegogo is a truly global platform – every week we distribute funds to campaigners in 70-100 countries. Campaigners can easily connect with contributors on… Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

On Friday last week, Crowdfund Insider shared that SeedInvest, an equity crowdfunding platform in NYC, had launched a potential Regulation A+ issuer, WayBetter, as they “test the water” of investors. Part of the potential of Title IV of the JOBS Act, or Regulation A+, is… Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nineteen of the UK’s hottest new producer/director teams have raised £40k through  – helping them to unlock £100k of match funding as part of Creative England’s iShorts initiative. The iShorts campaign, delivered in partnership with Crowdfunder, as part of the BFI NET.WORK, aims to promote some of the country’s… Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 12:50 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

In the first equity crowdfunding deal for Crowdcube NZ, an extension of Crowdcube UK, cloud software firm Collect Group seeks to raise funds for its marketing and loyalty software, according to New Zealand publication Stuff. Crowdcube NZ is being run in New Zealand by Wellington boutique investment bank Armillary Private… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 11:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Irish peer to peer lender Linked Finance has topped € 10 million in lending to small businesses.  Linked Finance expects to increase this number to € 20 million by the end of this year. The first p2p lender in Ireland has been running a series of ads… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 10:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, a trailblazer in the real estate crowdfunding space, is looking to expand and China is high on the list.  It is a natural step for the platform as the largest investor in Fundrise is Renren, a publicly traded social media platform based in Beijing…. Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, lending platform Biz2Credit.com announced that it has surpassed the 200,000 benchmark of small- and mid-sized businesses registered in its client network. The company, which has now arranged more than $1.2 billion financing, also has revamped its patented BizAnalyzer™ tool, which evaluates the financial strength of… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd hosted an interesting group of visitors this past week.  The global investment crowdfunding platform welcomed New England Patriot’s owner Robert Kraft, along with 19 NFL Hall of Famers to meet with 10 startups in Jerusalem.  The gathering was organized in conjunction with the Jerusalem… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

On June 19, 2015, it became legal for businesses to raise up to $50 million by conducting an online Mini-IPO under a new exemption known as “Regulation A+.” On that same date, two attorneys, Anthony Zeoli and Kendall Almerico, revealed the launch of Bankroll – a… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

GLI Finance has been recognized as the “Influential Voice in FinTech and “Encourager for SME Growth at Innovate Finance’s Diversity Awards.  GLI is an investor and operator in disruptive finance.  The company has remained outspoken about the benefits of disruptive finance in challenging traditional financial… Read More

June 21, 2015 @ 10:38 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

ThinCats Australia, among the latest peer-to-peer lenders to join the Australian market, is on the prowl for strategic investors as it prepares for a potential initial public offering, notes the Australian Financial Review. The FR writes, It’s understood ThinCats Australia, backed by UK-parent ThinCats, is in discussions with… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant and ubiquitous VC Dave McClure (500 Startups) sat down together at the PreMoney gathering in San Francisco, an “invite only” event on the future of venture capital. The pair first chatted about the hot topic of is there, or isn’t there,… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 2:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bricks Financial, founded in 2014, has opened up operations in Exeter as they seek to offer investors the opportunity to “high quality projects” in the region for borrowers who are  “local businesses, individuals and friends where banks are unable or unwilling to help”.  The new peer… Read More