Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 8, 2015 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to help up and coming organizations get off the ground, Change.org and Indiegogo are joining forces to give step by step best practices in how to build and activate a community for causes. The platforms shared: “We’ll dive into the specific tactics and… Read More

June 8, 2015 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Wimbeldon Champion Andy Murray has joined UK based equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs to assist with health, sport and wearable technology.  According to a company spokesperson, Murray has enterred into a long term partnership agreement where he will advise the firm in areas of strategic interest…. Read More

June 8, 2015 @ 2:35 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Depending on the ultimate goal, just maintaining a company’s current position can be success enough — a bit like treading water to keep from drowning. But the trouble comes when the company loses momentum. The latest update for tech blog ReadWrite has taken a “darker turn,” writes TechCrunch, en route to the… Read More

June 6, 2015 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

China is the largest peer to peer lending market in the world with one estimate placing total loans at over $53 billion for all of 2014. Last week we reported that loan originations were near $10 billion – for just the month of May.  The space… Read More

June 6, 2015 @ 11:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdstacker, a new peer to peer lending platform has launched today with its first loan product. The direct lender explains its approach as offering  retail investors the option to lend money to “non-listed but established mid-sized and financially stable businesses. Karteek Patel, CEO of Crowdstacker,… Read More

June 6, 2015 @ 5:17 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

A new crowdfunding and giving days model from crowdfunding platform Charidy has developed an increasingly popular equation for success: heft of major donors + 24-hour-only campaign + all-or-nothing funding contingency = 100 percent campaign success rate (according to the crowdfunding platform), notes a recent story in the… Read More

June 5, 2015 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

  Direct lender Dealstruck has recently announced several platform updates – this coming on the heals of passing $50 million in loans. Described as a “game changing” addition to the current portfolio of services offered to Dealstruck customers, the new Credit Borrower Portal is a… Read More

June 5, 2015 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform, EquityNet, announced this week that it has surpassed $300 million in funds raised by entrepreneur members. Judd Hollas, founder and CEO of EquityNet, stated: “Once again, we’re very proud to announce the continuing growth of our platform and are delighted that so many… Read More

June 5, 2015 @ 3:16 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Today, National Doughnut Day, New York City real estate adds yet another attraction to the likes of the Statue of Liberty and the Metropolitan Museum of Art: It’s home to America’s best doughnut, according to a recent survey from city guide app Foursquare. Not for nothing… Read More

June 4, 2015 @ 4:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

There has been an ongoing discussion regarding the disparity between female and male entrepreneurs. A vital element of this discourse is access to capital.  You cannot startup a business without funding. Just doesn’t happen.  There appears to be some initial evidence that crowdfunding may alleviate… Read More

June 4, 2015 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, announced that it has been chosen to be the funding partner for the Welsh government’s Accelerate Growth Program, which is seeking £20 million. According to Tech City News, the program of training and mentoring is set to see up to 1,000 export-focused,… Read More

June 4, 2015 @ 4:20 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“There is so much happening with peer to peer, crowd funding, bitcoin and block chain technology that it is taking the investment community and financial sector by surprise. We know the sector inside-out and provide a very easy way for investors to get started and… Read More

June 4, 2015 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PENSCO, an alternative asset custodian for self-directed IRA investors, announced today that two members of its leadership team – Cynthia Weaver, executive vice president, institutional products and strategy, and Eileen Loustau, senior vice president, marketing, have been named by the San Francisco Business Times to its annual list, The… Read More

June 4, 2015 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Three UK entrepreneurs, who launched their business thanks to funding from Virgin StartUp, are celebrating after winning the opportunity of a lifetime to develop their business growth strategy in the sky with Sir Richard Branson. They will also gain further financial advice from Rob Love,… Read More

June 3, 2015 @ 4:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a highly regulated industry, such as finance, there will never be a perfect set of rules. The diversity of opinion and perspective by nature engenders a constant debate between what is right – and what is wrong.  The internet finance industry has evolved quite… Read More

June 3, 2015 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

NextSeed just closed its first funding offer (for a small business) under Texas’ recently enacted investment crowdfunding rules. The offer was small, for a local business, but NextSeed founders believe that smaller issuers are an important part of the future of internet finance. NextSeed states, “we… Read More

June 3, 2015 @ 9:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

P2P-Banking.com posted original research of loan originations for May on its site.  Zopa tops the list with 57M € in new loans, Ratesetter comes in second with 50.1 M €, Funding Circle in third with 47.3M € and LendInvest in a close fourth with 44.5 M €. Note the remarkable growth of new P2P… Read More

June 2, 2015 @ 11:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fairway America has announced a $2 million commitment from Fairway America Fund VII, LP to Pathfinder Partners Opportunity Fund V, L.P. Fairway is also announcing Pathfinder’s parallel fund, Pathfinder Fund V-A, has now been listed on Fairway’s SBREFunds, a crowdfunding marketplace focusing exclusively on quality products… Read More

June 2, 2015 @ 7:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi received provisional ratings from Moody’s on over $411 million in post graduate loan backed notes on Monday. The notes were rated from Baa3 to Aa3 – the highest rating received to date according to Bloomberg. According to Moody’s the provisional ratings were assigned to… Read More

June 2, 2015 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul, a peer-to-peer marketplace for real estate investing, has hired Megan Goodfellow as its Head of Credit, Commercial Real Estate. This executive hire is part of the company’s recent launch of a commercial lending division. Goodfellow will be responsible for the credit risk management of… Read More