Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

May 14, 2015 @ 9:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo has reported that aggregate campaigns for the Nepal earthquake disaster have raised a total of $2.3 million a record for disaster relief donations on the platform. Donors from over 1000 countries have supported over 600 individual campaigns on Indiegogo Life, and Indiegogo.  Fundraisers on… Read More

May 14, 2015 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equitise is operating successfully in New Zealand but they remain hopeful for the future of investment crowdfunding in their native Australia.  While the Kiwi regulatory approach has rendered many fans, most Aussies regard their current regulatory approach as rather challenged. According to Equitise, there are… Read More

May 14, 2015 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

SBREFunds, a crowdfunding marketplace that targets pooled real estate assets, has added the Alturas Real Estate Fund to its offerings bringing total investment opportunities to almost $2 billion.  The $100 million fund is a diversified residential and commercial property income fhe potential of the Small Balance Real… Read More

May 14, 2015 @ 8:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Small business financing leader Guidant Financial has entered a strategic partnership with InvestNextDoor to create what they believe to be the marketplace lending industry’s largest small business loan origination agreement: Guidant Financial has committed to drive at least $100 million in business to InvestNextDoor’s marketplace lending platform. “Our business is solving… Read More

May 14, 2015 @ 6:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

investUP (known as UP), a crowdfunding supermarket, has appointed Cary Depel as its Compliance and Legal Director. Depel will bring more than 20 years’ experience with him and will be responsible for compliance and legal, helping to transform the crowdfunding landscape. Drawing on his considerable experience as Board… Read More

May 13, 2015 @ 12:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

StreetShares, a peer-to-peer marketplace that is described as “Shark Tank meets eBay,” was named the lead Founding Affiliate of the Coalition for Veteran Business (CVOB), an alliance created by First Data Corporation and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF). The CVOB’s mission is to support the successes… Read More

May 13, 2015 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi (or Social Finance) CEO and co-founder Mike Cagney was featured on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list.  Cagney visited the the network’s studios to talk about his fast growing marketplace lending platform and shared some insight into the companies near future. SoFi started out as a… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 11:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Small Business Policy Project (SBPP) has partnered with Biz2Credit to launch DCSmallBizLoans.com, a new customized web-based lending platform. Biz2Credit, founded in 2007, states it has arranged more than $1.2 billion in small business financing since that time. The new direct lending platform has been made possible with… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cloud Lending, an end to end cloud based lending & leasing solution, has added another feature to their financial software solution.  Cloud Lending has launched a Loan Application exchange that targets the peer to peer lending and other internet finance platforms. The new “CL Exchange”… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German inventors, today’s the big day! Kickstarter has unveiled the first Germany-based projects to hit its crowdfunding platform. The funding giant revealed: “A few weeks ago we announced that German creators could start building projects, and today they launched them to the world. We’re so… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

RateSetter claims the title of UK’s largest peer to peer lender by monthly volumes.  The platform has lent over £173 million in 2015 alone.  The direct lender is looking to boost those numbers by targeting institutional funds and they have hired Colin Hodges to lead… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Orchard has just published a new analysis of consumer credit trends and repayment performance for the marketplace lending (P2P) industry. Orchard is a service provider that connects investors to direct lending assets so they have great access to data on the nascent industry. Orchard notes that… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdedReality.com, a crowdfunding platform for reality television and talk show concepts, has premiered the first show off its platform, Wake Up, on national broadcast television. Wake Up was created by Adryenn Ashley and Lisa Marie to be a new talk show for the new mainstream. Touted as… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 6:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Small business loan provider Kabbage has launched the “Kabbage Loan Card”, created to give businesses the ability to pay for items at the point of sale with a purchasing card tied to their Kabbage line of credit. Kabbage described the new service of bringing their online experience… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creative England has selected 19 new producer/director teams as part of the iShorts nationwide search to find the country’s best new filmmakers.  iShorts is a short film initiative delivered as part of the BFI NET.WORK. Following hundreds of applications from aspiring filmmakers, the winning teams will… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter announced that it is ready to open its doors for inspired French inventors. The crowdfunding company stated: “We’re so excited to announce that Kickstarter is now open to French makers, innovators, filmmakers, chefs and creators of all types! French creators can start building… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, President Barack Obama named Julie Hanna, Kiva Executive Chair of the Board and Silicon Valley entrepreneur, a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE). The goal of PAGE is to help develop the next generation of entrepreneurs both at home and abroad. Continuing her work… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has partnered with Buchanan Partners to raise $1.5 million for the acquisition and recapitalization of the Innovation Business Center in Manassas, Virginia.  According to Fundrise, the flex-office space property is fully occupied today. Investors in the project may expect an… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendMe today announced that it has received its peer-to-peer(P2P) license from the Financial Markets Authority and is the first peer to peer lender in New Zealand to specialize in secured lending; offering a range of loan products that will be secured by mortgage over borrowers’… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

ShareIn, a crowdfunding software provider, has received a $1 million investment and will triple its management team following the capital boost.  The new investment was announced as the company pivots from an equity crowdfunding platform to  a provider of services. According to a company report,… Read More