Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

April 9, 2015 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

An initial £750,000 of funding from Virgin StartUp will be available for up to 100 businesses that successfully run a campaign on the UK’s No 1 rewards-based crowdfunding platform. As part of the pioneering partnership, those who raise funding through Crowdfunder UK, could be automatically eligible for a Virgin… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Dubai based investment crowdfunding platform Eureeca received FCA approval this past March.  Now the funding portal is announcing the first UK company to raise capital for domestic growth and expansion into Dubai and other markets marking the first time a business outside the Middle East… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

P2P lender Ratesetter has targeted the art sector by partnering with the Creative Industry Finance to fund artistic and cultural enterprises. Explaining that the UK creative sector is worth £71 billion per year to the economy, Ratesetter will now offer P2P finance solutions to the businesses… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 1:23 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  Solar roofing can be difficult if you can’t install solar panels on your roof. But a new start-up, Yeloha Inc., allows consumers to be “solar sharers,” with or without a roof. The company recently launched its service with limited availability in Massachusetts this week,… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 8:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prosper Marketplace has closed a $165 million funding round led by Credit Suisse Group’s Next Investors.  The valuation was set at approximately $1.9 billion – a significant increase to previous valuations. Additional investors included JP Morgan Chase & Co’s Asset Management unit, SunTrust Banks, USAA,… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, popular reward-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter unveiled its Transparency Report 2014 that shared details about the year’s trademark claims, DMCA requirements, and government and law enforcement requests. The platform shared: “Kickstarter’s mission is to help bring creative projects to life. As part of that mission, we work… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Patch of Land, a leading real estate crowdfunding platform, has announced a solid $23.6 million funding round that captured the interest of SF Capital and Prosper President Ron Suber – a significant validation of their vision for the future of real estate investing.  Both Suber… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Sports crowdfunding site PledgeSports has raised over €80,000 on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs and is seeking a total raise of €100,000.  This represents 5% equity in the young company with a pre-money valuation of €1,900,000. The Dublin, Ireland based site will use the new funding will… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cogobuy Group, an e-commerce company dedicated to serving China’s electronics manufacturing industry, announced it has implemented a strategic cooperation with JD.com, Inc. to jointly build out an intelligent hardware ecosystem. Last month, JD.com announced its crowdfunding platform’s official launch while pulling together domestic enterprises to jointly build an Internet ecosystem…. Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PointNurse, a new telehealth and telemedicine startup company, has announced a partnership with Palo Alto based Swarm Fund to help create the first Global Telemedicine and Telehealth Distributive Collaborative Organization. PointNurse joined four other companies selected by the Swarm Fund community in their incubator and… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

UC Berkeley revealed last year that it intended to launch a campus wide crowdfunding platform and that came to fruition this past Monday. Described as a “beta phase”, the site will allow students, faculty and researchers to raise money for projects. The site launched with 5,… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Dealstruck has announced $58 million in funding to finance small business lending.  According to the company $50 million is in a credit facility from NYC based hedge fund managed by Brevet Capital and an $8 million equity raise from Trinity Ventures. To date Dealstruck has… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 1:13 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Arthena is mixing crowdfunding and fine art to create a modern masterpiece. Founded by 27-year-old Harvard alumna Madelaine D’Angelo, Arthena offers casual investors to fund undervalued, modern artists who are creating art pieces that could quickly appreciate in value, as a recent story in Upstart Business Journal notes…. Read More

April 7, 2015 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

AssetAvenue, a debt based real estate crowdfunding platform, has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round led by DCM Ventures. Founded in 2013, this significant funding will dramatically boost AssetAvenue’s growth as it invests in technology and product development.  The funding is indicative of… Read More

April 7, 2015 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Indiegogo’s Campaign Specialist and writer of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers: The Way to a Successful Film Campaign, John T. Trigonis, offered up his funding advice during a TEDx event in Jersey City. The discussion’s description reads: “Ever since the Statue of Liberty, crowdfunding has been bringing people together in… Read More

April 7, 2015 @ 12:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Realty Shares captured some CNBC love late last month.  The network hooked up with the investment platform that allows smaller investors that opportunity to participate in real estate assets for as little as $5000.  The interview with real estate investor Ben… Read More

April 7, 2015 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform CircleUp has shared some data about companies raising capital on its platform and it is pretty impressive. According to the funding site, SMEs raising capital on CircleUp have averaged an impressive 90% revenue growth rate each year following their raise.  CircleUp released… Read More

April 7, 2015 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to roll out new ways to make its global crowdfunding platform easier to use, Kickstarter has introduced new subtitles and captions features for both backers and campaign organizers. The crowdfunding giant’s Nitsuh Abebe, wrote: “Creativity is for everyone. That belief’s central to what we do here at Kickstarter… Read More

April 7, 2015 @ 8:50 am By Therese Torris  |  

Ulule Challenges Global Crowdfunding Platforms with Rapid Growth & Stellar Success Rates. France is home to the Pan-European reward-based crowdfunding platform Ulule. Ulule started in late 2010. Since then, it has collected nearly €29 million and recruited more than 650,000 members. In the neck and… Read More

April 7, 2015 @ 12:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender RateSetter is now offering a Self Invested Personal Pension Option (SIPP) in collaboration with London & Colonial and European Pensions Management allowing savers to invest in P2P assets for retirement. “We are delighted that RateSetter is now available via SIPPs. SIPPs were… Read More