Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

February 27, 2015 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  Media conglomerate TOM Group is moving into the online finance space.  The entity, controlled by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, is set to expand its ecommerce operation, Ule, into peer to peer lending and online banking in an “aggressive” push via a partnership with… Read More

February 27, 2015 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

UK peer to peer lender Zopa recently incorporated an automated system to detect fraudulent attempts at accessing their lending system. As a growing number of consumers shift from traditional banks to borrowing online it is inevitable the fraudsters and crooks will attempt to stumble in…. Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from his duties at crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, CEO and co-founder of the platform, Slava Rubin sat down with Fortune magazine last week to weigh in on some of the best and strangely unique crowdfunding campaigns he has seen. During his interview, Rubin shared,”Well,… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

California-based INVST, has announced significant partnerships with three institutional clients including; Sperry Van Ness / Dealpoint Merrill, Canyon Creek Capital and Benhamou Global Ventures.  The online private network is part of a growing number of platforms that are leveraging technology to connect sophisticated investors with institutional… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Kiwi investment crowdfunding platform Snowball Effect, has revealed the details of its new service designed to enhance its platform by offering similar funding services beyond the crowd.  Snowball Effect tipped its hand late last year regarding the new “private offerings” feature on its funding portal…. Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

  Symbid, one of the very first investment crowdfunding platforms in the world, has partnered with Ben & Jerry’s with the Join Our Core 2015 competition. The international event is designed to discover the “brightest social entrepreneurs” who share Ben & Jerry’s values.  Symbid and… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 7:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Landbay has appointed Robert Burgess to its Board of Directors. He will join co-founders John Goodall and Gray Stern as well as Chairman Tony Ward. Burgess brings over 20 years experience in retail finance having previously held positions at Alliance  Trust, Lloyds TSB, Scottish Widows… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

This one falls under the category of recently discovered.  The second largest peer to peer lending platform in the United States Prosper had a pretty spectacular year according to their published info. Boosted in part from growing institutional demand, Prosper experienced some pretty spectacular growth… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform was struggling to keep the site live today and some sites were asking if the Pebble Time crowdfunding campaign was to blame.  While I would be surprised if Pebble is the root cause of things, Pebble has been blasting skyward in an unprecedented… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Gulf Wealth Management (GWM) has asked Crowd Valley to assist in the development of a customer facing investment platform plus back office features for its digital wealth site targeting investors in the Arabian Gulf region. GWM has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

North Capital Investment Technology (NCIT) announced today the launch of the 99Funding marketplace, the first online crowdfunding platform for broker-vetted, syndicated private offerings. All deals posted on the platform are vetted by an experienced team of investment professionals and offered through North Capital Private Securities (NCPS), a registered broker-dealer focused on the… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

On Deck Capital, Inc. (NYSE: ONDK), reported earnings this week alongside P2P industry leader Lending Club.  This is the first quarterly releases for OnDeck since the platform listed shares on the NYSE this past December. On Deck is a peer to peer lending platform that focuses… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 8:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The crowdfunding industry has been frequently highlighted in the media over the last few years because of the high profile projects that have been funded. The crowdfunding industry has been growing at a brisk pace with impressive revenue growth for the last three years. This… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

MicroVentures, an online investment crowdfunding platform, has announced today the creation of a new investment opportunity targeting high profile businesses participating in 500 Startups. The “500 Startups Fund” is now open to accredited investors for as little as $10,000. Typically investors seeking access to invest… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 7:15 am By JD Alois  |  

MichiganFunders.com is the first “homegrown” equity crowdfunding platform in the state of Michigan. The new funding platform follows the passage of Public Act 264 or Michigan Invests Locally Exemption (MILE Act). The new funding portal has been co-founded by David Tessler, Jeffery Freeman, and Niles… Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 7:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club got to experience one of the joys of being a public company today; the earnings conference call. Lending Club announced its Q4 results today, along with a forward looking statement sharing what they expect to earn going forward for 2015. The presentation below… Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE: LC), the worlds largest peer to peer lending platform, announced its Q4 fiscal results earning an adjusted $0.01 per share on operating revenue of $69.6 million. This was the first quarterly report by the company since it’s IPO in December of 2014…. Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Houston-based Crudefunders recently debuted its crowdfunding platform that offers Texans a chance to own some of the state’s oil wells. It has become the first out of two funding portals to be approved by the Texas State Securities Board. According to Dallas Business Journal, Crudefunders Portal… Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo has just promoted an existing team member to its senior executive bench.  The “worlds largest online funding platform” has announced that David Mandelbrot will be its new Chief Operating Officer.  In this role Mandelbrot will have oversight over “key” departments including; Product, Business Development, Design, Digital… Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new crowdfunding platform has been launched for whales, but not for the benefit of some soon-to-be-extinct species which swim in the world’s oceans, but the whales who are defined as such by Las Vegas casinos. It is the high rollers, the persons who can gamble… Read More