Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 16, 2015 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dr. G. Patrick Flanagan’s InDemand NEO Neurophone Indiegogo has neared three quarters of a million dollars raised for research and development to bring ultrasonic brain stimulation wearable technology to the crowd. Within its first day, NEO’s crowdfunding campaign quickly surpassed its initial goal of $100,000… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Eureeca has experienced one of the fastest periods of growth ever recorded in the crowdfunding world during its first year of inception. Through its innovative funding practices, the crowdfunding platform has lowered the barriers to entry giving greater opportunities for investors and businesses. All this has been… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Realty Mogul real estate investment platform has hired Kendra King as a Senior Vice President of Mortgage Lending. King previously had acted as a consultant to Realty Mogul and had aided in the development of its online borrower application process.  King is said to be skilled at… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Venovate, a new approach to alternative asset classes, participated in the cross border equity crowdfunding offer of Bitreserve.  Investors backed the project on Crowdcube in the UK and Venovate in the US.  The total funding topped $10 million and will officially close on January 19th… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and digital distribution platform for independent film, will select and award the top two short films at the 2015 Flyway Film Festival in Wisconsin. The two winners will be picked from the top five short films accepted for inclusion in the festival, chosen in… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Tech giant Google (NASD: GOOG) and leading peer to peer lending platform Lending Club (NYSE: LC), have formed a new partnership to facilitate low-interest financing to “eligible Google partners”.  Shares in Lending Club jumped over 8% on the news. The program presently only available in the US allows… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in Germany has formed a partnership with Munich based accelerator ProSeibenSat.1 (P7S1).  Information received from Companisto has announced that two startups from ProSiebenSat.1 accelerator will simultaneously launch crowdfunding campaigns on Companisto today (January 15).  The two young companies seeking… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle, a business oriented peer to peer lending platform, has signed onto a new partnership with local government Herefordshire Council to launch a “pioneering” agreement.  The new partnership is designed to boost local economic growth and job creation via improved access to business finance…. Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 10:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alternative business lender Biz2Credit says banks are lending less to businesses now following 6 months of increases.  This is according to information released by Biz2Credit where they analyzed loan requests ranging from $25,000 to $3 million from companies in business more than two years with an average… Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Southhampton based FundingKnight has increased its loan limit to £500,000 to match demand, according to a company statement.  FundingKnight is a peer to peer lender that targets the business segment of the industry.  The increase is effective immediately. The decision to raise the limit was described… Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Across the globe traditional banking operations are under attack by more nimble and user friendly companies that see opportunity in an industry that is in dire need of change. The internet and technology has completely altered so many different industries with its creative destruction. The… Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

After the significant milestones reached by Middle East crowdfunding pioneer Eureeca, the Dubai-based website seeks to up its game with the purpose of reaching more people, businesses and investors interested in its global crowdfunding campaigns. The platform expects to gain major ground in upcoming years, with its rapid… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MIPIM announced on Tuesday (January 13th) the winners of the MIPIM Open Stage, which is a crowdsourcing operation calling on companies to suggest a conference panel subject related to the impact of big and open data on the property industry. The winners are CompStak and… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Eco and sustainability visionaries are joining forces in groves with Sustainability Partnerships, a growing eco cooperative comprised of sustainability projects and visionaries; a non-profit, and a Pay It Forward company located in Los Angeles, California. The cooperative is donating 1 Million equity shares to support… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

  Following the launch of Swiss-Crowd, entrepreneur Augusto Vecchi has announced the launch of Italy-Crowd: a real estate crowdfunding platform for Italy.  Italy-Crowd, operating out of the same offices in Switzerland, is the first real estate crowdfunding site targeting the Italian market. In a recent… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kicking off the new year in the best way possible, San Diego-based GoFundMe revealed it raised over $156 million during its 2014 fourth quarter, which brings the total number of donations for the year to $470 million, making it the world’s largest crowdfunding platform. This news comes… Read More

January 12, 2015 @ 5:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading peer to peer platform Lending Club (LC) received its first analyst coverage today as Sterne Agee initiated coverage with an “Underperform” rating and a price target of $17.75.  Lending Club closed today at just over $21 / share down over 8% in an off… Read More

January 12, 2015 @ 1:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Post-Trade Settlement will Allow Some Customers to Trade Prior to Making a Deposit. Coinsetter bitcoin exchange, has announced the ability for “select business customers” to trade on margin accounts.  and “post trade settlement”. Post-trade settlement allows customers to place trades on Coinsetter’s order book before making a… Read More

January 12, 2015 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nin Ventures launched its new investment crowdfunding platform early last year. The objective of the site was described as transforming the VC industry by creating an online marketplace for accredited investors leveraging Title II of the JOBS Act.  Chicago based Nin went on to launch its… Read More

January 12, 2015 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Patch of Land, one of the growing legions of innovative real estate crowdfunding platforms, is an early player in the space.  The company’s CEO Jason Fritton was an early advocate of crowdfunding and the JOBS Act prior to co-founding his site.  Patch of Land was… Read More