Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 6, 2015 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform, Symbid, announced on Tuesday (January 6th) the launch of Farmers Funding, an online investment platform for the Dutch agricultural sector. Built in collaboration with two agricultural companies, the platform will connect to the Symbid Funding Network and adds to the diverse range… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Scott Sanborn, Lending Club COO & CMO, Becomes First Independent Director for CircleUp Crowdfunding Platform. Investment crowdfunding platform CircleUp, has announced that Scott Sanborn has joined the company’s board of directors the first independent director for the company. Sanborn will continue his leadership role as chief operating… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2Binvestor (P2Bi) recently announced that cofounder Bruce Morgan stepped down as CEO at the Denver-based financial technology company to take the position of executive vice chairman on its board. Cofounder and former President G. Krista Morgan was elected by the P2Bi Board of Directors to become the… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender RateSetter has commented on the closing of the Bank of England’s / Prudential Regulation (BOE & PRA) Authority consultation paper which was opened for comments this past October.  The consultation paper delineates proposed changes in order to implement the Deposit Guarantee… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 5:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter CEO and co-founder Yancey Strickler has shared a missive to the growing community of crowdfunders and backers that funded over half a billion in 2014 alone for over 20,000 projects. Strickler states; “As a model, it has remade patronage into an accessible, modern, and… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celebrating the new year with a big bang, Kickstarter has announced it passed half a billion dollars in backer’s funding over the past 12 months. Kickstarter revealed, “3.3 million people from nearly every country on Earth pledged more than half a billion dollars (that’s 1,000 a… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 1:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The StartUp Nation Scales Up. According to OurCrowd’s blog, “This past week, we waved 2014 goodbye and welcomed in the new year – but not without a bit of self reflection at what an amazing year it’s been for the Startup Nation. In 2014, Israel… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ringing in the new year with a 2014 reflection, crowdfunding giant Indiegogo has unveiled its own list of films that made a difference in the past 12 months. Including in the list are the following: LIFE ITSELF: Directed by “HOOP DREAMS” filmmaker, Steve James, LIFE ITSELF is about the… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RCS Capital Corporation (NYSE:  RCAP) (“RCS Capital” or the “Company”) announced on Monday (January 5th) that its wholesale broker dealer subsidiaries, Realty Capital Securities, LLC, (“Realty Capital Securities”), SC Distributors (“Strategic Capital”) and The Hatteras Funds, raised $9.7 billion for calendar year 2014, maintaining its leading market share for… Read More

January 4, 2015 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has engaged in a bit of reflection for 2014 having publishes a series of posts on their site reviewing accomplishments for the past year. Indiegogo had more than a few highly successful campaigns for 2014 and produced several record breaking projects…. Read More

January 3, 2015 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Newly launched CrowdedReality.com has clearly struck a nerve. Less than month old and the disruptive crowdfunding platform has already garnered 6000+ unique visitors, one fully backed campaign and has now been named one of the Best Startups of 2014 by Social Media Monthly. The crowdfunding platform has attracted… Read More

January 3, 2015 @ 5:20 am By JD Alois  |  

In June of 2012, 446 investors participated in a self-crowdfunding campaign of the German investment crowdfunding site Companisto. Companisto raised €100,000 to help fund the startup as participating investors decided to take a chance on the new entrant into the the crowdfunding space. Jump forward… Read More

January 2, 2015 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (January 6th), Kentucky General Assemble will hold a session to discuss a bill that will use a new state-run crowdfunding platform. According to The Lane Report, Steve Riggs, D-Louisville, has prefiled legislation to create crowdfunding investment opportunities in the state for residents seeking… Read More

January 2, 2015 @ 5:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Ryan Caldbeck, co-founder and CEO of investment crowdfunding platform CircleUp, recently shared his view on consumer trends for 2015.  CircleUp targets consumer facing companies on their platform.  CircleUp has a mission to fill a funding gap for promising consumer entrepreneurs.  The site has partnered with… Read More

January 2, 2015 @ 4:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has created an interesting graphical display of their past year raising capital for their many diverse young companies.  While the platform is based in Israel the funding platform’s leadership has taken a global approach raising funding for companies based outside Israel as… Read More

December 31, 2014 @ 6:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Funding Circle recently tested their own platform to see how things would shake out during “adverse economic conditions”.  As we all know economies ebb and flow through an endless cycle of growth and retrenchment.  The “Great Recession” was an extreme example… Read More

December 31, 2014 @ 5:53 am By JD Alois  |  

RCS Capital has made several changes to the Board of Directors including the appointment of Mark Auerbach as Board Chair, effective immediately.  Auerbach succeeds Nicholas Schorsch who has decided to step down. Simultaneously William Kahane has resigned from the RCS board as well. Auerbach commented… Read More

December 31, 2014 @ 5:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Surgical imaging technology company Lightpoint Medical has successfully raised £2 million in a Series A round. Investors include Oxford Technology, Cambridge Capital Group, London Business Angels, Envestors, Ruffena Capital and funding via SyndicateRoom.  The offer on crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom initially targeted a raise of £500,000… Read More

December 31, 2014 @ 4:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Unbolted is an online peer to peer lending platform that is effectively a digital pawn shop.  Users may secure loans with personal “high value assets” to access loans of up to £1 million according to a release from the company.  For lenders Unbolted states the… Read More

December 30, 2014 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Patreon, a reward-based crowdfunding platform dedicated to musicians and other content creators, recently announced that backers have given $10 million to its campaigns in 2014. According to Polygon, the 2014’s $10 million is a 3,761 percent increase over last year, which saw pledges of $259,000…. Read More