Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

December 23, 2014 @ 4:17 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

VibeWrite, the digital pen that independently recognizes handwriting and in conjunction with a vast number of  applications and Seedmatch over  €560K during the course of its campaign announced the opening of insolvency proceedings for the VibeWrite UG  experience (limited). “As with past bankruptcies, we will post here on the… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Individuals who have exhausted all their options of financing their needs have been thrown a lifeline of hope, following the launch of a new crowdfunding platform called Share and Raise. Share and Raise allows individuals to create crowdfunding campaigns for whatever need they may have. Individuals can… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 2:34 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

With the support of over 103 investors, Bitreserve, the money service that makes using digital money easy, fast and free,  reached its £6M goal and is currently overfunding for the 10.70% equity offered through Venovate Marketplace, a U.S.-based brokerage platform for alternative investing, and London-based crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube.  Earlier… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Seven crowdfunding projects were launched by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) Innovation Council and Indian online platform, Start51. The projects selected for crowdfunding are for an online portal for collection of leftover food,  Gujarat’s first Parkour academy, an electric circuit with a paint brush,  an open virtual classroom… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey deadline has been extended until 6 January 2015. In late November  The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. As readers may know, this is the largest… Read More

December 22, 2014 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform AssetAvenue, has shared that it closed $13.28 million of deals in the last week in loan sizes ranging from $475,000 to over $5 million.  The debt based funding site targets commercial real estate focusing on bridge and traditional loans such as office buildings, industrial… Read More

December 22, 2014 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing his thoughts about crowdfunding and its benefits, Adam Blaskey, founder of a chain of private member businesses clubs in London known as The Clubhouse, sat down with the Telegraph and revealed that the funding method offers room for growth for startups as well as established… Read More

December 22, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Based in NYC,  Ingress Capital believes “you shouldn’t have to be a Silicon Valley insider to invest in the growth companies of tomorrow.” With its team’s combination of diverse operating experience including  startup founder, executives, and securities professionals, Ingress networks within the Consumer Technology, Media &… Read More

December 21, 2014 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Pensco, one of the largest self-directed IRA Custodians with over $10 billion in assets under custody (AUC), recently shared a statement from CEO Kelly Rodriques.  He states that only history will be the judge if 2014 will be “The” year of alternative assets but regardless,… Read More

December 20, 2014 @ 2:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

It is that time of year for predictions.  Usually they are good read and of course no one remembers them 12 months later unless you happen to get one right and then you remind everyone. Regardless, we love them as do the readers.  So this… Read More

December 20, 2014 @ 12:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, the Missouri State University Foundation announced it has partnered with CrowdIt to create a brand new crowdfunding platform that is specifically for the university’s use. According to the university, Missouri State University Crowdfunding is a pilot initiative to provide an online crowdfunding platform for Missouri State… Read More

December 19, 2014 @ 6:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform PropFunds has just funded a bridge loan of $750,000 for a luxury home development in Hidden Hills, CA. According to the company the loan to value does not exceed 65% and the annualized return to the investors should be 11.25%. The… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 11:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a locally focused peer to peer lending platform, has passed a bit of a milestone.  The P2P site has now originated over £40 million in loans with a default rate of zero. Folk2Folk is the future of finance.  The company is targeting local businesses… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 6:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE: LC), the  first publicly traded peer to peer lending platform, continues its expansion across the United States.  The company has shared its platforms is now available for investors based in Massachusetts.  All peer to peer lending platforms must deal with a wide… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With 2015 just around corner, RateSetter announced on Thursday (December 18th) that it has taken on the loan book of GraduRates, a fellow peer-to-peer (P2P) lender which helps students finance their education, funding loans for postgraduate study. GraduRates, which launched in 2010, has decided to… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlockTrust, a trust system that bridges angel investment and development, has launched a new crowdfunding platform that brings blockchain related projects and their investors together in a mutually beneficial manner. Projects are certified by a team of capable individuals who verify developer identity, review the source code,… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iFunding, the real estate crowdfunding platform that makes investing simple, announced on Thursday (December 18th) Richard Reynoso has joined the company as Vice President of Underwriting. Reynoso will oversee end-to-end lending operations for iFunding. This is a further step the company is taking to expand… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platforms including Peer to Peer lenders have swarmed KPMG’s list of Fintech Innovators for 2014. The annual list compiled by global accounting and consultancy group KPMG includes a vast group of new funding platforms including crowdfunding and peer to peer lenders. Equity crowdfunding platforms… Read More

December 17, 2014 @ 10:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Landbay, a peer to peer lending platform that targets the buy-to-let market (or rental real estate sector), has commissioned a research report provided by Wriglesworth Consultancy to review their market niche.  The publication titled Democratizing Mortgage Lending has just been released. The published results, as… Read More

December 17, 2014 @ 5:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, crowdfunding platform CrowdedRocket launched as a new place for reward-based campaigns. Ubergizmo reports that the website only focuses on startups and helps the fulfillment of non product related gifts. This is to avoid any fraud that plagues other platforms like Indiegogo and… Read More