Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

December 14, 2014 @ 6:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atlanta based startup, New Story, is leveraging technology for social good. Founded in September of 2014, this crowdfunding platform has already funded 2 new homes for families afflicted by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. These families, who have been living in tents and other fragile… Read More

December 13, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only twelve more days until Christmas, reward-based crowdfunding platform Tilt is ready to present: The Twelve Days of Crowdfunding. Tilt’s Natassia Costa and her team have created a list of twelve hot products from a few different crowdfunding platforms, including Indiegogo and Kickstarter that would… Read More

December 12, 2014 @ 2:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In recent weeks  The University of Cambridge has 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. This is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of alternative finance in… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 7:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK based investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced the ability to list offers in Euros this past October.  Yesterday the company announced that Hooptap, based in Valencia, Spain, has taken advantage of the Seedrs service and has offered equity in its company on the platform. Seedrs… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 5:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

iFunding, the real estate crowdfunding platform that makes investing simple, has appeared on the financial television segment “Power Pitch” on CNBC. The Power Pitch series features growing companies with unique concepts, being critiqued by experts and investors specific to their industry. CEO of iFunding, William… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 5:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Indiegogo announced the release of its free App for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch finally providing a mobile experience for Indiegogo users. During the unveiling, the global platform shared it would also have an App for Android users. Now, the crowdfunding giant announced it has… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 3:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The highly anticipated Lending Club (LC:NYSE) IPO rocketed out of the gate today at over $24 /shares.  The valuation for a company that has processed over $6 billion in loans but has barely made a profit brought excitement back to the big board today as… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this morning, Crowdfund Insider reported that Lending Club, the largest peer to peer lender in the world, announced it will finally be listing shares today as its public offer trades on the New York Stock Exchange. The platform’s IPO will be  trading under the symbol… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WealthEngine, a provider of wealth intelligence, prospect research and marketing services for nonprofits, healthcare, education, luxury goods and financial services, and DonorCommunity, an online fundraising software company, are pleased to announce a new partnership to enable mutual clients to improve their crowdfunding results. The partnership… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Four winners were announced today in the inaugural Crowd2Shelf Contest. Created by Fundable and sponsored by Staples, the Crowd2Shelf Contest drew thousands of startups across the country to compete for a chance to crowdfund their way to Staples’ shelves. Contestants demonstrated demand for their innovative products… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Symbid Corp., an investment crowdfunding platform, and Credion, a financial advisory firm in the Dutch SME market, announced on Thursday (December 11th) a contract to digitalize SME financing in the Netherlands through a new, online funding platform. Credion will process the funding for its 1,200 clients… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 4:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club, the largest peer to peer lender in the world, will finally list shares today as their public offer trades on the New York Stock Exchange.  Trading under the symbol “LC”, this IPO is described as a bellwether for the entire P2P lending industry…. Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 1:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd launched the first day of its Global Investor Summit with a bang generating $4 million invested in startups listed on the OurCrowd.  According to the company, approximately 1000 investors / participants from 27 different countries have descended upon Jerusalem to… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new crowdfunding cooperative has donated 1 million equity shares and full marketing support to help people fund their own projects. Anyone with a sustainable project can participate as a sustainability partner or by funding their own projects. Sustainability Partnerships, located in Los Angeles California,… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 12:23 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

 Money360, Inc.,  the online P2P / marketplace lending platform, will participate in Opal Financial Group’s Alternative Investing Summit as an Executive Sponsor  in Dana Point, California. The Alternative Investing Summit will feature prominent investment professionals who are gathering to discuss innovative investment and asset management strategies. Evan Gentry,… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fitmark, a leading bag company for fitness and sports enthusiasts, expands their e-commerce website and digital bag creation capabilities by creating new crowdfunding platform, The Playing Field. This new and creative way of utilizing the power of crowd funding takes the power of creating custom,… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

  Groundfloor, a real estate investment crowdfunding platform based in Atlanta that offers “micro-loans”, posted a comment letter on the SEC site in mid November sharing their opinion on the hot topic of State Blue Sky Pre-emption:  something viewed by many as a compelling aspect… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise announced on Tuesday (December 9th) it has launched a new single-family home funding arm.  The company plans to allocate approximately $10 million per month to qualified real estate investors with a proven record of successful purchases and rehabs in top markets… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitreserve, based in Charleston, South Carolina, is offering shares in a cross national listing on both US based Venovate and UK based Crowdcube.  The equity crowdfunding opportunity stands at over £5.2 million (or about $8.1 million) from 69 investors – including at least one institution. While… Read More

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

California-based real estate crowdfunding platform, DiversyFund announced on Tuesday (December 9th) that its website is going to be getting a new makeover. While discussing more details about the platform, founder and CEO of DiversyFund, Craig Ceceilio stated, “Thanks to our current users’ feedback, we have launched a… Read More