Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 16, 2014 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking a page out of University of Colorado and UC Berkeley’s book, University of Southern California (USC) has launched their very own crowdfunding program called Ignite USC. This pilot platform debuted earlier this month for faculty, staff and students. According to the university’s newspaper, Daily… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Trillion Fund is a crowdfunding platform for renewable energy.  One of the leaders in the space,  Trillion Fund allows people to invest in projects that generate renewable energy from solar and wind projects.  The motivation is kind of cool – you get to support something… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kiva.org today announced the results of “Matter to a Million,” a philanthropic collaboration with the Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation (“HP Co Foundation”) aimed at lending millions of dollars to entrepreneurs around the world. Kiva.org, is a renowned non-profit with a goal to connect people through crowdfunded… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 1:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sqor, Inc., the editorial and social platform focused exclusively on sports, announces the launch of a new crowdfunding platform that allows athletes to easily raise money via the site. Crowdfunding on Sqor may be used by athletes to finance training and upcoming competitions, or to bring… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Mayfair & Morgan Will Accept Investments from £1,000. International property management and investment firm Mayfair & Morgan has launched a new investment crowdfunding platform that will allow its members to invest in residential property from £1,000 and up.  The company wants to allow investors to… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

P2P Lender Has Generated One Billion in Loans Since February of 2014 to October. Peer to peer lender Prosper revealed in a recent interview the fast growing platform originated $170 million in loans for the month of September.  Prosper states they are approximately 1/3 of… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Wellesley & Co. has announced passing the £100 million mark in loans funded.  The UK based company launched only in November of 2013.  Wellesley & Co. has claimed the title as “the fastest growing platform in 2014”.  The P2P lender specializes… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 6:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform SeedInvest received a nice nod from our British friends having received a “Great Tech Award” at a ceremony this past week.  The British Consulate General and the UK Trade & Investment hosted the second event of its kind where seven different innovative… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter has always embraced the power of transparency.  There statistics are updated daily showing what types of crowdfunding is successful and which categories are not so much.  The company has gotten into the habit of doing quarterly updates and they just recently released some crowdfunding… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Ranger Capital, a company that offers traditional and alternative investment opportunities , sees the rise of peer to peer (P2P) lending as an opportunity for traditional banks, not a form of distintermediation.  Ranger Capital, along with banking executives Scott Reed and Brian Jones believe that… Read More

October 12, 2014 @ 7:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Several weeks ago Crowdfund Insider received an email from a new bitcoin crowdfunding site; BitPieces.  Bitcoin, and other digital currencies, have quickly migrated into state-less measures of wealth that may transfer monetary value and benefit from the fact transactions are more like cash than credit…. Read More

October 11, 2014 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform GrowthFunders  (Growth Capital Ventures) is scheduled to close their self-crowdfunding round tomorrow (Sunday, October 12, 2014) having beat their £150,000 initial goal.  Organizers state they raised the £150,000 in just ten minutes.  The equity crowdfunding campaign stands at £222,700 raised to date… Read More

October 10, 2014 @ 3:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Campaigns Provided Free Localized Support by BNN Funding. CommitChange, a crowdfunding platform for nonprofit fundraising, and BNN Funding, a crowdfunding media marketing company, announce the launch of a collaborative program to make crowdfunding more relevant and accessible to community nonprofits on #GivingTuesday and the holiday… Read More

October 10, 2014 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

After acquiring the popular website weloveyoursongs.com earlier this year, Kapipal continues its growth with the acquisition of Crowdfunding-Italia. As the country is one of Kapipal’s most successful regions, this constitutes a significant step in helping more people realize their dreams and offer local services in… Read More

October 10, 2014 @ 10:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced this week the launch of its new office in Scotland. According to the Herald Scotland, the website revealed it has made opened the new location to support existing clients. Crowdcube noted the decision to move north came after it noticed a… Read More

October 10, 2014 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Paul Niederer and his investment crowdfunding platform, The Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB), started doing equity crowdfunding before the term was even coined.  The entire global crowdfunding industry has looked towards Australia for their experience garnered from years of actual practice.  ASSOB has raised… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 8:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Table of Visions is a white label crowdfunding platform, based in Germany, that started life as a stand-alone rewards based site.  Founded by David Heberling and David Holetzeck the entrepreneurs were working on a movie project and needed funding.  During their search to fund their… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HearNotes Inc., creator of the first premium WireFree earbuds for superior mobile audio, announced today it is a finalist in the Fundable Crowd2Shelf contest sponsored by Staples Inc. After an avalanche of votes from consumers wanting to see the product on store shelves, HearNote is… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a release, over one million supporters raised 18 million RMB in just 3 minutes on Baifa Youxi, a crowdfunding platform jointly created by iQIYI and Baidu this past September.  The project was for a film, “The Golden Era” by Ann Hui. On October 5, 2014,… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The EquityHunt index closed the third quarter by reaching its highest average Internal Rate of Return (IRR) this year. EquityHunt is a crowdfunding platform that connects real estate sponsors/developers with interested accredited investors. The index uses projected IRR values from the deals the sponsors/developers post on… Read More