Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 8, 2014 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdfunderUK is rolling out UK-wide campaigns after the success of the campaign for Crowdfund Cornwall. The next four cities immediately benefiting from a region-specific campaign rollout will be Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh. Crowdfunding projects across the cities have already raised substantial funds in their respective… Read More

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

WePay, a provider of payments for platforms, introduced announced on Wednesday (October 8th) its latest product, WePay Clear, which allows platforms to facilitate payments while WePay manages fraud, risk and compliance from behind the scenes. CEO of WePay, Bill Clerico shared,“Most online platforms have an… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser announced on Wednesday (October 8th) a new partnership with equity crowdfunding professionals for financing startup companies through various equity crowdfunding platforms. Currently, Crowdfundraiser is focused on Title I crowdfunding, which includes rewards and donations for various projects and personal campaigns. The company’s latest partnerships and… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Prodigy Network, the largest real estate crowdfunding platform operating today, has been pushing forward led by founder and CEO Rodrigo Niño.  The entrepreneurial Niño claims the largest equity crowdfunding project ever. BD Bacata, in Bogota, Colombia, raised approximately $200 million in equity crowdfunding to finance the… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 7:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Homeowner Preservation (“AHP”) reached a milestone this week by helping its 500th borrower stay in their home and avoid foreclosure with a loan modification. To counter the devastation of the housing collapse, recession and foreclosure crisis, AHP crafted a socially-conscious business model that aims to get borrowers… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Funding Follows High Profile Success of Neil Young’s Pono Equity Crowdfunding Offer. In an oversubscribed offer, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder.com has raised a Series A round of financing from a combination of VC funds, notable investors like Tim Draper, along with a crowd of individual accredited investors…. Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Kayla Tausche talks peer to peer lending and specifically the success of SoFi in a brief segment on CNBC.  The discussion was coordinated alongside SoFi’s announcement they were moving into the Mortgage market – thus expanding their offerings from refinancing student loans.  Kayla calls SoFi… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to Peer Lender Extends Product Line to Offer Mortgages. SoFi (or Social Finance), a leading peer to peer lending, has surpassed $1 billion in funded loans.  The site now claims to be the fastest P2P lender to reach this milestone. SoFi is the largest… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Business crowdfunding platform Fundable and office supply retailer Staples have teamed up to launch the first Crowd2Shelf Contest. The event drew in thousands of startups across the U.S. to compete for a chance to fund their way to Staples’ shelves. A panel of innovation experts, including Fundable and… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform Crowdfundraiser is now offering unlimited access to the company’s web-based portal for a low monthly rate of $70. The shift allows the company to offer services to individuals and groups who may have a need for regular fundraising month-over-month, but who may not… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter periodically holds in house hackathons where the folks at Kickstarter get to work on their own creative projects they otherwise may not have time to do.  It is a cool concept used by many creative digital companies recognizing the fact the employees spend lots… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Beepi, a peer-to-peer marketplace to seamlessly buy and sell cars online, has closed $60 million in Series B funding. The new  capital will allow Beepi to accelerate the growth and expansion of its platform, bringing hassle-free car buying and selling to consumers across the United… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 2:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Lending Club has announced the hire of Richard Neiman to lead the P2P sites regulatory and government affairs office.  Neiman was previously Vice Chairman of Global Financial Services Regulatory Practice at PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.  He has also held senior positions at… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Econeers, the “green sister platform for sustainable investments” of SeedMatch, has launched an interesting campaign on their  platform – a project to crowdfund trees. For only 10 days, the crowd has the option to finance trees with a minimum investment of € 250.00.  Outside of replanting… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 12:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Self described as the “next generation of peer to peer lending”, California based Loanz has announced the completion of a $2 million seed funding round.  Loanz was formed in 2013 by Outset Ventures.  Little additional information was available on the funding round.  The company stated… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks ago, Comedy Central’s South Park debuted its hilarious Kickstarter spoof episode titled, “Go Fund Yourself.” The show took aim at the crowdfunding giant, along with the funding method, the NFL, and of course controversial football team, the Washington Red Skins. Now, Kickstarter’s CEO, Yancey… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

P2P Lending Surges in 2014 as RateSetter Processes over £200 Million in Loans Year to Date. UK based peer to peer lender RateSetter is celebrating its fourth birthday and as part of the festivities the platform is claiming a leading position in the P2P lending… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

While video games continued to be a huge hit on the crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, it seems not everyone believes that the category is actually as successful as it seems. Despite the platform helping game developers raise $57,934,417.74 in 2013, UK-based firm ICO Partners revealed that the gaming campaigns have struggled… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

European investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs has announced support for investing and raising investment in Euros.  Previously the UK based company only accepted British pounds but today the site has announced transactions may be made in Euros – with additional currencies coming in the future.  Now… Read More

October 5, 2014 @ 5:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has dedicated the month of October to horror films.  They have also started a new partnership with Bloody Disgusting – a web site dedicated to all things horror and creepy. Indiegogo will be hosting guest blog posts on their site from… Read More