Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 4, 2014 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Zopa has announced a strategic hire with the appointment of Jaidev Janardana who is now the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).  Jaidev was previously the Chief Marketing Officer for Capital One UK. During Jaideve’s tenure at Capital One he was… Read More

October 3, 2014 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a peer to peer lender that targets the commercial mortgage industry, has shifted roles within the Montello.  UK based LendInvest originally started as a subset of Montello, a bridge finance company, but now roles will be reversed as Montello will manage funds under the… Read More

October 3, 2014 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowd Funding Pays (CFP), a division of Conservaco, LLC, launched a new crowdfunding platform today with integrated campaign development resources to significantly improve the prospects of campaigners reaching their funding goals. Free to launch a campaign, CrowdFundingPays.com is the newest generation of global crowdfunding platforms, created… Read More

October 3, 2014 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Snowball Effect has just updated their investor agreement in light of significant demand from overseas investors.  While the New Zealand based platform has not yet celebrated its first birthday, Snowball Effect stated in a note to followers that; “We’ve had significant interest from… Read More

October 3, 2014 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Money360, a peer-to-peer (P2P) real estate lending marketplace, has closed a $2 million commercial real estate loan crowdfunded by accredited investors. This was the third loan closed by Money360 in September. Money360 states their recently relaunched platform is on track to fund $25 million in… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has boosted their executive team with the appointment  of Tom Lockard to Vice President of Real Estate and Institutional Sales. Lockard will manage the company’s new San Francisco office and seek to expand the company’s presence in California.  He will be responsible for… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

  In a recent statement P2Binvestor (P2Bi) shared they have signed $7.3 million in client contracts and purchased over $16 million in invoices since this past May.  P2Bi is a crowdfunding platform that offers growing businesses a new method to receive needed working capital.  Businesses… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

We all read and rave about the crowdfunding success stories and lament the projects that crash and fail.  Kickstarter has always been ready and willing to share their data – both the good and the bad – in an effort to embrace transparency.  Kickstarter also… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

In a public statement by the Financial Conduct  Authority, Wonga has entered into an agreement, known as a voluntary requirement (VREQ), with the FCA that requires it to make significant changes to its business immediately.  Wonga is a payday loan operator in the UK that… Read More

October 1, 2014 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Great news for crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter! Not only was the thief who was responsible for the robbery at its headquarters last Wednesday was arrested, he is also facing other burglary charges as well.  According to DNAinfo New York, the thief, who was identified as 16-year-old Raymond Mersier,was busted… Read More

October 1, 2014 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding visionaries, Korstiaan Zandvliet and Robin Slakhorst, are joint candidates for Distinguished Young Leader Award 2014.  The recognition will be presented at Erasmus University as part of the Rotterdam School of Management’s (RSM) annual leadership summit in Rotterdam on October 3rd. The Distinguished Alumni… Read More

October 1, 2014 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate platform, Fundrise, announced on Wednesday (October 1st) that it has raised $650,000 from 37 investors in a private offering for 1326 Florida Avenue NE, a contemporary apartment development in the burgeoning H Street Corridor sponsored by Ditto Residential. 1326 Florida Avenue NE is expected to… Read More

October 1, 2014 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital is participant in the booming growth of peer to peer lending in the United Kingdom.  The P2P lending site has facilitated almost £50 million in loans since the platform launched in 2013.  Recently the company published defaults and losses data in an effort to… Read More

October 1, 2014 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding provides investors with an array of projects to choose from, and American Homeowner Preservation, also known as AHP, is using this growing online marketplace to offer social impact investing opportunities that benefit homeowners and communities nationwide. In purchasing pools of distressed mortgages, AHP… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 7:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding site Seedrs has posted a record breaking month for the funding platform.  According to a report, for the month of September £5.6 million (Over $9 million USD) was invested through the funding portal.  The money raised went to 14 different diverse businesses. This… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter is making its way across the pond! In celebration of the UK’s most innovative projects, the crowdfunding giant announced it will be heading to London for a four-day visit. On Tuesday (September 30th), Kickstarter team member, Niina Pollari took to the platform’s blog and wrote,… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 7:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs recently chalked up another first by offering shares of Chapel Down in an equity crowdfunding campaign on their platform.  Chapel Down is a publicly traded company listed on the ISDX growth market in the UK.  The funding closes on October 1st but stands at… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, one of the leading peer to peer lenders in the UK has taken to the streets of London to promote the benefits of their services.  Now lending and borrowing money is serious business but leave it up to the Brits to find some humor… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Friday (September 26th), New York City police announced they have been searching for the perpetrator that broke into Kickstarter’s headquarters and stole some electronics earlier in the week. CBS New York reported that around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday (September 24th), the suspect entered the… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Followers of the investment crowdfunding space all know the real estate sector is very hot.  Big names and big deals are migrating to the new approach to fund all types of property.  iFunding is one of these companies that claims a top pedigree of founders… Read More