Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

September 29, 2014 @ 6:43 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based GamCrowd has announced that Ian Hogg has become chairman of gaming industry crowdfunding platform.   Hogg recently left the board of global pools betting operator and supplier, Sportech Plc. Hogg, described as a serial entrepreneur, brings an expertise across online, TV, e-gaming, retail betting,… Read More

September 28, 2014 @ 9:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Syndicate Room has shared an interesting depiction as to how investors in a film may enjoy some healthy returns.  Of course this is all predicated on the fact the film is a decent production (although we all know a lot of bad… Read More

September 28, 2014 @ 4:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Richmond, Virginia based WealthForge has announced the opening of to new satellite offices in both New York City and San Francisco.  The company expects to open an additional office in Los Angeles later this year. WealthForge is a technology provider and broker / dealer that… Read More

September 28, 2014 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Realty Mogul announced on Friday (September 26th) that it has successfully funded yet another mobile home park.  The crowdfunding platform’s accredited investors contributed more than $2.3 million to acquire an interest in Affordable Housing Community Fund 5, LLC, the eighth fund of this kind that has been… Read More

September 27, 2014 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

This past July global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd published an announcement they had raised $60 million for 46 companies.  In a report filed with TechCrunch yesterday, the pace of growth appears to be increasing as they state they have funded 50 companies with at least $70… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

iFinding is kind of a unique entry in the real estate crowdfunding space as they have set up shop in the United States AND  in Singapore (they also have a very cool iPhone app so you can invest on the run too). Earlier this week… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

High Profile Industry Names  Join Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform’s First Round Series A. Fundrise, a leading real estate crowdfunding platform, announced several new investors have joined the company’s first-round Series A including; Guggenheim Partners, Rockrose President Justin Elghanayan and James Ratner, Chairman and CEO of… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

On the anniversary of legalizing general solicitation for private placements, I had the opportunity to speak with Rory Eakin, COO and co-founder of  equity crowdfunding platform CircleUp.  Founded in 2012, since their  launch they have raised over $40 million for 40 different companies.  The CircleUp… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 7:23 am By JD Alois  |  

CraftFund is now offering investment opportunities in Wisconsin.  CraftFund has been a trailblazer in the crowdfunding space.  Management set up shop early positioning the platform to offer rewards based campaigns but anticipating the opportunity to offer investment crowdfunding once laws were rationalized.  Now with Wisconsin… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 6:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The developers of the charity fundraising site, iDonate.ie, have launched  a new crowdfunding site:  iCrowdFund.ie. Created by Western Webs, the new rewards based site will differentiate itself from competitor  Kickstarter by allowing both all or nothing or “keep it all” projects.  Keep it all is… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 7:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

KissKissBankBank a prominent French crowdfunding platform announced today they are moving into the peer to peer lending space with the launch of Lendopolis.  Lendopolis is described as a financement participatif (crowdfunding) platform that allows small to medium enterprises borrow funds.  For the investor who chooses… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 6:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In case you missed it last night, creators of the hit Comedy Central television show South Park decided to share their own views of the crowdfunding method during the latest episode, which was titled “Go Fund Yourself.” According to The Verge, the episode attacked crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, startup… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kiwi peer to peer lending platform Harmoney has not wasted any time in getting the loans moving.  Having officially launched on September 10th, the P2P lender has shared they have quickly lent about $2 million.  On top of that – they are rejecting between 70-80%… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday (September 25th), Reed MIDEM announced co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann, is set to be the keynote speaker at the annual music industry tradeshow, Midem 2015. According to Billboard, during the Midem Talks conference sessions, Ringelmann will discuss how crowdfunding offers… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month Harvard Business School published a case study on the real estate crowdfunding platform Prodigy Network and its founder Rodrigo Niño.  Authors Karim Lakhani, Katja Hutter and Greta Priar, reviewed the dramatic rise of Prodigy Network and the vision of Niño that “crowdfunding will… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kimbia, a provider of online crowdfunding, and event management solutions, announced today that its client, Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), raised a record-breaking $26.3 million in its 18-hour North Texas Giving Day. Hosted by CFT, the largest community foundation in Texas, the sixth annual North Texas Giving… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MoveYourMountain.org is a crowdfunding organization that is currently responding to the devastation currently being caused by the California fires, especially the King Fire burning close to their main headquarters in Reno, NV. The fire has crossed into Placer County, CA and burned into the Tahoe… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

ieCrowd, a platform that enables anyone to participate in helping them find, fund and commercialize breakthrough life and health discoveries, has announced a new life science business group.  Molly Schmid has been appointed to lead the new initiative at ieCrowd.  The new Life Science Business… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) announced a $200,000 Innovation Fund grant to Financing for Development (F4D). The grant aims to increase equity and access to healthcare supplies and services in Latin America and the Caribbean through the Coalition’s Market Development Approaches Working… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 9:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Boca Raton-based CircleBack Lending has entered into a partnership with Jefferies according to a release by the company.  The agreement is to facilitate the sale and securitization of up to $500 million aggregate principle amount of consumer loans. CircleBack was founded in 2013 and states… Read More