Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

August 16, 2014 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up some words of wisdom when it comes to equity crowdfunding, Crowdcube shared strategic insight in a post titled 7 Points Investors Should Consider. The platform provided advice for a wide range of equity topics including how to handle risk and skeptical investors. Investing… Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 11:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fitch Ratings has acknowledged the growing importance of peer to peer lending  companies in statement that P2P lending success is dependent on borrower credit. This past July, S&P and DBRS assigned a landmark rating on the senior portion of a $270 million P2P deal from SoFi…. Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Columbus, Ohio resident Zach “Danger” Brown launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to make potato salad. Originally setting out with an initial goal of $10, the project immediately hit the spotlight and raised over $55,000 from 6,911 backers. Now Brown is… Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, announced earlier this week details about its upcoming Film Fest in Los Angeles, California. The event will take place on September 12th from 6-11pm and features the platform’s favorite films, shorts, web series, animations, documentaries and more – all funded on the site…. Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a UK based peer to peer (P2P) lending platform, has shared their approach to pricing their loans.  Assetz has raised over £40 million since their launch back in 2013.  Assetz Capital is part of the Assetz group of property and financial services companies that… Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle is having a birthday today. The peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform is turning 4 years old.  We would love to share some cake and sing some songs in celebration but unfortunately a few thousand kilometers separate us from the festivities that most certainly are… Read More

August 13, 2014 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

University of New South Waves (UNSW), along with its scientist, Dr. Ben McNeil, has launched a brand new crowdfunding platform called Thinkable.org. This new website is aiming to help funding for young scientists in Australia. According to AsianScientist, Dr. McNeil stated, “Government research grand tend… Read More

August 13, 2014 @ 1:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has launched a new initiative to showcase Israeli innovation.  The campaign has been titled #WhatsYourBigIdea and is part of the growing recognition of Israel being a hotbed for creative startups and entrepreneurs.  Israel has taken the title of “Startup Nation”… Read More

August 13, 2014 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle, a peer to peer lending platform that strives to operate a highly transparent lending business, recently shared some insight into their defaults and recovery side of their company.  Just like any other investment, lending on a P2P platform entails risk.  Investors mitigate risk… Read More

August 12, 2014 @ 9:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Orion First Financial, LLC has begun servicing small business loans for Raiseworks, LLC, a New York-based company that operates an online peer to peer lending platform connecting SMEs with institutional investors.  Raiseworks is currently by invitation only.  Orion services include Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)-related services,… Read More

August 12, 2014 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sancus Holdings Limited launched last year in Jersey with £23 million in capital backed largely by Channel Island investors.  Recognizing the growing potential for peer to peer lending (P2P), Sancus sees opportunity in matching high net worth individuals with small and medium sized enterprises.  Sancus… Read More

August 12, 2014 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Snowball Effect is the first equity crowdfunding platform to offer shares in a New Zealand business and they started off with a jump as Renaissance Brewing offered interested investors the chance to own shares in their craft Brewery. Hardy Michel from Snowball Effect said in… Read More

August 11, 2014 @ 3:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Designed to support Hollywood professionals, Indie Crowd Funder is an equity and rewards based crowdfunding platform to “Fan-vest” their creative projects. Co-founded by Gregory Parker, he clarifies their vision of the site; “Now Hollywood professionals can offer equity or rewards to investors and fans. We… Read More

August 11, 2014 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The American Heart Association announced today (August 11th) the launch of its first Chicago Open Innovation Challenge, a crowdsourced, crowdfunded and judged competition to uncover new innovative tools to prevent or manage heart disease and stroke. The top three finalists will receive grants from the… Read More

August 11, 2014 @ 7:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

He refused to allow rejection from banks to end his beekeeper dreams, and now Cameroonian Jacque Georges Badjang shares details about how crowdfunding helped grow his honey business. According to a recent report, Badjang’s company “Les Mielleries” has marketed honey from more than 200 beekeepers…. Read More

August 10, 2014 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Founder of equity crowdfunding platform HealthiosXchange, Scott Jordan, recently published a white paper entitled “Direct Investing Via Investor Syndicates: The Next Wave of Financial Innovation,” which explores how to accredited investors are using crowdfunding to achieve attractive returns in private equity. According to Jordan, “The… Read More

August 10, 2014 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In motorsports, funding is often the critical bridge between opportunity and execution. First Gear Project, a new crowdfunding platform dedicated to the automotive and motorsport industries, will help build that  bridge by connecting opportunity and funding. The platform, which recently expended from a successful beta… Read More

August 9, 2014 @ 1:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Austin based Chip’n Ship has released its beta version as their new crowdfunding platform created strictly for shopping online. The new site has been launched by Altlimit,  an Austin-based software development startup founded in 2004 by Faisal Raja.  The platform targets the average online users letting… Read More

August 8, 2014 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With back to school season officially underway, students from University of Cambridge in the UK have taken a different approach of getting funds for their education. According to the Cambridge News, A growing number of prospective students are trying the crowdfunding platform, GoFundMe to run… Read More

August 8, 2014 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundbreaker, a platform to facilitate real estate crowdfunding sites, has announced updates to their service.  Earlier tin 2014, Groundbreaker announced they were transitioning to a SaaS approach due to client demand.  This past week the company shared new updates to support existing and new customers…. Read More