Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 25, 2014 @ 1:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equities.com, an online financial publication and social community for investors, is pleased to announce it has entered a strategic partnership with Crowdnetic, a provider of information and data solutions to the global crowdfinance marketplace. Equities.com and Crowdnetic will work closely together to make available certain… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2Binvestor (P2Bi), a Denver-based crowdlending platform that offers businesses a middle path between bank financing and expensive subprime lending, added three Colorado companies to its portfolio in June. The companies include In The Telling, a Boulder-based software and services provider of documentary-style online courses for… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 8:30 am By Simone Casavecchia  |  

From niche phenomenon to a driving force of the economy: how crowdfunding changes things and what are the future prospects for the startup and businesses. Claudio Bedino joined the world of entrepreneurship back in 2002, at only 19 years old.  He created a web agency… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

As investors scramble to take advantage of the new £15,000 NISA allowance, Assetz Capital is urging investors not to be blinkered by the promise of tax-free interest and consider whether they may make greater returns from alternative investments. With even the top instant-access cash ISA paying just 1.5%… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 5:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Milan-based music crowdfunding platform Musicraiser has received over €1,000,000 in contributions since its launch and that amount has continued to grow. The platform generates revenue from its prolific list of artists and bands looking to receive funding for pre-planned projects. As interest in their crowdfunding model… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform Pubslush has expanded its community program and revamped its site design, boosting their value as a resource in the publishing process for all key players in the industry. The platform, previously available only for book authors, has now opened its doors to accept… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Every day, entrepreneurs have turned to crowdfunding to fund their new business or product and are given two types of options for the campaign, all-or-nothing and flexible funding, also known as keep-it-all. Both possess great perks, but the key question for each campaign would be… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Volpit, the UK’s new startup investment platform has officially launched today. Crowdfund Insider earlier announced they had gained full authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). By law, businesses can only conduct regulated financial service activities in the UK if they are authorized by the… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pherver, a startup in the San Francisco Bay Area, has launched a site for the creative class to raise funds through monthly pledges, tips on content, and by selling personalized products. The need for new ways to generate revenue comes at a time when online… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Gust, a global platform for the “sourcing and management of early stage investments – boasting 45,000 investors with relationships to over 200,000 startups, has filed a patent application on crowdfunding. To be specific Gust (previously known as Angelsoft) filed for: “System and Method for Crowdfunded Investment… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

South East Asia’s first real estate crowdfunding site CoAssets has announced another successful real estate crowdfunding deal. Polaris Pte Ltd, a Singapore based opportunity listed on CoAssets, will be making an early redemption in July 2014 and paying crowdfunders the principal as well as proceeds… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 7:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Volpit, an equity crowdfunding platform based in the UK,  announced it is finally authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). On Monday, co-founder of Volpit Patrick O’Flaherty took to his Twitter account to share the exciting news with his followers. Proud to announce that @Volpit is now… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Expo for Property Investments & Crowdfunding (EPIC) Asia Conference will be held on the 18th and 19th of July in Singapore at the Marina Bay Financial Centre.  The conference is expected to increase understanding and appreciation for the power of crowdfunding specifically for real… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 3:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A team of seasoned, long-term investment advisors with a combined total of more than 150 years of experience in the real estate industry today announced the creation of PropFund L.P., a firm focused on purchasing, owning and operating commercial and residential real estate investment properties…. Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NIN Ventures is rolling out two new alternatives for investing in their NIN Ventures Technology (QP) Fund. First is investment using a defined benefit plan and second is investment from a self directed IRA. This new initiatives will truly make venture capital available to all… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundable, an investment crowdfunding platform, has announced a partnership with Dragon Innovation, a hardware  authority. For hardware companies utilizing the Fundable platform, Dragon Innovation will now review and certify the products via the “Dragon Certified program”. This process will demonstrate to potential backers / investors… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It may be well known and successful in the U.S., but it seems Kickstarter is off to a slow start in at least one country where it has launched. As previously reported by Crowdfund Insider, the crowdfunding giant announced earlier this year the launch of… Read More

June 21, 2014 @ 5:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

San Francisco based Prosper, a leading peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace for consumer credit, shared recently that Capital One Co-Founder Nigel W. Morris has joined the board of directors of its parent company, Prosper Marketplace.  Simultaneously Prosper disclosed the month of May was their best ever with… Read More

June 21, 2014 @ 5:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently UK peer to peer funding platform LendInvest sponsored a gathering with Tech City News to chat about the emerging market of alternative lending and the challenge to traditional banks.  LendInvest, a platform that is associated with Montello Capital only launched in 2013 but has… Read More

June 19, 2014 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CEO of EarlyShares Joanna Schwartz spoke to CNBC’s Realty Check to discuss real estate crowdfunding. Ms. Schwartz states that the real estate funding option is “really taking off” in the U.S. and that is outpacing other sectors in equity crowdfunding. EarlyShares is a equity-based crowdfunding… Read More