Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 10, 2014 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Patch of  Land is part of the fast moving real estate crowdfunding sector.  The founders have positioned there company to fill a funding void that has been largely ignored by larger investors but promise substantial returns.  There is a significant opportunity in innovating the funding… Read More

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

P2Binvestor, a Denver-based crowdfunding platform, recently added another Colorado company to its funding portfolio: Boulder-based natural beverage company Bhakti Chai. Founded in 2007, Bhakti Chai offers an array of spice-infused chai beverage products. P2Binvestor’s working capital line will provide important support for Bhakti Chai’s expansion… Read More

June 9, 2014 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Since it’s founding in June 2010 to fundamentally change the way people fund and impact communities in need, Milaap has facilitated more than 8,000 loans impacting close to 50,000 of India’s working poor, empowered them to break out of the vicious cycle of poverty. On… Read More

June 9, 2014 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

While SyndicateRoom was not first out of the gate to join the equity crowdfunding revolution occurring the United Kingdom being late to the party has not meant they are behind the game. The crowdfunding platform that pairs experienced Angel investors with members of the “crowd”… Read More

June 9, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

The inspiration behind the current iteration of Prosper came after president Ron Suber had personally lent millions of dollars across both the Lending Club and Prosper peer-to-peer or P2P lending platforms. Ron invested in 13,000 loans and noticed that Lending Club’s execution was far superior… Read More

June 9, 2014 @ 7:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Eureeca offers a global solution to connect investors with small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) online.  The platform has created a new financing market for a new financial world by lowering the barrier to entry enabling investors to discover, discuss and invest… Read More

June 9, 2014 @ 6:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Dubai based equity crowdfunding platform Eureeca has exemplified the surge in entrepreneurism in the MENA region.  In many ways, this platform is leading the charge – proving what can be accomplished in a part of the world that has not traditionally been known as a… Read More

June 8, 2014 @ 9:27 pm By Kendall Almerico  |  

Kickstarter recently announced major changes to the way they approve campaigns on their site. The first change is a creation of a “Launch Now” button where a project, if it successfully passes through an algorithm, can be immediately posted on the site. This removes the… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter maintains a page on their site listing prohibited items from their platform.  Apparently they recently tightened up their restrictions on health devices, apps etc.  As pointed out by MobiHealthNews, Kickstarter now prohibits anything that is “heavily regulated”.  Think health – FDA etc.   Below… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 3:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo is sharing some of their knowledge.  The platform has always been highly data driven.  Love’em or not they know their stuff as they track the data that proves what works. They have recently published the first part of a two series… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Known for its value-added crowdfunding legal IP and marketing service, KarmaKrowd provides a full suite of management consulting services to help creative inventors, scientists and entrepreneurs turn creative ideas into revenue producing businesses. Once IP assets have been identified and protected, entrepeneurs can then turn… Read More

June 5, 2014 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mission Markets wants to change the world and they see investment crowdfunding playing a significant role.  The new platform launched this week looking to provide both institutional and private investors a community and portal for impact investments.  A growing number of individuals and organizations are realizing… Read More

June 5, 2014 @ 7:12 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based peer to peer lender LendInvest recently announced they are preparing to launch their secondary market for their P2P securities.  LendInvest, an early participant in the fast growing P2P industry, specializes in online lending for mortgages.  The fast growing firm has facilitated over £40… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Entrepreneurs, start-ups or existing businesses that want to raise funding through crowdfunding, angel investments, bank finance, venture capital, grant or other sources, can significantly increase their chances of raising the finance by using the FundMyBiz Cloud-Based business planning and financial forecasting tools.  The FundMyBiz’s tools… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 9:23 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

AngelList, the crowdfunding trailblazer, who was “equity crowdfunding” before people even knew what that meant, initially started as simply a matchmaker for angel investors and startups. As a legal and securities nerd I understand the difference between the Magna Carta and the AngeList SEC No… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube has made it no secret they intend on a broad global expansion – in Europe and around the world.  They have mentioned previously their plans to  start a site in Spain – and in a recent email to followers Crowdcube shared they are preparing… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to make changes to its already famous platform, founders of Kickstarter, Charles Adler, Perry Chen, and Yancey Strickler, took to the site’s blog to introduce a brand new feature called “Launch Now.”  The new feature will allow new campaigns to go live without being reviewed… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovative solar crowdfunding platform Mosaic has been at the forefront of raising capital to finance solar energy projects.  Launched back in 2010, the peer to peer platform quickly caught the attention of many homeowners and developers interested in the possibilities of installing solar energy systems; saving… Read More

June 2, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Groucho Marx said he refused to be a member of any club that would accept him, but he never heard of Lending Club. When walking through their offices in downtown San Francisco, past the foosball and ping pong tables, mini golf course that mazes around… Read More

June 1, 2014 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prelaunch, the pre-order site and online community where consumers can follow their favorite brands and pre-order new pretail products, is offering a new “CrowdDiscount” program. The program strives to makes new technologies accessible to more consumers while providing young brand partners with additional exposure and… Read More