Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 1, 2014 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

A new crowdfunding platform is prepping to launch in Australia.  OzCrowd, founded by Nick Karolidis, has targeted an official launch date of this coming July 1, 2014.  The new site is dedicated to raising the profile of Australian individual projects rather than international offers.  The… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

This falls under the category of recently discovered but it certainly bears mentioning.  Kickante, a Brazil based crowdfunding platform, received a pretty cool recognition not that long ago as founder Candice Pascoal was recognized  as one of ten Brazilian female tech entrepreneurs making a difference… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

At the recently held MIXii Israel Innovation Conference, that took place in Tel Aviv on May 20-22nd, government representatives from China and Hong Kong participated in the forum seeking a stronger relationship with the country. One group was championed by InvestHK, whose objective is to… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom, has surpassed another milestone.  The young company recently announced their 100th deal for companies offering up equity on their investment platform.  This revelation is accompanied by the fact that deal flow is increasing;… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

You no long need to be a multi-millionaire to invest in the nation’s premier luxury real estate market. Through Realty Crowdfunding LLC, labeled as the first investment vehicle of its kind, investors can now own a piece of beachfront mansions that have defined the most… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iFunding, known as America’s number one real estate crowdfunding platform, welcomes three new senior members to its team. Bill Madden, formerly of Goldman Sachs and McKinsey, will serve as Chief Strategy Officer. Ken Tse, a real estate originations, sales and investment expert, will head Business… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 5:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Movie theaters, couches, beds, cars… these are some of the places most people enjoy watching films. But what if you could watch your favorite movie in a hot tub on top of a roof in New York City? Well, Crowdtilt is ready to bring a… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scott Jordan, founder of the equity-based crowdfunding portal HealthiosXchange (H/X), has published a White Paper titled “How Does Equity Crowdfunding Resemble the Discount Brokerage Revolution?” which explores how the Charles Schwab & Co. discount brokerage phenomenon has altered the financial services industry for individual stock-trading… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vancouver-based Dana.io, the crowdfunding platform that charges entirely by donations, officially launched on Tuesday morning (May 27th).  Described by founder Alan Clements, a former Buddhist monk in Burma, author and lifelong activist, as a “radical experiment in global transformation,” Dana.io is the world’s first platform… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform  Crowdcube is growing rapidly and they need additional staff to handle the increase in crowdfunding demand.  According to a recent report, UK based Crowdcube currently has a staff of 20 and they expect this number to double during 2014. The crowdfunding platform… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has raised more than $31 million in financing from a consortium of real estate, technology, and financial institutions. The financing round was led by Chinese social media site Renren, Marty Burger and Tal Kerret, the CEO and CIO of Silverstein Properties, and… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

 Is Crowdfunding Part of the New Foreign Policy? The US Ambassador to Armenia, John A. Heffern, was recently interviewed (Video) about the importance of crowdfunding – specifically in Armenia. Now the tidal wave of crowdfunding – both investment based and donation based – is still… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 12:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Since 2009, people from all over the world have been talking about crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, and now the company’s VP of community, Cindy Au, revealed there’s more to it than just being considered as a “funding option.” While speaking at the 2014 Nordic Game in… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Khosla Impact, the personal investment vehicle of Vinod Khosla a founder of Sun Microsystems, has led an A round investment for SunFunder – a solar “impact investing” platform.  Khosla is a fund that seeks to invest in market based solutions for poverty and global development…. Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Opportunities for homebuilders to crowdfund their projects is starting to take hold.    Open Source Capital, based in Florida, asks builders why not engage investors and homebuyers to be part of the project? With crowdfunding, builders can provide an early stage to showcase their projects… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 7:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) and crowdfunding giant Indiegogo announced last week a new strategic partnership that will allow independent Canadian documentary makers to save money when embarking on crowdfunding campaigns for their projects. This partnership comes at a time in the industry when DOC… Read More

May 26, 2014 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based CoAssets, one of South East Asia’s first real estate crowdfunding sites, has announced that Bastien Jack Pte Ltd, an investment crowdfunding opportunity from the United Kingdom listed on the platform, will be making their first payout to crowdfunders in June 2014. “As real… Read More

May 26, 2014 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to shine some light on crowdfunding in the country of Kenya, co-founders of the platform M-Changa, Kyai Mullei and David Mark, spoke to Demo Africa about how they successfully made traditional organized giving through the mobile money platform along with their latest mission to seek… Read More

May 25, 2014 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo CEO Slava Rubin has been making the PR rounds of late. Coming off a high visibility funding round where Sir Richard Branson indicated his commitment to the company’s future, Slava shares his view of crowdfunding and market validation talking about an early campaign, Breathometer,… Read More

May 24, 2014 @ 3:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

A-Film Benelux and Symbid have formed an agreement for cooperation for crowdfunding various movie titles. Dutch investment crowdfunding platform Symbid has already had several films such TRIPPEL trample funded, thus demonstrating that crowdfunding is a valuable addition in the film financing. Symbid will be exclusive… Read More