Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

May 13, 2014 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoAssets, South East Asia’s first real estate crowdfunding platform, would like to welcome Dr. Jeffrey Chin Ph.D. as a mentor and private investor. Dr. Chi is currently the Vice Chairman of Vickers Venture Partners and he is also Chairman of the Singapore Venture Capital Association…. Read More

May 13, 2014 @ 9:47 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

United Kingdom & the United States See Incredible Growth in Peer to Peer Lending Industry. With all of the hype around equity crowdfunding the silent counterpart of peer-to-peer lending has been quietly growing into a significant and disruptive industry. In fact, some industry followers expect… Read More

May 13, 2014 @ 7:39 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a recently published survey, “frustrated” savers are looking to peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms for higher rates of interest than those offered by banks – but want reassurance over the risks before they invest, a UK survey has found. The survey of over 2,000 people,… Read More

May 12, 2014 @ 7:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A&E, RocketHub and Comcast Business have joined forces to launch Project Startup Entrepreneur Forms, a unique series to live events bringing together some of the best and brightest entrepreneurial minds in three U.S. cities; Boston, MA, Detroit, MI, and Provo, UT. These forums will host aspiring… Read More

May 12, 2014 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Solar crowdfunding platform Mosaic has created an infographic on fighting climate change.  The below graphic sets a path to how you reduce dependency on our beloved fossil fuels and shift to renewables. Mosaic is in the business of financing solar projects.  They are allow individuals… Read More

May 11, 2014 @ 5:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hoping to take the crowdfunding revolution by storm, Property Moose recently launched their site and listed their first properties available to investors. The company wants to allow individuals to invest in real estate for as little as £500. Earlier this year founders Andrew Gardiner, Paul… Read More

May 11, 2014 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Social Finance, or SoFi, has refinanced more than half a billion dollars in student loans. The peer to peer lender has grown by nearly 800% to more than 550 universities. “We’re making a significant impact on the student debt burden,” said Mike Cagney, CEO of… Read More

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

This Mother’s Day, Kangu, the innovative philanthropic crowdfunding platform that enables investors to fund life-saving medical services for pregnant women and newborn babies, is launching its 100 Mamas Fund. On the website, backers can contribute to the cost of critical medical services for 100 Mamas… Read More

May 9, 2014 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HealthiosXchange, also known as H/X, announced on Friday that the first lead syndicator in its Champion Program, California-based Leonhardt Ventures, will introduce the world’s first and only heart failure pacemaker called Myostim Pacer. It is designed to recruit reparative stem cells to damaged and weakened… Read More

May 9, 2014 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

BNN Funding has announced the launch of a new movement called #CrowdfundLocal, to make crowdfunding more accessible to community civic groups, social enterprises, nonprofits and brands by providing localized marketing and advocate support.  #CrowdfundLocal will be available for users of Crowdtilt Open – the free to… Read More

May 9, 2014 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced earlier this week is an interesting partnership between The Kingdom Trust Company and Bancbox.  The arrangement between the two companies is intended to streamline the crowdfunding and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform experience for the IRA investor. This new partnership is expected to greatly enhance the IRA… Read More

May 9, 2014 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Braeger Auto Finance Group, via Vroombank a peer to peer (P2P) platform,  has identified challenge and set out to solve it. In 2013, despite many signs of a recovering economy, the growth of auto dealerships nationwide was limited due to the reluctance of banks to… Read More

May 8, 2014 @ 10:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bondora based in Tallinn, Estonia, has become authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom.  Bondora, previously called isePankur until this past April, is a peer to peer (P2P) lending platform.  The company describes themselves as an “advanced marketplace for experienced investors… Read More

May 8, 2014 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to make schools across the U.K. more energy friendly, 10:10 Solar Schools and Good Energy are helping twenty schools to create their own crowdfunding campaigns for solar energy panels. The fundraising concept has already worked for about fifty schools across the country that have… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Colorado University at Boulder announced it has unleashed an online pilot crowdfunding program, using Community Funded EmpoweredBy technology, called CU-Boulder Crowdfunding. The portal is to help fund ideas generated by students and staff. This is one of a few universities in the U.S. to employ a centralize funding… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

InvestingZone, the equity crowdfunding platform, has announced it will be helping award-winning online dating site, Lovestruck.com, raise growth-capital to fuel its ambitious international expansion plans. The company is looking to raise around £800k from both existing and new investors so that it can focus on expanding… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  AngelPad, the mentorship program founded by ex-Googler and Managing Partner Thomas Korte, has just listed its newest graduates on a comprehensive crowdfunding campaign on AngelList.  The eleven startups leaving AngelPad’s incubating nest each with individual crowdfunding campaigns on AngelList include Hiveary, TapFwd, PeopleGoal, Arthena,… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 6:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

indieFilmFunding.com (iFF), a crowdfunding platform exclusively based in indie film genre, announced on Tuesday its site has officially been launched to the public. Coinciding with the website’s launch, the company released its first theatrical film project to be featured on iFF site called “The Big Finish.” The… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hitting the screens of CNBC today was Lending Club CEO Renaud LaPlanche talking about how his company is going to transform the banking industry. Instead of just steam rolling the old school industry, apparently Lending Club would like to bring them along – indicative of… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New York-based startup Blancfleet, Inc. announced it has launched a disruptive crowdfunding platform to compete on price, fleet, and location with Hertz’s dream car fleet business. Blanfleet is using the crowdfunding to raise equity to cut car rent rates in half. On Tuesday, the company is currently… Read More