Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

March 22, 2014 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Gift Gather, an online crowd-gifting platform, is bringing gifts for life’s biggest moments to the masses. Birthdays, graduations, holidays, and even retirement gifts will allow users to ask their friends and family to help fund their dreams for special day. Instead of each individual giving… Read More

March 21, 2014 @ 9:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

P2P crowdfunding platform Lending Club has announced they are officially entering the business loan sector. “Everyone recognizes that small businesses are an engine of job creation and economic growth, yet their access to capital has been constrained,” said Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche. “We look… Read More

March 21, 2014 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Co-founder of equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube Luke Lang has commented on the UK budget announcement that occurred earlier this week.  While there were many positive aspects of Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s presentation Lang indicated here were some areas that could stand for improvement…. Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 5:01 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

TechCrunch Disrupt is taking place at the Manhattan Center in New York City on May 5-7, and Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler will be among the many thought leaders gracing the stage in 2014. John Biggs of TechCrunch alludes to the discussion skewing toward Crowdfunding 2.0, so… Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Positions Company to Syndicate Hard Money Loans. Patch of Land has made 4 deals worth just over $1 million, available on their real estate crowdfunding platform. Accredited investors have the opportunity to invest in a variety of projects ranging from a high end residential home… Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Speaking with CEO Jeff Lynn at Seedrs’ headquarters in the Silicon Roundabout (as opposed to the Valley or the Alley) of London was like speaking with a member of the same tribe. Both being attorneys, we spoke the same language, and it was clear that… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sean Pace, Royalty Exchange CEO and founder, has a platform that allows anyone to sell their realty stream online. Investors go to the site and bid on these future cash flows.    The site has now extended their application to iCap to go after the… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Great News for UK Investors. Stuart Law, the founder and CEO of Assetz Capital – one of the fastest growing P2P lenders in the United Kingdom – has commented on the announced change regarding eligibility for P2P lending assets being included in tax free ISA… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 10:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Bancbox Invest is getting into the investor accreditation game with the launch of a new accreditation service. This is in addition to Bancbox’s existing slate of features, including escrow and investment solutions. The goal: to be “a one-stop shop for Private Placement and Equity/Debt based Crowdfunding… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Fast growing Peer-to-Peer lending platform LendInvest has put together a 2014 Lending Survey.  The company is soliciting feedback from P2P lenders or anyone who may be considering participating in P2P lending in the near future.  LendInvest hopes the information captured will aid in the development… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Poliwogg, a platform that provides pathways for accredited investors to invest in early stage companies in health and life sciences, has announced that it is partnering with the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE), a global biomedical and healthcare innovation network. Poliwogg and SoPE share the common… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate equity crowdfunding platform Fundrise has announced a new offering for a real estate investment in Washington, DC.  The building located at 1539 7th Street, NW is available to any investor located in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. This offering highlights title IV of… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 7:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sweden Based Crowdfunding Platform Raises Capital for Expansion. Stating that 2013 has been their best year to date, equity crowdfunding platform FundedByMe is now inviting the public to own shares in their Northern European investment platform by launching a self-crowdfunding campaign.  Based in Sweden, but… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 3:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowd Racing is the first investment platform for race horses. The UK based operation is powered by the same technology that equity platform Crowdcube utilizes for their investment listings.  Crowd Racing offers shares in individual horses to the general public, allowing for anyone to participate… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

According to FutureBricks (previously named Real Funds) the future of Real Estate investment is not decided by large banks but by the investors.  FutureBricks wants to create an environment where users may choose to invest according to their own values and budgets. FutureBricks wants to facilitate… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Platform Has Grown 400% Since last July. RealtyMogul, one of the early leaders in real estate crowdfunding, is approaching the $15 million mark having funded 58 properties since launching their platform in 2012.  RealtyMogul just surpassed the $10 million hurdle at the close of 2013… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Razoo, a crowdfunding platform for causes, has launched the Everyone’s Kids, Everyone Gives campaign which will raise funds for nonprofits focused on ending the sex trafficking of minors in the U.S.  The campaign originated from a TED Challenge Group that formed at TED 2013, where… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 10:19 am By Charles Luzar  |  

According to Lending Memo’s Simon Cunningham, Lending Club is planning to crack down on third party tools making use of screen scrapers. More specifically, Cunningham points to tools that automatically invest on behalf of the user by faking that user’s actions. Note that screen scraping… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Expecting to launch in the next few weeks, KarmaKrowd is a new crowdfunding platform that will cater to inventors and entrepreneurs that want to protect their intellectual property (IP).  KarmaKrowd is currently accepting applicants for up to 25 campaigns.  Each beta tester company will have… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd, an equity crowdfunding company that focuses on the gambling industry, has signed an agreement with Centurion Solutions to invest a fund of up to £5m into start ups on the GamCrowd platform. Centurion represents some of the world’s largest professional sports and racing trading firms and… Read More