Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

March 17, 2014 @ 2:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Dreamojo is a new Berlin-based crowdfunding site, that launched in December. They  operate with the belief that everybody should have the chance to use crowdfunding to fund their dreams. Social networks have become a vital portion of any crowdfunding campaigns and their site features an… Read More

March 16, 2014 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jon Medved, the CEO of investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, has been making the television rounds of late.  His most recent media visit is with well known interviewer Charlie Rose.  While Medved continues his theme of discussing the booming Israeli tech startup scene, he also shares… Read More

March 16, 2014 @ 1:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Film and video is the second most successful category on the global crowdfunding platform.  Since Kickstarter launched they have raised almost $200 million ($165 million successful) for over 33,000 projects.  Sure we all know about Veronica Mars, Zach Braff and Spike Lee but there are… Read More

March 16, 2014 @ 12:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

IndieVoices is a crowdfunding site that wants to help finance independent media around the world – primarily in locations where free speech and independent journalism struggle to exist.  As much of the western world takes for granted their rights, privileges and access to news and… Read More

March 15, 2014 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

ShareIn, an equity crowdfunding platform that targets UK technology and health companies, has new offices. They have moved into Codebase, the newest technology incubator in Scotland in the center of Edinburgh. The Scottish government is looking to boost innovation and the local economy and recently… Read More

March 15, 2014 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

P2P platform LendInvest has introduced a new product on their investment crowdfunding site. Tranche Loans will be a new way for participants to choose their preferred level of risk and return they would like to achieve. LendInvest prides themselves on their high quality products and… Read More

March 14, 2014 @ 11:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In a blog post published yesterday, PayPal Chief Risk Officer Tomer Barel announced a set of changes regarding how PayPal will approach crowdfunding as a payment provider. Consider this excerpt, emphasis ours… Together with the crowdfunding sites, we identify if campaigns are strictly fundraising or… Read More

March 14, 2014 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has hit Austin and the festivities of SXSW in a big way this year.  From music to film, from the Indiegogo Tech Café to Indiegogo with Brooklyn Vegan they have a lot going on in Texas. Of course crowdfunding comes down to the… Read More

March 14, 2014 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The Carlton Group, an international real estate investment-banking firm which specializes in raising large amounts equity and debt on large transactions, has announced they are joining the crowdfunding world by offering accredited investors the opportunity to invest in high yield commercial real estate investments. Led by Chairman Howard… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 11:53 am By Charles Luzar  |  

If you happen to have used the Internet in the past year or two, chances are you’ve stumbled upon a page created and hosted by LaunchRock. It’s a service that allowed anyone with an idea to quickly and easily set up a landing page and… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 11:16 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Jamie Siminoff is the definition of “serial entrepreneur.” He has six startups to his name including a successfully funded (and eventually refunded) Kickstarter campaign. He launched a crowdfunding platform called Christie Street that is currently dormant, but before it went dormant he also crowdfunded a second product… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 10:18 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Australian employment website CareerOne has announced their intention to launch a crowdfunding platform sometime this year, but they won’t go it alone. CareerOne CEO Karen Lawson told Business Insider Australia that the platform is looking to team with an existing rewards-based crowdfunding site. Her comments allude… Read More

March 12, 2014 @ 5:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platform Prosper has recently made some changes in the executive offices. The San Francisco based P2P crowdfunding company has announced that Aaron Vermut will become the company’s new CEO replacing his father, Stephen Vermut, who will become the Executive Chairman focusing more… Read More

March 12, 2014 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

AgFunder, an equity crowdfunding platform that targets the global agriculture industry, launched their first investment opportunity last month with big data company OnFarm.  In a recent update, AgFunder has shared that funding has now surpassed the halfway mark standing at 58% having raised $230,000 on… Read More

March 11, 2014 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Florida based GradePayments announced today it has launched its online portal that powers social funding for grade achievement. The GradePayments social funding portal is designed as cloud based service intended for use by students and their sponsors (family members, friends, and local businesses). The GradePayments… Read More

March 11, 2014 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Self-publishing options have overwhelmed prospective authors with a barrage of choices to professionally produce and market their books. Not only can publishing services be expensive and of uneven quality, recovering those publishing costs and as well as developing a committed readership can be elusive at… Read More

March 11, 2014 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Scoot has partnered with Crowdfunder to create a  £2 million partnership will enable groups across the country to raise their profiles via the Scoot network increasing local awareness, raising funds, linking businesses, communities and people.  Crowdfunder has launched over 2000 projects and raised… Read More

March 10, 2014 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

RealCrowd, a real estate crowdfunding platform for commercial real estate, has been involved in the successful funding of over $110M in deals through its platform.  RealCrowd launched their site  in August 2013 and sets it apart as one of the most active institutional quality commercial real… Read More

March 10, 2014 @ 11:16 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We first reported on the impending launch of crowdfunding platform Vision Launch in February. The company is planning a launch for sometime this month. Now Vision Launch has announced a partnership with crowdfunding campaign PR service CrowdfundBuzz that will pair newbie crowdfunders with the CrowdfundBuzz… Read More

March 10, 2014 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Ready to launch later this month, SignVine wants to help non-profits raise funds for new outdoor message signs.  SignVine is probably the world’s first and only specialized crowdfunding website that provides churches, civic groups and other deserving non-profit organizations a platform to accept donations.towards the… Read More