Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

February 27, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Around six years ago, the first loan on Robo.cash was purchased. Robo.cash says it is pleased to celebrate this event and thank their investors for being with them. As noted in a blog post by Robocash, here’s what have they’ve achieved over the years” 30,000+… Read More

February 26, 2023 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yieldstreet, a private market platform, is proud to announce Kubhera, a national financial advisory firm, has joined the direct-to-consumer platform as its first Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) partner. Equipped with Yieldstreet’s easy-to-use tech platform and access to a wide range of alternative investment opportunities, Kubhera’s… Read More

February 25, 2023 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swarm, the regulated blockchain platform, announces the launch of a public investment offering for Apple, Tesla, and two US Treasury Bond ETFs on decentralized finance (DeFi). The “fully” asset-backed tokens are “available on the Polygon blockchain for both retail and institutional investors, with no minimum… Read More

February 24, 2023 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

SaveLend Group has received a license to operate as an investment crowdfunding provider following the approval of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority SBL Finans AB (publ), a subsidiary of SaveLend Group AB, will now be able to passport its services throughout Europe. In 2021, the… Read More

February 22, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech platform designed to streamline online capital formation and broker-dealer, has appointed Chris Adamkowski as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Adamkowski reportedly spent over a decade at Google working in several divisions, including Financial Services, Government, Energy, and Tech. Before joining Google, Adamkowski held Sales and… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has released Q4 earnings along with full-year 2022 numbers, and while the crypto exchange beat both on the top and bottom line, shares are little impressed in after-hours trading. In its shareholder letter, Coinbase said that its Q4 results “were consistent with our… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The past few months have been choppy for AlphaFlow, a real estate investment platform. Last September, AlphaFlow listed a securities offering on Republic seeking to raise $5 million in a CrowdSAFE. The round never closed, and committed money was returned to investors – there was… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate investment platform, has topped $1 billion in total investment, according to a note from the firm. Groundfloor was launched in 2013 by co-founders Brian Dally and Nick Bhargava. The platform leverages Reg A+ (Tier 1), as well as the Invest Georgia… Read More

February 20, 2023 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following its prior issuances in 2021 and 2022, auxmoney has “placed its third ABS transaction with a record amount of EUR 350 million.” With this transaction, auxmoney has “been re-opening the European market in 2023 with the first consumer ABS deal.” Strong investor demand has… Read More

February 20, 2023 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Alliance has announced a partnership with Seedrs, a leading securities crowdfunding platform. FinTech Alliance is a community backed by the UK government that operates in partnership with the UK Department for International Trade. By working within the UK Fintech ecosystem, the entity aims to… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 10:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

AKRU, a real estate investment platform, recently distributed an update on its platform. AKRU offers fractionalized investments in commercial real estate. Via tokenization, investors may purchase real estate-backed securities for as little as $1000. There is also a secondary trading marketplace for liquidity if you… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleving Group reports steady growth and “robust” profitability figures in 2022. The company highlights that it “increased its net portfolio by 17.8% compared to 2021, while adjusted net profit before FX reached €27.3m.” The company has provided the following operational and financial information: Eleving Group… Read More

February 17, 2023 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Cushon, a Seedrs portfolio company, was acquired by Natwest Group – announced this past week. NatWest is acquiring an 85% majority shareholding in Cushon with the company’s existing management retaining the remaining 15%. Cushon’s main products are a workplace ISA and a master trust pension…. Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 2:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, the top US platform for firms raising capital using Reg CF, has kicked off its European expansion with 12 securities offerings. As was reported last month, Wefunder was approved Wefunder was approved in the Netherlands to issue Securites under the new EU rules. ECSPRECSPR or European… Read More

February 15, 2023 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit opened with Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressing the crowd at an event that claimed around 9000 registrations – the largest ever for OurCrowd. Attendees included over 1700 individual investors, 1000+ multi-national corporations, 630+ venture capitalists, and hundreds of members of… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In this month’s Mintos Insight, the team at Mintos takes a look at how major asset classes performed in 2022 and how this has “impacted growth in January 2023.” For multiple asset classes, it was a year of “record lows.” Sanctions against Russia (due to… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 9:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In January, PeerBerry investors funded EUR 52.44 million of loans and received EUR 734 689 in interest. 1495 new investors joined the platform last month, the team at PeerBerry reveals. The average annual ROI (without loyalty interest) on PeerBerry in January “was 11.11%.” At the… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

  This week, top global investment marketplace OurCrowd is holding its Global Investor Summit in Israel. The event is the largest of its kind as investors and entrepreneurs from around the world to convene to discuss opportunities in innovative private firms. For the first time,… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) announced that it is “furthering its focus on providing scalable business-to-business technology solutions and will be sunsetting its consumer-facing app.” Bakkt will “continue its core focus of providing businesses with crypto and loyalty experiences for their customers through SaaS and… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, perhaps best known for pursuing a digital asset marketplace for regulated securities as well as certain cryptocurrencies, is going all in on digital securities. First, as was recently reported, tZERO is no longer pursuing crypto trading. This is probably a savvy move in the… Read More