General News

February 19, 2016 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Orchard has updated their Lendscape infographic once again.  As the online lending ecosystem has matured, Orchard has periodically created a visualization depicting the intertwining relationships from investor to borrower.  Orchard is uniquely positioned as they channel much of the capital flowing between big money and… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

F50, a venture capital startup announced this week it has launched the beta version of its co-investment platform and has successfully begun syndication. The firm has reportedly secured commitments to invest over $1 million in Knightscope’s Series B round of funding, a company that has… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Victory Park Capital (VPC), an investment firm focused on private middle-market debt and equity investments, announced on Tuesday former Goldman Sachs managing director, Upacala Mapatuna, has joined as chief investment officer. Upacala will reportedly bring more than 20 years of financial industry experience and over 15 years of investing experience to VPC. Richard Levy, CEO and founder of VPC commented:  “We… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Orchard platform, the company at the epicenter of marketplace lending, has published a thought-provoking missive that makes one wonder about the state of the economy.  David Snitkof, co-founder and data guru at Orchard, states that after only 6 weeks in – 2016 is a very… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 7:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Twelve Canadian startups have been selected from across the country to pitch to investors like OMERS, Whitecap Venture Partners, YEDI, Extreme Venture Partners, DMZ at Ryerson University at the 2016 Canadian Crowdfunding Summit. This year’s theme is “The Future is NOW.” With the newly released equity crowdfunding regulations in Canada and… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 6:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Invesdor officially initiated its operations in Norway with a Norwegian-based equity offering, insurance sector software platform Cloud Insurance. The launch will officially be announced and the crowdfunding round will open at the TechLive! Financial Disruption event in Oslo today. “Until now, Norwegian companies have had no way to raise funds in… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 6:14 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Racefields, an FCA authorized corporate finance house, today launched the Racefields Research Service, which will investigate businesses looking to raise finance on P2P and crowdfunding platforms. The independent service will provide over one hundred in-depth reports on individual businesses every year, which subscribers can access… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 5:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Coinprism, which last year released the blockchain platform Openchain, is joining the Accenture Fintech Innovation Lab, reported IBT. Accenture and a panel of banks in charge of selecting promising FinTech startups recognised the potential of Openchain and selected Coinprism to be amongst the six companies to join… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

  Multiple Fintech companies are on the list of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2016. OurCrowd, one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the world, was recognized at number 7 for Israel. Affirm, founded by PayPal founder Max Levchin, came in second place… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

    The University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and Nesta have released their much-anticipated report on alternative forms of finance tracking results for 2015. The research was completed in partnership with KPMG and with the support of CME Group Foundation. Entitled”Pushing Boundaries”, the… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo’s Slava Rubin has been announced as a speaker at Informa-sponsored Internet of Things World 2016. Internet of Things World is considered the world’s largest and most comprehensive IoT event. Over 10,000 attendees, 300+ industry though leaders and 150+ exhibitors are present during the event: “With… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 3:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published an investor bulletin on Reg CF or retail crowdfunding. This is the portion of the JOBS Act that allows anyone to invest in securities online, not just accredited investors. The new exemption is different from Reg A+,… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowd Valley Inc. announced it has teamed up with Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) to work together in a certified partner program. This partnership is aiming to bring digital finance applications to cleantech worldwide. Crowd Valley’s digital back office is a centralized online… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Protonet, a  European provider of project management and collaboration solutions, today announced it is entering the U.S. market with the opening of its new office in the San Francisco Bay area. The company, which was awarded the Crowdfunding World Champion by Seedmatch, with an investment… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Zoopla (LSE:ZPLA) has invested an undisclosed sum in peer to peer mortgage lender Landbay.  The announcement was revealed in a corporate filing by Zoopla as well as a statement on the Landbay site.  Zoopla also announced partnership/investments in PropertyDetective, FixFlo and Trussle, each representing an important vertical… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 7:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Every dog may have its day, but not many have an equity crowdfunding venture loan campaign.  Sure, we’ve seen Exploding kittens and BorrowMyDoggy fetch success; the pet sector is booming with interesting ideas and hot products. Now Hundemaxx, Germany’s largest chain of dog supply store, with approximately 35,000 products sold… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 6:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Kwanji, the emerging market payment specialist, has closed its first crowdfunding round, exceeding its initial target and finishing 123 per cent overfunded having raised £496,682 on the UK equity crowdfunding platform,  SyndicateRoom. “Kwanji is a fantastic UK-based fintech business, which helps SMEs save significant amounts of money… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 6:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Spanish Bank BBVA is banking on fintech’s success. Having launched the BBVA Ventures fund in 2013 with $100 million to invest in digital fintech startups, the bank recently added $150 million in funds. The bank will be partnering with Propel Venture Partners, according to Money Market UK…. Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 5:49 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The KU Endowment Association is trying to raise money for smaller projects across campus with a new crowdfunding campaign called Launch KU. The School of Engineering’s first crowdfunding project is seeking $100,000 to recruit and support minority and female engineering students. Because it is by far the… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 10:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Spark, previously labeled as the world’s largest crowdfunding festival, has revamped and restructured for 2016. At a press conference held early today in Jacksonville, the One Spark’s board outlined their vision for 2016.  It was just last month that One Spark announced a new… Read More