General News

December 18, 2015 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, One Spark announced it has formed a partnership with Florida Coastal School and JAX Chamber for the 2016 One Spark Academy Festival The academy will feature a mix of both online and in-person courses, to reach both Jacksonville and out-of-market Creators alike, with many offerings… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding platform Catapult announced the appointment of Janet M. Morgan as its first CEO. Morgan joins Catapult during a strategic growth phase focused on scaling the organization for greater impact on gender equality. Since its launch in 2012, Catapult has mobilized funds and support… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) announced that it has teamed up with crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to find the next hit face-to-face party game by launching a new contest called, the next great game challenge. Hasbro revealed that it is continuing to focus on connecting with the gaming… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, marketplace lending platform Prosper announced that it has appointed former Capital One executive, Kunal Kaul, as executive vice president of operations. Kaul led Capital One’s Home Loans Originations Operations Excellence. At Prosper, Kaul will be responsible for developing all aspects of the company’s operations, including… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Chinese fintech marketplace Jimubox, announced the launch of JimuStock, an online stock trading platform that provides seamless access to the US equities market for the emerging Chinese affluent class. The initiative is the first of its kind in the country’s booming Internet finance sector… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 6:00 pm By Mouna Aouri Langendorf  |  

These Innovative Entrepreneurs Beg to Differ Two weeks ago, I held a mentoring session for five brilliant startup teams led by female founders. The teams were busy preparing their pitches for the third CrowdfundHerLive event organized by Woomentum, an ecosystem and crowdfunding platform for women-led… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Netherlands-based Fintech company Equidam, an online provider of startup valuations, is crossing the Atlantic and setting up shop in the US. Equidam is opening an office hosted at the well-known incubator 1871 located in Chicago.  Equidam believes there is significant opportunity in the North America –… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pensco, an alternative asset custodian for self-directed IRA investors, announced on Thursday that CEO Kelly Rodriques revealed some predictions for the upcoming year.   Rodriques declared that the company believes the following is set to accurate in 2016: Democratization of Private Equity Market: “For the first time… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 4:09 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

After successfully raising €150,000 in 7 days Drupal Social is now overfunding on Symbid to reach the €200.000 for 10% of its equity goal. To date, the platform has raised over €182,000 toward its new goal. Drupal Social’s parent company GoalGorilla is a digital agency that designs, develops and markets… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Emerald Asset Management, Inc. and Beltraith Capital LLC, investment holding companies with approximately $5.8 billion in assets under management as of September 30th, announced on Thursday the launch of their joint-owned advisory firm, EmStone Advisers, LLC. EmStone combines the experienced portfolio management teams from Beltraith… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IVP, a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firms in the U.S., announced on Thursday that it has raised a new $1.4 billion fund and distributed over $500 million in capital back to its Limited Partners, including the proceeds from three significant M&A transactions: Business… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 2:24 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. linked with fintech platform Finatext Ltd to boost investment trust sales by providing information through a smartphone application, reported  Bloomberg, the first time Mitsubishi partnered with fintech startup on a new service. The Fundect app, which was developed by  as part of a competition run by… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering some last minute holiday ideas for its platform’s users, UK-based Seedrs unveiled its 2015 holiday gift guide. The website stated: “Still looking for the perfect gifts for your loved-ones this holiday season? Looking for yummy goodies to stock up on for your family and… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 1:52 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Nav, a platform offering  free source for both personal and business credit scores, announced its inclusion to Forbes’ inaugural Fintech 50 list, which honors the most innovative financial technology companies “destined to have a big impact on your financial future.” Other companies recognized in this exclusive list include: FinTech Sandbox, Credit Karma,… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Queensland-based Auswide Bank announced it has offered $60 million in funding to peer-to-peer lender, MoneyPlace. MoneyPlace, which was launched in October, provides loans of $5000 to $35,000 through its P2P platform. The new partnership between Auswide and MoneyPlace will have a 5-year deal to fund up… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 1:20 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

To help minority-owned small businesses navigate the evolving lending landscape and secure the right financing they need to grow, Funding Circle, a leading marketplace for business financing, has partnered with the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This news… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BondMason, an online savings and investments platform that sources investments from across the peer-to-peer (P2P) market for its clients, announced on Thursday that in its latest report that P2P lending has doubled to £2.3bn in 2015 The company revealed that P2P platforms are fast becoming the popular… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoFi, a marketplace lender for financially responsible consumers, announced on Thursday it has surpassed $6 billion in funded loans across mortgages, personal loans, and student loan refinancing. Founded in the Fall of 2011, SoFi is the first marketplace lender to have reached Founded in the Fall… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Overstock, a publicly traded company managed by maverick CEO Patrick Byrne, has received SEC approval to regarding a plan to issues shares using Bitcoin Blockchain.  According to a filing with the SEC, the use of the “technology and distributed ledger technology by the Pro Securities… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Chinese fintech marketplace, Jimubox, announced the launch of an intelligent advisory platform; a multi-asset class, multi-product type online wealth management platform that will uniquely serve the next generation of Chinese investors. Over the last two years, Jimubox revealed that over the last two… Read More