Self Lender, a U.S.-based fintech startup that offers Americans a way to build their credit while also saving money, today announced a $10 million round of Series B financing, which was led by Altos Ventures with additional participation from Silverton Partners, Accion Venture Lab, and others. The company… Read More
Scottish brewery BrewDog announced earlier this week it is extending its latest Equity for Punks funding round to January 22, 2019. The campaign, which was originally set to close this October, originally sought to raise £10 million and has so far raised more than £19… Read More
Last week Robo.cash surpassed a €4M investment milestone and briefly commented on new studies conducted by its analytical center. Today the Latvian P2P lending platform Robo.cash tweeted a detailed infographic and Founder and CEO Sergey Sedov explained the findings on TechBullion: the younger generation of investors who consider P2P lending… Read More
On Wednesday, Canada-based fintech and global digital investing service, WealthSimple, announced it has secured £37 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Power Financial. Founded in 2014, Wealthsimple describes itself as a new kind of financial advisor, which is one that is… Read More
On Thursday, FolioDynamix announced its partnership with Apex Clearing to usher in a new wave of customer-centric investment technology in the wake of the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule. The collaboration of the two fintech companies reportedly combines turnkey investment technology from FolioDynamix with automated and expedited… Read More
Victoria Silchenko called out crowdfunding industry professionals earlier this year for not having invested in crowdfunding companies themselves. So, in that same spirit, I’m opening up my crowdfunding portfolio. Before I disclose, I’m going to say that I am NOT a financial advisor or any… Read More
Investment crowdfunding is very different from rewards-based crowdfunding. Participating in a project on Kickstarter or Indiegogo is more akin to a donation where you may (or may not) receive some sort of perk for your financial support. In investment crowdfunding, you are giving your money… Read More
Katipult, cloud-based software infrastructure that allows firms to design, setup, and manage an Investment Crowdfunding, Peer 2 Peer Lending, or Investor Management platform has been recognized as Canada’s most innovative fintech company. In a blog post Katipult explained their mission; “Private capital markets are plagued with… Read More
This week, fintech startup AlphaStreet announced the launch of its new iOS app dedicated to on-the-go individual investing. The free app allows users to access their accounts directly from their iPhone. Sharing details about the app, Vishnu Beri, CEO of AlphaStreet, stated: “AlphaStreet’s goal is to make investing… Read More
NexusCrowd Inc. today announced the launch of the first investment platform in Canada that provides accredited investors with exclusive access to co-invest alongside institutional investors in deals that have reached at least 50% of their funding target. It also provides private equity institutions with a… Read More
RCS Capital Corporation (NYSE: RCAP), Realty Capital Securities, LLC, a FINRA-member broker-dealer subsidiary of RCAP, and JMP Securities LLC (NYSE: JMP), the investment banking and capital markets division of JMP Group Inc., announced on Thursday (October 16th) an agreement that provides the over 9,700 financial advisors at Cetera… Read More
Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced this week the launch of its new office in Scotland. According to the Herald Scotland, the website revealed it has made opened the new location to support existing clients. Crowdcube noted the decision to move north came after it noticed a… Read More
500 Startups, an active venture capital fund and startup accelerator program, has announced that it has filed with the SEC under the new rules allowing for general solicitation, and is now publicly fundraising for its third flagship fund, targeted at $100M. To facilitate this process, 500… Read More
The top five most common mistakes made by millionaires are failing to diversify, investing without a plan, making emotional decisions, failing to review a portfolio, and placing too much focus on previous returns, finds a poll by one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory… Read More
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