Tagged: investment

October 27, 2016 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Elio Motors, Inc. (OTCQX: ELIO) announced it has engaged Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and Northland Capital Markets for investment banking services, which includes strategic advisory, financing, and capital markets strategies. Sharing details about the new collaboration, Paul Elio, founder and CEO of Elio Motors, stated: “Elio Motors continues… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) announced the shortlists for its self-titled awards. This event honors the impact of the UK Angel investment communities and features the 14 categories that award achievement in early stage growth and investment. The Gala Awards Dinner will take… Read More

May 16, 2016 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Madison’s 12|12, a soon to debut restaurant that will be located in the Inglewood neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, has recently launched an investment round on SeedUps Canada. This establishment has been considered the “first restaurant” to be funded by the Canadian funding portal.  The restaurant, which… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 1:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, CEO of Fig, Justin Bailey, announced that former Epic games developer and Boss Key Productions founder, Cliff Bleszinksi, has invested in the crowdfunding platform. Bailey shared in a recent blog post: “Esteemed developer, industry supporter and all around great guy, Cliff Bleszinski has invested in… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Millennium Trust Company announced it was expanding alternative investment access for advisors and individuals by adding five online investment platforms to its network, Millennium Alternative Investment Network (MAIN). Along with Lending Club, which joined late last month, these portals are EquityZen, iCapital Network, Prodigy Network, R.J. Oasis.  Millennium… Read More

March 16, 2016 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, Sharestates, announced it has passed the $100 million in raised capital mark. As previously reported, Sharestates is a investment platform that allows investors to participate in  pre-vetted real estate projects. Sharestates sources and qualifies potential opportunities and offers securities to accredited investors… Read More

February 3, 2016 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, real estate crowdfunding platform, Wealth Migrate, announced it has closed a $13.1 million two-phase deal for the acquisition of two Atlanta medical office buildings  This deal marks the third of the portal’s medical property deals in the city. Wealth Migrate CEO of Global… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, online marketplace platform EQUITYMULITPLE announced its second equity investment opportunity, which is a $12.9 million cash-flowing industrial park located in St. Petersburg, Florida. This launch comes on the heels of the company’s successful equity raise for its first project: Bushwack Capital’s $7.1 million development… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seedrs rang in the new year by offering up a new infographic that shared with users what has happened to its equity crowdfunding platform over the past 12 months. The Seedrs team shared: “As we look ahead to 2016, we thought we’d take a look back… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, co-founder of Fundrise, Ben Miller, wrote a piece for Forbes about how Chinese social media site Renren‘s COO, James Liu, offered up $27 million through the social media platform for professionals, LinkedIn. Miller shared in the article: “As any startup founder will tell you,… Read More

December 9, 2015 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform EarlyShares announced it has launched a new equity investment offering for conversion of the Quincy Hotel in Washington, D.C., into Red Lion Hotels’ new upscale boutique brand, Hotel RL. Hotel RL is a new lifestyle brand positioned as the first “upscale three-star”… Read More

December 3, 2015 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one day after announcing plans to open its next investment opportunity, Fundrise debuted what’s dubbed as the world’s first eREIT. The crowdfunding platform shared: “Commercial real estate has historically been one of the best performing investment assets. Investors whose portfolios have up to 20% allocated to… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Fundrise CEO Ben Miller announced that the platform is launching its next investment opportunity for everyone in the U.S. Miller stated in an email: “We’ve already seen tremendous interest, with more than 15,000 people joining the waitlist. Good investments are inherently scarce and sourcing… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite capturing £3.7 million during its record-breaking Crowdcube campaign earlier this year, UK-based parking innovator JustPark has unfortunately laid off some of its employees. Sources close to Just Park (formerly ParkatmyHouse.com) revealed to Business Insider that 20 out of 44 employees have been let go from the company, which was founded… Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property crowdfunding platform, Property Partner, has set a new record for the fastest ever equity project by raising £843,100 in 10 minutes 43 seconds – £1,311 per second. This is believed to be the world’s fastest ever equity crowdfunding project to date. The previous record… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up tips for new online investors, Seedrs released “A Newcomer’s Guide to Online Investing.” In its latest blog post, the equity crowdfunding platform shared: “There seems to be no end to the success stories of two guys in their garage, creating billion dollar companies…. Read More

September 30, 2015 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OpenPath Investments has launched a $6 million equity offering for the purchase of Lake Tonopah Apartments, a 356-unit senior housing complex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The offering is one of the first Las Vegas multifamily projects opened to direct private investment through real estate crowdfunding…. Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, equity crowdfunding platform Mindfull Crowd announced that it is offering another unique investment opportunity to the public for startup, FloWater FloWater provides refreshing water through its high-tech, environmentally friendly Refill Stations that are helping to eliminate single water bottle waste. The company offers Mindfull Crowd investors a business with… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OpenPath Investments, triple bottom-line company with more than a decade of experience creating value for its investors, announced on Wednesday that it has purchased Ventana Palms Apartments, located in west Phoenix, for $8.5 million, kickstarting an effort to bring a socially responsible investing and property management… Read More

September 17, 2015 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visio Financial Services, a residential real estate marketplace lender, announced that it has expanded its loan offerings to include a 30-year fully amortizing landlord loan at industry-leading rates as low as 6.9% and LTVs up to 75%, filling the gap for long-term investor financing in the rental… Read More