Millennium Trust Company, a provider of alternative asset custody solutions to institutions, advisors, and individuals, announced on Monday the launch of a new digital Application Programming Interface (API) functionality, which enables investment platforms and advisor systems to seamlessly integrate with Millennium Trust’s custody services. Millennium… Read More
Real estate investment platform PeerStreet announced on Monday it is updating its Automated Investing product functionality to make it even easier for investors to diversify on the funding portal. PeerStreet reported that it has lowered its minimum investment to just $100 for small balance reinvestments… Read More
Commercial real estate crowdfunding platform ArborCrowd announced on Thursday the launch of its new offering that allows investors to acquire equity interests in the Sioux Falls Multifamily Portfolio, a collection of class-B apartment communities located in Sioux Falls, S.D. According to ArborCrowd, the properties exhibit… Read More
The European P2P investment platform Robo.cash recently conducted a survey among P2P investors. According to its results, the popularity of P2P investments is on the rise: 69% of the respondents started investing over the last two years, and 35% of investors allocated more than €10,000… Read More
Just days after surpassing its £600,000 equity crowdfunding target on Seedrs, Smarterly, a UK-based platform that is seeing to help users save and invest directly from payroll, has successfully secured more than £1.3 million from nearly 430 investors. As previously reported, Smarterly stated it aims to turn the… Read More
Smarterly, a UK-based platform that is seeing to help users save and invest directly from payroll, has successfully secured its initial £600,000 Seedrs equity crowdfunding target and is now nearing £700,000 from more than 250 investors. Founded in 2014, Smarterly stated it aims to turn the UK into… Read More
Orange announced on Thursday it has partnered with Google through Orange Digital Ventures (ODV), the Group’s corporate venture fund, to join forces in financing the best start-ups. According to Orange, through this partnership, Google will leverage ODV’s sourcing of start-ups to explore opportunities for co-investments… Read More
On Tuesday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it was introducing the feature “Flags” to help investors identify global investments opportunities that are live on its portal. Crowdcube reported that it wants investors to be able to diversify their portfolio geographically and the feature will… Read More
YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, announced on Monday it is launching Marine Finance as a new asset class. According to YieldStreet, Marine Finance focuses on financing vessel acquisitions for the spot market, time charters or bareboat charters, as well as the construction of… Read More
Mintos, an online marketplace that provides individuals with a simplified way to invest in loans originated by a variety of alternative lending companies, announced on Wednesday that fintech firm ID Finance has further diversified investment opportunities on the Mintos marketplace by launching personal loans listed in… Read More
UK-based Triodos Bank announced on Monday five positive social and environmental impact organizations have raised more than £7 million through its crowdfunding platform in the three months since the portal’s debut. According to Triodos, the crowdfunding site opened to investors in January and the latest offer to… Read More
On Tuesday, North Carolina-based financial services holding company BB&T announced it is set to invest up to $50 million in and/or acquire emerging fintech companies. According to the company, the investments will also secure a competitive advantage for it in the marketplace. While sharing details… Read More
Investment platform InvestorConnected has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, seeking to raise a maximum of £350,000. Founded in 2010, InvestorConnected describes itself as a website that provides a global platform where entrepreneurs are able to pitch their businesses or projects to a broad range of… Read More
On Wednesday, equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced that one of its advisors and famous British tennis player Andy Murray invested in two early-stage businesses, GoodBox and ZoomDoc. According to Seedrs, GoodBox is a company that is seeking to disrupt the charity sector. The funding portal… Read More
On Monday, PayPal announced users may now use its payment processing to fund an investment account with Acorns. According to the company, over 2.3 million people around the U.S. are investing through Acorns to help save for long and short-term expenses. PayPal revealed that once they link… Read More
Victory Park Capital (VPC), a Chicago-based investment firm focused on private middle-market debt and equity investments, announced on Wednesday it has appointed formed Capital One executive, Troy Jamison as its first Chief Risk Officer. Jamison will reportedly oversee the assessment and management of risk within the firm’s… Read More
On Friday, NextGen Crowdfunding announced its new personalized dashboard. The new extensive feature tracks equity investment opportunities from more than 20 crowdfunding platforms. The dashboard also enables potential investors to: Discover investment opportunities: Search by industry, view recent campaigns or filter by campaigns that are close to… Read More
On Wednesday, peer-to-peer lender Zopa released its latest Home Improvement Index that indicated a quart of British homeowners looking to improve their homes this summer are choosing to renovate their kitchens and are seeing a 51% return on investment as a result. According to research, 25% of… Read More
On Friday organizers of the Growth Investor Awards announced Seedrs and Syndicate Room two of the finalists for the upcoming 2017 event. As previously reported, the Growth Investor Awards notably celebrates the role of the UK SME fund management community in both job and wealth creation. It also recognizes… Read More
Georgia-based start-up growth project, Invest Georgia, has reportedly made its third commitment and invested $1 million in early stage fund, TechSquare Labs. According to VentureBeat, Invest Georgia’s program loose to encourage seed and early-stage companies in Georgia and has previously made investments in TTV Capital and… Read More
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