Tagged: investments

November 17, 2017 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

September 15, 2017 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

July 19, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

July 14, 2017 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

July 14, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

July 13, 2017 @ 5:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Crowdcube not only announced its equity crowdfunding platform surpassed its £250 million investment milestone, it also welcomed its new investor, GuanQun Investment. According to the funding portal, the China-based investment firm has already invested £1 million into its London arm. The Crowdcube team revealed:… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyShares released data showing the total amount of crowdfunded real estate investments in Texas. Real estate crowdfunding platform stated that to date $28.1 million has been raised for 31 real estate deals, ranking Texas among the most popular states for investors on the RealtyShares platform along… Read More

April 11, 2017 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Platform as a service company, Katipult, announced on Tuesday it formed a partnership with Fineqia to bring risk-mitigated investment to the crowd. According to the companies, Fineqia will use Katipult’s crowdfunding software product to start its UK business that will bring crowd investors to some… Read More

February 24, 2017 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FarmFundr, a crowdfunding investment opportunity for farmland, announced on Friday it has opened its first rounding of funding opportunities for accredited investors. The new funding portal stated its primary focus is to maximize an investor’s returns while lowering risk. It was revealed: “FarmFundr currently farms and… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Canadian fintech platform, WealthBar, announced it surpassed $100 million in online investments. This announcement comes just as WealthBar completes its second year in business. The platform stated that during its two-year run its clients saved approximately $1.3 million annually in fees when compared to… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Qumram, a global provider of digital interaction audit solutions for the financial services industry, has been selected by global asset managing company Russell Investments, to provide compliant digital record-keeping. Qumram stated because client demand for digital communication and transaction has increased, so has compliance risk. It will… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoreConX, a free all-in-one solution that is disrupting the market by helping companies navigate the equity crowdfunding process and reduce risk, announced on Thursday that it is helping various Canadian equity and debt crowdfunding platforms accept new investments by credit card. The company revealed that Canada is… Read More

May 17, 2016 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK research firm Beauhurst released its research about equity investment into UK startups and high-growth companies. The company reported the data, which was conducted from January 1st to March 31st of 2016, shows the future is unclear for startup investment in the UK. Total deal numbers… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 2:29 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Israel’s fintech scene is a can’t-miss these days. As a recent example, Chinese venture capital firm Pando Group has invested US$2 million (HK$15.53 million) in Israeli financial technology (fintech) hub The Floor in Tel Aviv, notes the South China Morning Post. The funds support the creation of… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 5:22 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

For David Behin, co-founder and CEO of CityFunders, proving real estate investment opportunities for accredited investors, his goal was to help bring real estate investing to the masses. Fast forward to now, and the pool of real estate investors has noticeably increased, with the passage of the JOBS Act, Title III. The… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money360, Inc., an online marketplace and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform that directly connects commercial real estate borrowers with accredited investors, today announced that is has secured $110 million to originate/purchase loans to borrowers through its online lending platform. The funds were secured through a $100 million loan purchase agreement and partnership… Read More

March 13, 2015 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, former SEC lawyer and now Forbes columnist, Edward Siedle, launched a crowdfunding platform, Investigate My Retirement Plan, which is dedicated to helping participants to investigate retirement pensions. According to Pensions & Investments, Siedle noted that through the new platform participants in defined… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AgFunder, an equity crowdfunding platform for agriculture technology, today announced the release of its AgTech Investing Report 2014: Year in Review, covering $2.36 billion raised across 264 deals in the AgTech industry for 2014. From precision agriculture to biotech to drones, venture capitalists made investments… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new and innovative way for people to invest in the UK residential property market has emerged, with the launch of crowdfunding platform, Property Partner. Property Partner enables people to invest in individual residential properties, just as they can in company stocks. They then receive a monthly… Read More

December 8, 2014 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Built by a team of commercial real estate, financial services and entrepreneurship experts, CrowdRabbit is considered the first comprehensive searchable directory that pulls crowdfunding projects from multiple platforms in every space. In addition to the directory, investors seeking equity-based investments will have access to CrowdRabbit’s resource center. First… Read More