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Yieldstreet Celebrates Cadre Acquisition

Yieldstreet, a private market investment platform, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Cadre, an online, real-estate-focused investment platform that serves institutional and high-net-worth investors. With a collective investment value of more than $9.7 billion, investors have allocated $5.3 billion on the platforms and received $3.1 billion in returns to… Read More

Alternative Asset Investment Platform Yieldstreet Announces New CEO as Co-Founder Michael Weisz Takes Over

Yieldstreet, an online investment platform that provides access to private securities and alternative investments, has announced that co-founder and CEO Milind Mehere will be transitioning to a Senior Advisor position as co-founder Michael Weisz steps into the CEO role. Mehere will continue in his role… Read More

Yieldstreet Appoints Ted Yarbrough As Chief Investment Officer

Yieldstreet, the private market investing platform, announced the appointment of Ted Yarbrough as its Chief Investment Officer. Yarbrough reportedly “brings to Yieldstreet nearly three decades of experience at Citigroup (NYSE: C) and its predecessor companies, holding a variety of leadership roles across the firm’s banking,… Read More

Investment Platform Yieldstreet, Equity Trust to Expand IRA Access to Private Markets

Yieldstreet, the private market investing platform, and Equity Trust, which claims to be one of the largest self-directed IRA custodians in the U.S., announced a strategic partnership that will make it easier “to add alternative investments to retirement accounts.” Starting now, Equity Trust’s clients “can… Read More

Yieldstreet, Wonder Group Partnership to Provide Access to Series B Funding Investment

Yieldstreet, a digital alternative investment platform, has teamed up with Wonder Group, a company founded by serial entrepreneur Marc Lore that is “redefining at-home dining and food delivery, to provide an opportunity to invest in the startup’s Series B funding round.” Yieldstreet members can now… Read More

Yieldstreet Tops $100 Million in Structured Notes Sold, Reveals New Partnership with Luma

Yieldstreet, an alternative investment platform that provides access to a diverse range of assets to both accredited and non-accredited investors, says it has topped $100 million in structured note sales while revealing a new partnership with Luma Financial Technologies. Luma is a buy-side technology platform… Read More

Yieldstreet Adds Startup Investments in Greycroft Partnership

Digital alternative investment platform Yieldstreet is now letting people invest in startups, the company announced today. The first companies include established startups Fetch Rewards and Flutterwave. The arrangement is made in partnership with venture capital investment firm Greycroft, which has more than $2 billion in… Read More

GP Stakes Strategies Could Generate 15% Annual Cash Yield: Yieldstreet

Yieldstreet this week announced a new private equity strategy that offers retail investors the opportunity to gain exposure to direct equity investments in alternative asset managers. In a statement, Yieldstreet said an alternative asset manager, such as a private equity firm, is itself a business,… Read More

Fractional, Passion Investing: Alternative Investment Platform Yieldstreet Introduces Art Equity Platform

Yieldstreet, a multi-asset alternative investment platform that’s focused on reducing friction and offering “previously unattainable” access to alternatives for millions of consumers, announced the expansion of its art platform into equity ownership investments of physical art, “complementing the wide range of debt-backed opportunities offered.” As… Read More

Alternative Investment Platform Yieldstreet Expands into VC Investment Opportunities

Yieldstreet, long active in the alternative asset sector, is now allowing retail investors to invest in private companies as it adds VC-type offerings in private firms. Since its founding in 2015, Yieldstreet has funded over $2.2 billion in assets like art, marine finance, real estate,… Read More

Online Marketplace YieldStreet Secures $100M via Series C, as Alternative Investments Heat Up

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, revealed on Wednesday (June 2, 2021) that it has secured $100 million in capital through a Series C round, as alternative investments “heat up.” Michael Weisz, YieldStreet Co-Founder and President, told Yahoo Finance that… Read More

Alternatives like YieldStreet, RallyRoad, Fundrise are “Going Mainstream” as Investors Plan to Diversify, Milind Mehere Says

  Milind Mehere, founder and CEO of YieldStreet, a digital wealth management platform that aims to transform the way financial products are delivered and how wealth is created, notes that the world had to deal with major challenges during last year’s “roller coaster ride” due… Read More

Yieldstreet: John Siciliano Appointed to Chairman of the Yieldstreet Prism Fund Board

Yieldstreet, an alternative investment platform, has announced that John Siciliano has been appointed by the Board of Directors of the Yieldstreet Prism Fund as the Chairman of the Fund’s Board.  Yieldstreet says that Siciliano will lead the team that has overseen the Fund since its… Read More

In Spite of Challenging Year, Investors Remain Bullish According to YieldStreet Survey

YieldStreet, an alternative investment platform serving accredited investors, says a recent survey of their clients shows resilience even during a time of turmoil. Between COVID-19, global and domestic political challenges, investors “remain largely unfazed” reports YieldStreet. In fact, 9 in 10 investors expect to invest… Read More

Yieldstreet Wins Victory in British High Court as it Seeks Repayment of Nearly $77 Million in Loans

Yieldstreet, a crowdfunding platform for accredited investors, has won a significant victory in the British High Court pertaining to allegations of fraud associated with loans issued via the platform. Yieldstreet called the decision a “huge win for our investors” as it appeared to vindicate, in… Read More

YieldStreet Partners with BlackRock on $1 Billion Fund for Retail Investors

YieldStreet, an alternative investment platform that largely caters to accredited investors under Reg D 506c, has announced a new partnership with BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) on a $1 billion fund that will target retail investors. Michael Weisz, founder and President of YieldStreet, hit the studios of CNBC… Read More

YieldStreet Launches Marine Finance As A New Asset Class

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

YieldStreet Secures $113 Million Through Financing Round to Expand Investment Platform

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, announced on Wednesday it has secured $113 million through its latest financing round, which included $12.8 million of Series A equity financing co-led by Greycroft and Raine Ventures, as well as a revolving credit facility of… Read More

Q&A YieldStreet CEO Milind Mehere: Excited about Growth and YieldStreet’s Future

    Launched in NYC in 2015, YieldStreet aims to allow people to invest in alternative investments that are backed by real collateral. With the ultimate mission of “prosperity for all,” YieldStreet has plans to help “millions” of investors attain financial independence. With a world-class advisory… Read More

YieldStreet Hits $200 Million in Originations Milestone & Appoints Two New Members to Leadership Team

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, recently announced it has surpassed $200 million in originations. This news comes just six months after the investment platform achieved its $100 million in origination milestone. As previously reported, YieldStreet launched in 2015 and is… Read More

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