Tagged: online investing

June 19, 2020 @ 10:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robinhood, a modern trading platform that offers both traditional securities as well as crypto, announced on Friday it was making a commitment to improving its Options offering. According to Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, the improvements follow the recent news that Alex… Read More

April 10, 2020 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AcreTrader, a U.S.-based online investment platform for farmland, announced on Friday it secured $5 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by RZC Investments. Founded in 2018, AcreTrader stated it was created with a mission to provide direct access to farmland asset… Read More

March 18, 2020 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WealthyPlanet, a Canada-based online financial planning company, announced on Wednesday it has closed a seed funding round with Mercanti Management Inc. Founded in 2018, WealthyPlant states it gives Canadians “confidence” in their financial future by offering a free online planning tool with low-fee products and… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform Republic announced on Thursday that SaaS platform, Baloonr, was named the winner of the second season of Meet the Drapers, which is a crowdfunding TV series that allows “regular” people to become investors.  Meet the Drapers is described as a reality TV show… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet, an online marketplace for direct equity investment in commercial real estate (CRE), announced on Wednesday the launch of its investor-friendly approach to investing qualified retirement account funds into commercial real estate offerings. According to CrowdStreet, the new option makes it easier than ever for… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PeerStreet, an online platform for investing in real estate backed loans, announced on Wednesday that one billion in loans have been funded through its marketplace since launch. This announcement comes after the investment portal announced the close of its $30 million Series B last month. PeerStreet reported that… Read More