12/15/2023 2:31:16 PM Lendo raises $28 in Series B funding By Samantha Wulfson Saudi Arabia based debt crowdfunding marketplace raised $28m in Series B funding led by Sanabil Investments.
5/5/2023 2:59:32 AM Frost raises £2m in new funding By Samantha Wulfson England based e-wallet provider raised £2m in new funding from a crowdfunding campaign.
2/24/2022 5:52:26 PM Groundfloor raises $118m in Series B funding By Samantha Wulfson Atlanta based real estate crowdfunding platform raised $118m in new funding led by Medipower.
7/15/2021 7:36:33 PM Nutmeg delivers returns to crowdfunding investors, industry needs more news like this By FinTech Collective While much of the news focused on JP Morgan’s acquisition designed to buttress a new digital banking venture, it should be noted that...
11/24/2020 3:20:19 PM Waterdrop raises $150m in new funding to expand into health-care crowdfunding By Sarah Wolter China based insurance tech startup raised $150m in new funding from Tencent.
11/3/2020 5:34:52 PM SEC changes crowdfunding regulation By Sarah Wolter Entrepreneurs can raise up to a certain amount of their securities without having to register the transaction with the SEC. Before, that...
10/2/2020 2:32:22 PM Crowdfunding in Colombia on the rise thanks to more flexible regulations By Carlos Alonso Torras Two years after Colombia released its first regulations for crowdfunding, the country has hardly any fintechs in this niche, but that is...
6/12/2020 6:10:57 PM New SEC rules on crowdfunding would be a boost to capital raising for startups By Sarah Wolter SEC proposes raising the cap on the amount private companies can raise online via an investment portal under Regulation CF to $5m a year.
7/20/2017 7:27:35 AM Women Are Better at Crowdfunding Than Men By Gareth Jones A new report from Pricewaterhouse shows that women across the world consistently outperformed men on funding campaigns: Globally, females...
6/29/2017 7:14:10 PM Trine raises €6m Series A By FinTech Collective Sweden based crowdfunding platform Trine has raised €6m in Series A funding led by Gullspång Invest. Trine is a new crowdfunding platform...
6/16/2017 3:27:49 AM American Health Care Tragedies Are Taking Over Crowdfunding By Gareth Jones Sites such as GoFundMe and GiveForward have turned sympathy for Americans drowning in medical expenses into a cottage industry as many...
4/13/2017 6:19:18 PM Fund Twenty8 raises £4.5m By FinTech Collective Cambridge, UK based Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund Fund Twenty8 has raised £4.5m in equity crowdfunding from 233 investors. Fund...
3/30/2017 2:59:26 PM Swipe by Swipe, Chinese Smartphone Users Flock to Risky Investments By Gareth Jones This long form article by the WSJ highlights that with Chinese banks holding a staggering $20 trillion in deposits (more than a third...
1/23/2017 3:37:22 PM Real estate platform Sharestates hits $275 million in loan volume By Gareth Jones The company has funded over 323 individual loans, returned more than $151 million to its investors with no loss of principal, and yielded...
1/13/2017 7:46:42 PM MicroVentures surpasses $1m in total funding By FinTech Collective Austin, TX based crowdfunding platform MicroVentures has attained a total of over $1m in funding through the four initiatives currently...
1/11/2017 7:37:10 PM GoFundMe acquires CrowdRise to expand to fundraising for charities By Sean Lippel Consolidation in the crowdfunding space seems to be picking up steam. While terms of the deal have not been disclosed, CrowdRise will...