Startup Bro Culture Really Sucks and it Needs to Change

Posted 19th April 2017

I’m the founder of a Fintech startup based in Pittsburgh. I’ve built an online platform that connects developers of impactful, neighborhood-building real estate projects with investors — both ...

Try, Try Again. California Crowdfunding Bill Returns to State Legislature

Posted 18th April 2017

California is perhaps the most natural state to enact an instrastate law to facilitate investment crowdfunding. Yet multiple attempts at crafting bespoke legislation to allow crowdfunding have failed ...

Challenger Bank Revolut Partners with Trussle to Provide “Hassle Free” Mortgages

Posted 18th April 2017

Revolut and Tussle have partnered to provide mortgage broking services directly to the Revolut App. The digital only bank will now enable Revolut’s 360,000 plus UK based users to access Trussle&...

Sugru Surpasses £1.1 Million Through Crowdcube & Announces 300 Menards Rollout

Posted 18th April 2017

With its latest Crowdcube round set to close in less than two weeks, Sugru has successfully secured £1.1 million thanks to 1465 investors. The company launched the initiative last month and is curren...

Edward Jones Forms Partnership With SixThirty to Support Fintech Startups

Posted 18th April 2017

On Tuesday, financial services firm Edward Jones announced a multi-year partnership with SixThirty, a St. Louis-based venture fund that invests in fintech startups. According to Edward Jones’ C...

InvestCloud Unveils New Navy Apps for Pensions, Endowments and Foundations

Posted 18th April 2017

Global fintech firm InvestCloud announced on Tuesday the launch of its new Navy apps for pensions, endowments, and foundations (PEF). According to the company, these upgrades to Navy enable informatio...

RealtyShares Reports: $3 Million Was Raised for Clarendon Park Apartments in Phoenix

Posted 18th April 2017

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Tuesday its network of accredited investors has collectively funded a $3 million investment for the acquisition of Clarendon Park Apartmen...

Ägräs Distillery Returns to Invesdor: Seeks Up to €350,000 in Funding For Growth & Expansion

Posted 18th April 2017

Just a little over a year after securing nearly €200,000 through its first Invesdor campaign, Finland-based Ägräs Distillery has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and is seeking up to �...

Landbay Unveils March 2017 UK Rental Index

Posted 18th April 2017

Last week, UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Landbay released the March 2017 Rental Index. This report reveals details about the country’s rental market. The lender stated: “Since M...

Zuper Update! Zank Closes Second Successful Crowdcube Spain Campaign

Posted 18th April 2017

P2P crowdlending platform Zank closed its €490,450 Crowdcube Spain funding round, the platform’s second succesful raise with Crowdcube Spain and its third successful round in the company’s ...

Goldman Sachs Shares Few Details on Marcus Progress During Quarterly Call

Posted 18th April 2017

During a “period of recalibration” for Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), the diversified financial firm announced Q1 2017 financial results today. Goldman reported net revenues of $8.03 billion an...

Brief: P2P-Banking Publisher Claus Lehmann Introduces New IFISA Provider Database

Posted 18th April 2017

Today P2P-Banking launched a new IFISA database which offers investors an easier way to compare IFISA providers offers. UK taxpayers can invest up to 20,000 GBP per year tax-free in ISAs; a perso...