A Look at Fundrise’s Success in 2014

A Look at Fundrise’s Success in 2014

Fundrise is an equity crowdfunding platform for real estate that has been around since 2010. Their focus is on connecting investors with borrowers without using…

Lightpoint Medical Raises £2M in Series A Funding Round

Lightpoint Medical Raises £2M in Series A Funding Round

On December 30, 2014 Lightpoint Medical announced that they successfully raised £2 million ($3.1 million) in a Series A funding round featured on SyndicateRoom, an…

Canadian Marketplace Lending Platform Borrowell Launching in 2015

Canadian Marketplace Lending Platform Borrowell Launching in 2015

The emergence of alternative sources of finance for investors and consumers has been growing steadily in the US. Many new platforms have been created to…

12 New Year’s Resolution Tips for Crowdfunders

12 New Year’s Resolution Tips for Crowdfunders

The New Year is coming fast. Are you thinking of launching a crowdfunding campaign in 2015? Did you run a failed campaign in 2014? If…

Asian Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform CoAssets to Launch a Print Magazine

Asian Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform CoAssets to Launch a Print Magazine

CoAssets is a real estate crowdfunding platform in South East Asia, with offices in Singapore and Malaysia. They launched in July 2014, and after almost…

A Look at 3 Popular Kickstarter Projects During Christmas

A Look at 3 Popular Kickstarter Projects During Christmas

Christmas is arguably one of the worst times to launch a crowdfunding campaign. In a previous post on Crowdfunding Forum I outlined some tips from…