Crowdfunding platform 200 Crowd secures €300k investment
Crowdfunding platform Tip Ventures has rebranded to become 200 Crowd, alongside close of €300,000 investment round.
Ireland-based P2P lending platform Linked Finance secures €50m from Banco BNI Europa
P2P lending platform Linked Finance has secured €50m in a funding round from Banco BNI Europa.
BizFi hits $1.8bn mark in SME lending
Small business lending platform BizFi has reached a new milestone in its 12-year history having provided more than $1.8bn in SME loans to date.
SixUp secures $2.5m in debt financing for student loans
Education financing platform SixUp has secured new debt financing of $2.5m following a Seed equity round earlier this year.
European alternative financing market grows 92% to $6bn
Banks and investors be wary! The European alternative financing market continues to grow according to a new report.
OurCrowd opens London office to support rising interest from UK investors
Israel-based crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has opened a new office in London to support its rising number of British investors.
French financial watchdog set to approve ICO-related companies under new rules
France’s Financial Markets Authority’s new rules are coming into force in late July and a bunch of cryptocurrency-related businesses are already in talks for approval.
Tikehau Capital acquires crowdlending platform Credit.fr
Tikehau Capital has acquired small business crowdlending platform Credit.fr, in a deal worth €12m.
Crowdfunded Pebble will sell to Fitbit for just $40m
Crowdfunded smartwatch-maker Pebble is being acquired by fitness tracker Fitbit for as little as $40m. In total the company raised more than $43m through crowdfunding.
Social good crowdlender ECrowd! lands €300,000 on Crowdcube
Debt crowdfunding platform ECrowd! has raised €307,900 through an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The round attracted 135 private investors.
