Property Group to Crowdfund First UK Residential REIT
Mill Group Residential has revealed its plans to launch the first ever mainstream UK residential REIT via a crowdfunding platform....
GroundFloor RE Platform Debuts All New Siter
GroundFloor was founded in 2012 and continues to operate in “private beta”. The funding platform has set a goal to fully fund 10 to 12 loans during 2014 and stands at 9 offers fully funded today. G...
How Famous Accelerators Have Edged Out VCs
A little more than a decade ago, it used to be a much costlier undertaking to start a new technology business, particularly in software. The cloud and distributed computing has changed all that....
Real Estate Investment Firm Closed on $85M Building Through Crowdfunding
A real estate investment firm that raises much of its cash via crowdfunding, recently closed on an $85 million parcel downtown. Nearly a third of that cash came from the "crowd."...
Should You Reconsider Your Real Estate Crowdfunding Investment?
Ignoring the “crowdfunding” aspect, these are commercial loan transactions which carry the same risks and concerns as any commercial loan. I have reviewed several offering documents and, speaking as ...
Crowdfunding in the Real-Estate Market
The roller-coaster ride of residential real-estate markets in the last few years have a lot of investors thinking about the value of real estate, including commercial real estate. Not only does this ...
Kickstarter Pivots From Crowdfunding to Venture Capital
Oculus VR attracted $91 million in Venture capitalist funding before being bought by Facebook for $2 billion...
Fundrise raises $31M to become one of industry’s richest startups
Fundrise received more than $31 million in its first substantial capital raising. Silverstein Properties’ chief executive Martin Burger and chief investment officer Tal Kerret, along with Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, are among the investors in the Series A round. The $31 million in capital positions Fundrise as one of the industry’s most well-funded startups.
Early Crowdfunding Player Indiegogo Brings On Famous New Investors
As the nascent industry of crowdfunding matures, some big-name investors are getting involved. Indiegogo, an early player, said an all-star list of tech entrepreneurs and venture capitalists is now backing the company.
Equity crowdfunding is here to stay
Even with investor protections in place, it's a risky venture with limited opportunity to unlock value....