A new crop of startups from across Oregon graduated today from the Portland Seed Fund.The companies just completed a 3-month bootcamp as part of the fund, which has now graduated six classes and 56 companies in its four years of existence.
One of the most recent entries to crowdfunding is the real estate industry. Numerous platforms popped up over the past couple of years to enable investors from around the world to invest in real estate. To that end, I've compiled a list of the best real estate crowdfunding sites around
Combining the best of crowdsourcing and micro finance, crowdfunding brings together various individuals who commit money to projects and companies they want to support. It’s a young and quickly-growing market but one that is transforming how people behave with their money.
Crowdfunding isn’t just for indie brands anymore. The practice of using the Internet to solicit funding has come to commercial real estate, and it may be a game changer for developers, brokers and investors alike.
The evolution of crowdfunding as a new investment vehicle in the US real estate industry has been remarkable in the past few years. Since the JOBS Act was passed into law in 2012, platforms specializing in crowdfunding real estate projects have mushroomed across the country.
The evolution of crowdfunding as a new investment vehicle in the US real estate industry has been remarkable in the past few years. Since the JOBS Act was passed into law in 2012, platforms specializing in crowdfunding real estate projects have mushroomed across the country.
Growth of any market requires innovative approaches to problem solving. So when Tore Steen and Darren Powderly noticed that technology was changing the investment market – and that there was a need and a method to garner investments – they decided to get creative.
P2P lending has made a recent surge into the eyes of the mainstream population in both the US and UK and has a lot of room to grow, these are exciting times and great opportunities. But because this investment avenue is still relatively new, it can be challenging to understand for many.
Institutional investors are increasingly embracing real estate crowdfunding, a fledgling but booming industry that has harnessed the Internet to market and sell property investments to the general public.
CrowdStreet, a real estate marketplace solution leader that connects accredited investors with institutional-quality real estate investments, and FNEX, a leading online alternative investment marketplace, today announced entry into a strategic partnership.