Funding Platforms

The worldwide entrepreneurial support network Techstars has closed a $42m investment round, which it aims to use to keep supporting entrepreneurs during their journeys.

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.

CrowdStreet, an online marketplace for real estate investing, has raised $12m in Series C funding within just one month.

Lumia Capital, a VC investor focused on expanding technology businesses in international markets, is back with a new fundraise.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released the new rules for the peer-to-peer sector, in a bid to better protect investors while not hindering the ecosystem.

FinTech-focused early-stage investment firm Green Visor Capital is back in the market eyeing up to $100m for its third fund.

Union Square Ventures has pulled in more than $428m of new capital across a pair of vehicles.

FundedByMe has received approval to become the first regulated crowdfunding platform in the United Arab Emirates.

Members of the European Crowdfunding Network have written an open letter to the member states of the European Council in support of a pan-EU regime for crowdfunding platforms.

Australia-based equity crowdfunding platform VentureCrowd has raised just under $1.5m in its own crowdfunding campaign, so far.