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Elios Financial Group Announces New Partnership with Custodian TD Ameritrade Institutional
Elios Financial Group, Inc. (EFG) announces it has entered into an agreement with TD Ameritrade Institutional to serve as Custodian, effective immediately. The new relationship was the result of a thorough evaluation and a careful search process for a partner who would support Elios... - September 04, 2018 - Elios Financial Group, Inc.
Topex.io - Cryptocurrency Exchange Trading Platform with Daily Loss Compensation and Profit Distribution Between TPX Token Holders
Cryptocurrency exchanges in our time are a common phenomenon in the financial world. Enterprising people have long paid attention and are using this tool. However, it is worth noting that the market includes many variations of exchanges, and each of them has positive and negative aspects. Topex.io is a cryptocurrency exchange with daily loss compensation and profit distribution between TPX token holders. - August 28, 2018 - Topexio
Witlingo and Walrus Partner to Launch Sophie Sprout on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant
Voice First startup, Witlingo and award winning creative agency Walrus, today announced the availability of Sophie Sprout by Sprout Foods on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. - August 08, 2018 - Witlingo
First Capital Advisors Sells Half of Assets in Fund I and Launches Real Estate Fund II
FCA's Fund I has closed on half of the assets as Fund II launches looking to raise $100M. - August 03, 2018 - First Capital Advisors
AquaQ Analytics Releases q-REST v1.0 – a RESTful Web Interface for the kdb+ Database
AquaQ Analytics Limited (www.aquaq.co.uk), the Belfast-based software and consultancy services company to clients operating within the Finance and Utilities sectors, is pleased to announce the release of q-REST v1.0 – a RESTful web interface for the kdb+ database. This open source package... - July 26, 2018 - AquaQ Analytics Limited
Russell Hill, CEO of Ellwood Associates, Announces Retirement in 2019
Russell Hill, longtime CEO of Chicago-based investment consulting firm Ellwood Associates, has announced that he will retire from the firm in February 2019. Hill will remain with the firm as chairman of the board of directors. Hill has served as CEO of Ellwood since 2004. Under his leadership, the... - July 25, 2018 - Ellwood Associates
New VC Fund Powers Up a Fresh Generation of Wisconsin Startups
Rock River Fund announced its first close June 15. - July 23, 2018 - Badger Fund
Digital Future Invests in Let’s Enhance, an Image Enhancement SaaS
Digital Future, a Kyiv-based venture capital firm, provided early seed financing to Let’s Enhance Inc., a company developing a self-service image upscaling and enhancement software. Let’s Enhance enables lossless upscaling of images using neural networks, software’s application... - July 18, 2018 - Digital Future
Indigenous Media Group Engages Knoll Global Business Partners to Grow Nativeflix Value and Market Share
Nativeflix, with over 500 hours of streaming programs, takes action to accelerate acquisition of content, and growth of subscriber base. - July 16, 2018 - Knoll Global Business Partners
Neto Financial Group Opens Office in Nashville, Tennessee
Neto Financial Group Inc., an Accounting, Tax, and Wealth Advisory firm founded in Miami, Florida, has opened an office in Nashville, Tennessee. Elizabeth Morton, CPA, and Arturo Neto, CFA, CPWA, opened the office in early June to provide a full suite of financial services to small business owners... - July 10, 2018 - Neto Financial Group
Prosperment Launches Website
Prosperment is excited to announce the launch of their website Prosperment.com. Prosperment's mission is to empower you to make the most of your money by choosing the right investment platform so you can live better and invest in your future. - July 03, 2018 - Prosperment
Dimensions Network Token Sale Commencing 12 August 2018 - Cryptocurrency Trading for the Next Generation
Built specifically for the fast expanding cryptocurrency markets, Dimensions Network is a fully scalable and full-featured trading platform bringing all the best features together in one place. In addition to regular trading, the platform will feature advanced trading features such as Options and Futures trading as well as an industry first Exchange Aggregator. - July 01, 2018 - Dimensions Network
MEDICI Has Partnered with UBI Banca in Milan to Enhance Their Strength in FinTech Innovation
MEDICI (formerly Let's Talk Payments) has announced UBI Banca as a new member of the MEDICI Enterprise program that helps banks drive FinTech-at-SCALE. - June 19, 2018 - Medici
Correx.io and Changelly Announce a Lucrative North American Partnership
"Instant Trade" kings Changelly.com have signed on with Canadian based crypto exchange Correx.io. According to the agreement, Correx clients will have direct access to Changelly's trading platform through an API known as "QuickTrade.” This will provide Correx clients with a... - June 15, 2018 - Correx International
Hotel Capital Acquires The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile and Mike Ditka’s Restaurant
Hotel Capital recently acquired The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile and Mike Ditka's Restaurant located in Chicago, IL from seller Marriott International, Inc. - June 15, 2018 - Hotel Capital, LLC
New Canadian Based Crypto Exchange, Correx.io, Takes on the Global Giants
Correx.io is a new cryptocurrency exchanged based in Toronto, Canada. They are licensed in the US as a Money Services Business. Traders have two platforms to trade on, a traditional exchange where makers (sellers) are paid 0.1% for every transaction and a QuickTrade option where dozens of altcoins are available to buy and sell. - June 07, 2018 - Correx International
Anjli Jain, Managing Partner of EVC Ventures Joins United States #1 University-Affiliated Business Incubator, 1871 as a Mentor
1871, the hub for technology and entrepreneurship in Chicago, ranked as the #1 university-affiliated business incubators in the United States, welcomed Anjli Jain, Managing Partner at EVC Ventures, in the 1871 family as a Mentor. She will work with 1871 to help and support start-ups accelerate... - May 15, 2018 - EVC Ventures
Pitcairn Partners LLC Adds Managing Director
Kristi Thompson, a seasoned Talent Management Executive with over 20 years of managerial, consulting and leadership coaching experience has joined Pitcairn Partners, and will head the new Houston office. - May 14, 2018 - Pitcairn Partners LLC
THK Securities Ltd. Was Honored at 2018 Hong Kong Fund Awards
THK Securities provides a broad range of wealth management and investment products and services to more than 2000 customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Stock Investment, Corporate Bonds and Overseas Property. - May 09, 2018 - THK Securities
Ally Medical Services and Preston Wound Care Merge to Become Acentus. New Platform Represents a Compelling Alternative for Healthcare Entrepreneurs.
Principles from Tampa, FL based Ally Medical Services, LLC and McKinney, TX based Preston Mobility Plus, Inc. dba Preston Wound Care announced this week that the two companies have merged effective April 14, 2018. The two companies are now wholly owned subsidiaries of Acentus LLC based in... - May 03, 2018 - Ally Medical Services, LLC dba Acentus
Badger Fund Plants Another Seed to Grow Wisconsin’s Startup Ecosystem
The Badger Fund is committing capital to another start up. - May 02, 2018 - Badger Fund
More Than 2 Million Pets Now Insured in North America, According to 2018 NAPHIA Report
North America’s pet health insurance sector posted another record year in 2017 with the total number of pets insured in the U.S. and Canada reaching over 2 million. This represents a market average increase of almost 17 percent year over year, according to the just released 2018 NAPHIA State... - April 27, 2018 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association
Ciklum Founder Invested in AVentures Capital Fund
Danish entrepreneur, Torben Majgaard, founder of the company Ciklum (technology service provider), invested in AVentures Capital fund and became its financial partner. United with the fund's capital, the investments will be used to finance globally oriented Ukrainian startups and IT companies in various stages. - April 26, 2018 - AVentures Capital
Automakers Can Find New Profits and Workforce in Africa, Says New Book by Edward T. Hightower, Managing Director of Motoring Ventures LLC
"Motoring Africa," a new book by veteran auto executive Edward T. Hightower, reveals how the world's soon-to-be largest workforce can help automakers profitably and sustainably build more cars. - April 13, 2018 - Motoring Ventures
JF2 Capital Invests in Austin-Based Remedy
JF2 Capital announces 4th Investment since inception with an early stage equity investment into Austin, Texas-based Remedy. - April 05, 2018 - JF2 Capital Partners
Hotel Capital, LLC Acquires Holiday Inn Market Center in Dallas, Texas
Hotel Capital has acquired the Holiday Inn Market Center in Dallas, Texas with plans to renovate and re-brand to a Marriott Delta. - April 04, 2018 - Hotel Capital, LLC
HR Trader Launches Commission Free Stock and Option Trading Membership
HR Trader, a U.S. based self-clearing broker-dealer, announced the release of its new, commission free stock and option trading membership program. Self-directed traders that join HR Trader receive a comprehensive web and mobile trading platform, unlimited commission free stock and option trades,... - March 29, 2018 - HR Trader
South African Machine Learning Specialist DataProphet Secures Knife Capital Funding
Knife Capital’s investment in DataProphet will boost the company’s innovation capabilities and accelerate global expansion. - March 23, 2018 - KNF Ventures
Happy 9th Anniversary Bull Market; Diversifying Your Investments Now May be the Best Way to Survive the Next Bear Market (a 20% Drop) in Stock Prices
Vanguard and Goldman Sachs recently predicted that the odds of a "correction" which is a 10% stock market drop, or a "bear market" a 20% drop, are from 70%-88% respectively. Research from 7Twelve Advisors, LLC suggests that a deeply diversified investment portfolio may be an ideal way to absorb a significant stock market shock. - March 22, 2018 - 7Twelve Advisors, LLC
Sven Donhuysen Announces Innovative Tokenization Strategy at Blockstack Unbound, Puerto Rico
Sven Donhuysen of Leo Investment unveils innovative tokenization strategy that can play a vital role in bringing liquidity to non liquid funds. “Blockchain has the capacity to reinvent society for the better.” - March 22, 2018 - Leo Investment AG
DMarket Releases Product Version 2.0 Beta
DMarket releases an upgraded beta version of the marketplace, enables Steam skins trading and features an improved Blockchain Explorer. - March 21, 2018 - DMarket
IOB llc Acquires Significant Stake in Regulated Financial Company in UK
By investing in regulated, licensed and legal broker-dealers, trading systems and clearing agents in the US, UK and Germany IOB llc will bring together an alliance of regulated entities to facilitate a global platform across multiple jurisdictions for trading, corporate finance, funds, accelerators and building of sustainable pathways for the future and supporting the needs of forward-thinking jurisdictions. - March 16, 2018 - IOB LLC
Ukrainian Startup Investment Grew Threefold in 2017
Only three years after a revolution and despite the occupation of a part of its territory, Ukraine sees its digital markets and innovation scene growing very fast. Ukrainian startups (or startups founded by Ukrainian entrepreneurs), raises $265 million in 2017, up 231% from the previous year. This is one of the key findings of “The Dealbook of Ukraine,” an annual industry report published by AVentures Capital in partnership with local industry associations UVCA (Ukrainian Venture Capital & Priva - March 08, 2018 - AVentures Capital
Open Health Network Adds Top Medical, Tech Advisors to Board
Open Health Network today announced an expansion of its Board of Advisors, adding three members who bring a wealth of scientific, medical and advanced technology leadership to the company. - March 06, 2018 - Open Health Network
JF2 Capital Announces Investment in USA Prime
JF2 Capital Partners (JF2), a Dallas, Texas venture capital firm, announces today it has made a growth capital investment in Dallas-based USA Prime Baseball, LLC. USA Prime is a youth and high school baseball organization that focuses on providing top tier value to players/families and elite... - March 05, 2018 - JF2 Capital Partners
DMarket Partners with Unity Technologies
Partnership enables seamless in-game digital asset trading and transactions. - March 02, 2018 - DMarket
AVentures Capital Has Acquired a Minority Stake in an Outsourcing Company CoreValue
AVentures Capital, venture fund investing in innovative companies, announced a new deal - an investment in CoreValue. The amount of the deal was not disclosed, but it is known that the fund acquired a minority stake, and its representative entered the Board of Directors of the company. - February 28, 2018 - AVentures Capital
Zoellner Whole Financial PLLC Conducts Educational Seminars with GWG Holdings Inc., Megatel Homes and Blue Rock Real Estate, LLC on Durable Income Strategies
Zoellner Whole Financial PLLC sponsored an informational seminar about Durable Income Strategies and by combining multi durable income securities together, investors can have multi drivers of return without having bond or equities’ volatility have any effect on their outcomes. - February 21, 2018 - Zoellner Whole Financial PLLC
Zoellner Whole Financial PLLC Partners Conducted Webinar to Educate Commercial Brokers, Business Brokers & Institutional Investment Sponsors on Installment Sales
Zoellner Whole Financial PLLC sponsored an informational webinar about Deferred Installment Sales using IRC 453 to complete large transactions and defer the taxes which are 30% or higher on the sale of a business or a commercial property that has been held for a long period and has low cost basis and highly appreciated. - February 21, 2018 - Zoellner Whole Financial PLLC
PD Wealth Solutions Forecasts 2018 Will be a Golden Year for Biotech M&A
After a relatively quiet year for mergers and acquisitions in 2017, PD Wealth Solutions' Paul Graham predicts this year will produce a bumper harvest of deals between "Big Pharma" and Biotech. - February 19, 2018 - PD Wealth Solutions
Vertical Fields Capital LLC Property in Philadelphia Suburb Successfully Converted Into Self Storage Facility, Open for Business
Renovation of vacant building, addition of two others, in Clifton Heights/Primos area attracting strong lease interest. - February 15, 2018 - Vertical Fields Capital LLC
Investment Club Launches Women’s Empowerment Initiative to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
20/20 Investment Club has an all-female, African American membership and celebrates its 20th anniversary by launching “Campaign INSPIRE!”, a national women’s empowerment initiative designed to celebrate the power of unity at a critical time in our nation’s history. - February 14, 2018 - 20/20 Investment Club
Trifecta Capital Provides Venture Debt to Cashify
Trifecta Capital today announced that it has provided Rs. 6 crores of venture debt to Manak Waste Management Pvt. Ltd. which owns and operates the online used phone portal Cashify.in. The funds will be used to meet the growing working capital requirements of the Company. “Our business is... - February 14, 2018 - Trifecta Capital
JCF Capital Advisors LLC Acts as a Financial Advisor in Securing & Closing Out a $3.0M Series A Equity Round
JCF Capital Advisors LLC (now JCF Capital Markets LLC) acted as a Financial Advisor to Precise Real Estate Solutions in closing out all of its Series A round with an initial $1.5M close, additional $500k and $1M follow-on investments. - January 30, 2018 - JCF Capital Markets LLC
JF2 Capital Invests in Promising Texas-Based Adient Medical
Today JF2 Capital Partners (JF2), a Dallas, Texas venture capital firm, announced its growth capital investment in Pearland, Texas-based Adient Medical. Adient’s mission is the development of absorbable medical devices with the premise that implants should be safe and efficacious during their... - January 30, 2018 - JF2 Capital Partners
2018 Financial Trends Predict Slow, But Steady Market Growth
Global financial investment firm predicts three critical trends for the year. - January 29, 2018 - Unique Finance
PD Wealth Solutions Forecasts More Disruption in Consumer Staples in 2018
Robert Marsh, Senior U.S. Equities specialist at PD Wealth Solutions discusses the evolution of the consumer staples industry in his recently published 2018 Investment Outlook. - January 29, 2018 - PD Wealth Solutions
Direct Source Wealth Announces a Giant Win for Investors
Direct Source Wealth announced the sale of Paradise Vista - a 352-unit residential apartment complex. Paradise Vista was a value-add multi-family investment opportunity for the company and investors over the past 16 months. Direct Source Wealth acquired the property, stabilized the tenant base and... - January 28, 2018 - Direct Source Wealth
Fast Invest Expands P2P Platform Offering to Non-EU Investors
Fast Invest is creating a digital banking system, prioritizing the investment sector to help people generate secure and stable passive income streams, and thereby achieve financial freedom. The Company's value comes from merging fiat and cryptocurrencies. - January 23, 2018 - Fast Invest
Indian River Glass, Acquired Outright by Florida Window & Door
Indian River Glass, a New Smyrna based glass, window & door company, was acquired outright by Florida Window & Door, a company based out of Palm Beach, FL for $1.8 million. Real estate was also involved in the transaction. - January 18, 2018 - NewGate Capital Partners