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There's Zopa, which probably inspired Couchtycoon. Zopa does P2P loans rather than investments (like Prosper, I guess). I don't know what the state is in the US
by teamonkey 18y ago
There's Zopa, which probably inspired Couchtycoon. Zopa does P2P loans rather than investments (like Prosper, I guess). I don't know what the state is in the US, but it's all above board in the EU. There have been a few companies looking for funding - I noticed one from www.billster.net - but the problem is that given the size of the loan and the rates you're likely to get, a tech startup is far better off looking for VC or a government grant.
I'm interested in CouchTycoon (EU-based is fine for me), but it seems like it's more of a trading platform than an investment platform. Share trading for non-listed companies. The site looks a bit dodgy too. I'll wait and see what happens when it comes out of Beta.