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Investment platform wiseAlpha crowdfunds £594k

Investment platform wiseAlpha, has crowdfunded £594k from Crowdcube to grow the number of people investing in secured corporate loans in the UK and Europe.

Investors can choose from a selection of corporate loan based investments in blue-chip UK companies (often household names) to invest in.

Such are the same companies that the largest global financial institutions lend to but has, until now, been closed to the private investor. Current issuers on the wiseAlpha platform include United Biscuits, RAC, Virgin Media and Eddie Stobart.

The London-based firm believes its attractive rates of interest, combined with its focus on large, established companies will be key to its growth as it embarks on revolutionising the investment landscape by providing access to secured corporate loans to the retail investor.

Rezaah Ahmad, wiseAlpha founder and CEO, said: “We believe that lending to some of the largest and most established companies in Britain is an attractive proposition for the discerning investor looking at diversifying their portfolio and doing something more interesting with their savings.

“Our investors value the peace of mind that comes with lending to large and often long-established brand name companies versus lending via other marketplace lenders offering loan investments in small businesses or others offering more opaque and risky types of loans.”

“We used crowdfunding to raise funds because we believe it is one of most important financial innovations in recent years and, as another fintech company shaking up the large global corporate lending markets, we want to build a community of investors who are interested in being part of our journey as we aim to democratize access to some of the best investment opportunities.”