Posts by Dirkjan

Dirkjan Vis is the owner of Eurolutions, the company behind websites such as investmentplatforms.eu, crowdfundmarkt.nl, investeerders.nl, and several other titles.

Since 2002, Dirkjan has been active as an independent entrepreneur. Additionally, he is an investor and business angel. He also serves as a board member and secretary at BAN Nederland, the trade association for business angels.

On investmentplatforms.eu, he writes about the steps he has taken as a business angel and provides insights on making investment decisions via online platforms, whether in stocks, cryptocurrencies, real estate, or other investment opportunities.

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Indemo review

By Dirkjan - last updated on 24 April 2026.

Indemo buys existing real estate loans with payment issues. Returns come from successful recoveries, for example after selling the property. In our review, the platform scores a 7.5: returns can be very high, but are unpredictable. In the meantime, your money is locked and you receive no interest.

Collin Crowdfund: Germany third of total volume

By Dirkjan - 21 April 2026.

Collin Crowdfund has been active in Germany for over a year. Successfully so: last year it already achieved 95 million with German projects. We spoke about this with managing director Jeroen ter Huurne.

Stock Estate review

By Dirkjan - last updated on 31 March 2026.

Stock.Estate is a new investment platform fully focused on real estate financing. The platform was launched in 2024 and operates from Romania. We rate the platform a 7. You invest in short-term real estate loans for property developers, with high interest rates and short durations.

Lendermarket review

By Dirkjan - last updated on 16 October 2025.

Lendermarket is a peer-to-peer lending platform that allows you to invest in short-term loans with interest rates of up to 16 percent. We rate it a 7 out of 10. The returns and the amount of loans are very good. However, we noticed that almost all of the loans come from Creditstar, the main loan originator.

Kraken-review

By Dirkjan - last updated on 19 March 2026.

Kraken is active in over 190 countries and known for its many trading options and strong security. Investment Platforms Europe rates Kraken a 7. In our review we tested both the standard dashboard and Kraken Pro. The main differences we found were in transaction fees and access to newer features like tokenized equities.

Esketit restructures after MFF’s departure from P2P lending

By Dirkjan - 18 August 2025.

Esketit, a large and rapidly growing p2p platform, is restructuring now that Money for Finance (MFF), one of its largest loan originators, has announced that it will cease operations on all peer-to-peer platforms.

InRento review

By Dirkjan - last updated on 11 August 2025.

InRento is a Lithuanian crowdfunding platform for rental properties in Europe. You invest in residential and commercial rentals. In our review we rate it a 7. Projects look good, but with only 50 million euros in total volume, we find it difficult to assess whether the platform is capable of growing without any problems.

Lendahand review

By Dirkjan - last updated on 9 August 2025.

Dutch crowdfunding platform Lendahand provides financing to entrepreneurs in countries with emerging economies. In our latest review, Lendahand scores a 7.5 out of 10. It makes impact investing really easy, although it should be clear that this is not the platform with the best financial returns.

Republic Europe review

By Dirkjan - last updated on 8 August 2025.

Republic Europe is an equity crowdfunding platform, formerly known as Seedrs.com. In our latest review, we rated it 6 out of 10. There are interesting campaigns, but company information and forecasts often come directly from the businesses themselves. They are usually very optimistic, which makes the risk of losing your investment high.

Crowdcube review

By Dirkjan - last updated on 6 August 2025.

Crowdcube is one of Europe’s biggest equity crowdfunding platforms. On the platform, you can invest in shares of startups and growth companies, mostly from the United Kingdom and Europe. We rate the platform with a 6. The risk of loss is enormous. Most investments are very risky and shares cannot be traded in the interim.

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