Posts by Pleuni

Pleuni Jacobs has been working as an editor for Eurolutions, the owner of this website, since 2019. She mostly writes news and background articles. For Investment Platforms, these articles are focused on trading platforms and investing. She also is the person responsible for adding advertisements to the website. If you have questions about advertising, chances are that she will be the one answering them.

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Background

Before writing for Investment Platforms, Pleuni studied Psychology and obtained a Master’s degree in Gender Studies. After that, she started out as a freelance writer but soon noticed that she wanted to work with colleagues. Then she found Eurolutions, where she has been working ever since. Nowadays, she mostly writes news and background articles. She also manages advertisements and edits texts by other editors.

– Pleuni Jacobs on LinkedIn

Deutsche Börse Group acquires stake in Kraken

By Pleuni - 16 April 2026.

German international exchange organization, Deutsche Börse Group, has invested 200 million euros in Kraken, a global cryptocurrency platform. This results in a 1.5 percent fully diluted stake in the company.

Tokenized securities rolling out on regulated market

By Pleuni - 20 March 2026.

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States has approved a proposal that enables the trading of tokenized securities on Nasdaq. It is the first time that trading and settling in tokenized form on the blockchain becomes listed on a stock market. This could be an indicator of future developments between regulated markets and blockchain networks.

French crowdfunding grows first time in years

By Pleuni - 17 March 2026.

After two years of decline, crowdfunding in France showed signs of market growth again in 2025. Crowdfunding platforms raised 1.8 billion euros. Compared to 2024, this was an increase of 1.8 percent.

Dutch crowdfunding still valuable to SMEs in 2025

By Pleuni - 9 March 2026.

In 2025, crowdfunding platforms raised over 1.1 billion euros for SMEs in the Netherlands. This is comparable to the total value of the crowdfunding market in the country in 2024. Many Dutch real estate crowdfunding platforms have recently set up their own funds, where they have realized bigger volumes than in traditional crowdfunding.

‘Europe lacks coordination and speed’

By Pleuni - 29 January 2026.

During the annual gathering of Davos Angels, held alongside the World Economic Forum, investors agreed on one thing: Europe does not lack capital. Instead, it lacks coordination, speed and execution. Fragmentation is the primary factor holding the startup ecosystem back in this continent.

ESNA and BAE announce partnership

By Pleuni - 11 December 2025.

The Europe Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA) has announced a strategic partnership with Business Angels Europe (BAE). Together, they are forming the European Confederation of Angel Investing, based in Brussels. They want to strengthen the European startup ecosystem.

Enerfip acquires competitor Lumo

By Pleuni - 20 November 2025.

French crowdfunding platform Enerfip has announced that it has acquired competitor Lumo. Both are crowdfunding platforms for renewable energy. The amount of money that was involved in the acquisition was not disclosed.

SeedBlink launches AI fundraising assistant

By Pleuni - 16 September 2025.

European equity crowdfunding platform SeedBlink is launching CORE. This is an AI fundraising assistant, which helps founders to prepare a better pitch. At the same time, it helps startups become visible earlier, and helps convert interest into investments.

Estateguru to launch Auction feature

By Pleuni - 18 August 2025.

Real estate platform Estateguru has announced that it will launch a new Auction Page. It will offer users a curated selection of properties and claims linked to loans in default. According to the platform, this will give users more unique opportunities to invest in.

Crowdfunding in Italy declines 14%

By Pleuni - 23 July 2025.

The Italian crowdfunding market is shrinking. In the last twelve months, the market declined 14 percent. A total of 260.65 million euros was raised through investments in crowdfunding campaigns.

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