{"id":7542,"date":"2016-08-20T13:05:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T07:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/?p=7542"},"modified":"2016-08-22T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T11:08:14","slug":"social-investing-startup-instavest-elevate-1-7m-seed-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/?p=7542","title":{"rendered":"Social Investing Startup Instavest Elevate $1.7M In Seed Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do it socially!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What is <\/strong><strong>Instavest<\/strong><strong>\u00a0All About?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Investing is no more a private activity now, as a division of YC\u2019s Winter class 2015, a social investing startup <a href=\"https:\/\/instavest.com\/#\/\">Instavest<\/a>\u00a0is trying to turn investing into a social activity. The main aim of the site is helping usual retail investors to learn from experienced investors regarding the stock market and investing. Recently, the startup declared that with the association of Skype co-founder\u00a0Jaan Tallinn,\u00a0Y Combinator, Cherubic Ventures\u00a0and more they closed a $1.7 million\u00a0seed round.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Major Steps Taken for Benefit of Customers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The startup has also proclaimed about their integration with 10 of the well-known online brokerage firms, so users can sell and buy stock\u00a0from Instavest\u2019s site directly. These brokerage firms include\u00a0OptionsHouse, E*Trade\u00a0and 8 more.\u00a0The Instavest\u00a0site connects with such firms through their individual APIs, and just after a one-time verification you can sell and buy stock with your chosen brokerage without leaving Instavest. This feature was not present in the original version of Instavest\u2019s site.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What is their Future Plan?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The startup is also launching an innovative way for the experts so that they can make money on the platform. For this purpose Instavest\u00a0allows experts to create their own paid subscription newsletter through which they can send the stock tips to the user\u00a0who is willing to pay between $50-100 per month for the tip.<\/p>\n<p>Is it safe to do investing socially using social investing sites like Instavest? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe with us to get your dose of interesting news, research &amp; opinions in the startup segment. Fill the form below:<\/p>\n<p>[email-subscribers namefield=&#8221;YES&#8221; desc=&#8221;&#8221; group=&#8221;Public&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do it socially! What is Instavest\u00a0All About? 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