LOS ANGELES—Crowdfunding platform Realty Mogul has reached another milestone with $50 million invested through the site from accredited and institutional investors, GlobeSt.com reports exclusively. The investments have gone to fund approximately 180 properties in 30 states, valued at $360 million.

Jilliene Helman, the CEO of Realty Mogul, says that this milestone shows, once again, that crowdfunding is not a trend. “The online funding markets are here to stay,” Helman tells GlobeSt.com. “Online debt and equity capital for real estate is not a fad, but a meaningful way to raise capital that will only continue to grow. For Realty Mogul, it is the first in a series of important milestones to solidify our company and brand in the broader real estate industry.”

Realty Mogul launched in April 2013, and since has led the crowdfunding pack, with other milestones that include selling out the first crowdfunded hotel in a matter of months. “Alongside building scalable technology and intellectual property, we're focused on relationships,” Helman says about the company's success. “We go above and beyond to be accountable to our clients, both accredited and institutional investors and sponsors and borrowers.  We deliver a refreshingly delightful user experience. We maintain risk management as a core aspect of our culture, and as a team, we know how to execute.  At the end of the day, it all comes down to execution.”  

Helman expects this momentum to continue through 2015, with more commercial debt to be originated through the platform and more institutional investors finding their way to the platform. “Our goal for 2015 is to continue adding products to support being a full stack capital provider for real estate,” she says. “We are augmenting our existing products—equity for cash-flowing commercial real estate and fix-and-flip loans for residential real estate, with flexible commercial bridge loans for assets in transition.”