dv01 shared they have raised a $15 million Series B round led by Pivot Investment Partners and included George Soros’s...
Nova Credit has raised a $50 million Series B round; the company helps immigrants get access to credit in the...
Branch CEO Matt Flannery is not new in the micro-lending lending space having previously co-founded Kiva; Flannery realized that there was much more potential in lending across the globe outside of the non-profit space; Branch has an app that uses information from the phone to score credit in places like Nigeria and Kenya; the Series B round was led by Trinity Ventures and included other big names such as Andreessen Horowitz and CreditEase Fintech investment fund; the company also secured a $50 million debt facility from Victory Park Capital. Source
TrueAccord provides a data-driven debt collection platform; the company uses machine learning to communicate with consumers using the right channel at the right time; Ohad Samet, Chief Executive Officer stated, “It was the personal experience of dealing with a debt collector that made me realize the traditional collections industry was ripe for disruption with technology innovation and a more human approach. With changing consumer preferences, strong regulatory support for innovation, and clients who understand a customer-focused collection process is good for their business, we're experiencing tremendous demand from the market. We are seizing this opportunity to use machine learning to humanize debt collection for good.”; The round was led by Arbor Ventures Fund. Source
The resources from the new investment, according to the fintech's CEO, will be used to reinforce the team of engineers and invest in the development of new products.
PeerStreet’s Series B round was led by World Innovation Lab with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Thomvest, Colchis Capital, Felicis Ventures, Solon Mack and Navitas Capital; PeerStreet is a marketplace for fix and flip loans; the company said funds will be used to expand to new types of loans and that the company may also be adding more international investors. Source
Today StreetShares announced a $23 million Series B round; it was led by a $20 million investment from Rotunda Capital Partners, LLC; $3 million came from existing investors; StreetShares offers small business loans and primarily focuses on veteran-owned businesses. Source