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    Recent transactions in the domain of lending

    Country Funding round Date
    Zest Protocol
    On-chain Bitcoin lending protocol.
    Seed
    USD 3,500,000 (USD 3,500,000)
    13 May 2024
    Babel Finance
    Crypto financial service provider, providing professional crypto asset financial services .
    Hong Kong SAR China Series B
    USD 80,000,000 (USD 80,000,000) at USD 2,000,000,000 (USD 2,000,000,000) valuation.
    1 May 2022
    BlockFi
    Provider of wealth management products for crypto investors, powered by blockchain technology.
    United States N/A
    31 Dec 2021
    NFTfi
    Marketplace for cryptocurrency loans collateralised by NFTs.
    South Africa N/A
    USD 5,000,000 (USD 5,000,000)
    1 Nov 2021
    Minterest
    Lending protocol built to service billions in TVL and to challenge existing DeFi incumbents.
    N/A
    USD 6,500,000 (USD 6,500,000)
    16 Sep 2021
    Ledn Inc
    Digital asset savings and loans platform.
    Series A
    USD 30,000,000 (USD 30,000,000)
    26 May 2021
    Drops
    Instant NFT-backed loans.
    N/A
    USD 1,000,000 (USD 1,000,000)
    5 May 2021
    Liquity
    Decentralized borrowing protocol that offers interest-free liquidity against ETH as collateral.
    Series A
    USD 6,000,000 (USD 6,000,000)
    29 Mar 2021
    Yield Protocol
    Open source platform allowing anybody to create and execute yield farming & trading strategies on the Ethereum Defi ecosystem.
    Private Round
    USD 767,000 (USD 767,000)
    1 Mar 2021
    Yield
    Fixed-rate borrowing and lending on Ethereum.
    N/A
    31 Dec 2020
    Creditas Soluções Financeiras Ltda
    Brazil-based lending business
    Brazil N/A
    USD 255,000,000 (USD 255,000,000)
    18 Dec 2020
    Klover Holdings Inc
    Instant cash advance between pay periods.
    United States Seed
    USD 4,000,000 (USD 4,000,000)
    13 Mar 2020
    BlockFi
    Provider of wealth management products for crypto investors, powered by blockchain technology.
    United States Series B
    USD 30,000,000 (USD 30,000,000)
    13 Feb 2020
    Compound Labs Inc
    Developer of algorithmic, autonomous interest rate protocol built for developers, to unlock a universe of open financial applications.
    N/A
    31 Dec 2019
    Matrixport
    Next generation digital financial services platform based in Asia.
    Singapore N/A
    31 Dec 2019
    WeLab Ltd
    Instant mobile lending for individuals.
    Hong Kong SAR China Series C
    HKD 1,200,000,000 (USD 156,000,000)
    19 Dec 2019
    Bluevine Capital Inc
    Provider of online working-capital financing to small businesses.
    United States Series F
    USD 102,000,000 (USD 102,000,000)
    19 Nov 2019
    Tala
    Mobile tech and data science company that's working to change the way credit scoring and financial services work around the world.
    United States Series D
    USD 110,000,000 (USD 110,000,000)
    21 Aug 2019
    BlockFi
    Provider of wealth management products for crypto investors, powered by blockchain technology.
    United States Series A
    USD 18,300,000 (USD 18,300,000)
    6 Aug 2019
    Lendable
    Peer-to-peer lending platform.
    United Kingdom Debt
    GBP 200,000,000 (USD 248,670,000)
    17 Jul 2019
    Creditas Soluções Financeiras Ltda
    Brazil-based lending business
    Brazil Series D
    USD 231,000,000 (USD 231,000,000)
    1 Jul 2019
    Upstart Network Inc
    Online lending marketplace that provides personal loans using predictive models to determine creditworthiness of borrowers.
    United States Series D
    USD 50,000,000 (USD 50,000,000)
    8 Apr 2019
    Branch International Ltd
    Mobile bank for emerging markets.
    United States Series C
    USD 170,000,000 (USD 170,000,000)
    7 Apr 2019
    Affirm Inc
    Provider of consumer loans.
    United States Series F
    USD 300,000,000 (USD 300,000,000) at USD 2,600,000,000 (USD 2,600,000,000) valuation.
    3 Apr 2019
    dv01 Inc
    Data management, reporting, and analytics platform that offers transparency and insight into the online lending markets.
    United States Series B
    USD 15,000,000 (USD 15,000,000)
    30 Jan 2019
    Jumo
    Venture
    USD 12,500,000 (USD 12,500,000)
    13 Dec 2018
    Zopa Ltd
    Peer-to-peer money lending service that allows lenders and borrowers to deal directly with one another, cutting out the banks who act as middlemen.
    United Kingdom Series G
    GBP 16,000,000 (USD 21,030,700)
    7 Nov 2018
    Tala
    Mobile tech and data science company that's working to change the way credit scoring and financial services work around the world.
    United States Venture
    22 Oct 2018
    Progressa
    N/A
    CAD 12,000,000 (USD 12,000,000)
    14 Aug 2018
    Progressa
    Debt
    CAD 72,000,000
    14 Aug 2018
    Zopa Ltd
    Peer-to-peer money lending service that allows lenders and borrowers to deal directly with one another, cutting out the banks who act as middlemen.
    United Kingdom Series G
    GBP 44,000,000 (USD 57,294,900) at GBP 350,000,000 (USD 455,755,000) valuation.
    3 Aug 2018
    BlockFi
    Provider of wealth management products for crypto investors, powered by blockchain technology.
    United States N/A
    USD 52,500,000 (USD 52,500,000)
    24 Jul 2018
    Branch International Ltd
    Mobile bank for emerging markets.
    United States Debt
    10 Jul 2018
    Caogen Touzi
    Chinese fintech startup that provides investment products for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individuals.
    China Series D
    CNY 2,300,000,000 (USD 357,800,000)
    1 Jun 2018
    Tala
    Mobile tech and data science company that's working to change the way credit scoring and financial services work around the world.
    United States Series C
    USD 50,000,000 (USD 50,000,000)
    17 Apr 2018
    Tala
    Mobile tech and data science company that's working to change the way credit scoring and financial services work around the world.
    United States Debt
    USD 15,000,000 (USD 15,000,000)
    17 Apr 2018
    Branch International Ltd
    Mobile bank for emerging markets.
    United States Series B
    USD 70,000,000 (USD 70,000,000)
    29 Mar 2018
    Commonbond Inc
    Student lending startup.
    United States Series D
    USD 50,000,000 (USD 50,000,000)
    22 Mar 2018
    MakerDAO
    Decentralized autonomous organization on the Ethereum blockchain seeking to minimize the price volatility of its stable token (Dai) against the USD.
    Initial Coin Offering
    USD 12,000,000 (USD 12,000,000)
    15 Dec 2017
    Affirm Inc
    Provider of consumer loans.
    United States Series E
    USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) at USD 1,300,000,000 (USD 1,300,000,000) valuation.
    11 Dec 2017
    TrueAccord Corp
    United States Series B
    USD 22,000,000 (USD 22,000,000)
    14 Nov 2017
    WeLab Ltd
    Instant mobile lending for individuals.
    Hong Kong SAR China Series B
    USD 220,000,000 (USD 220,000,000)
    8 Nov 2017
    WeLab Ltd
    Instant mobile lending for individuals.
    Hong Kong SAR China Venture
    5 Oct 2017
    Branch International Ltd
    Mobile bank for emerging markets.
    United States Debt
    USD 2,000,000 (USD 2,000,000)
    18 Sep 2017
    dv01 Inc
    Data management, reporting, and analytics platform that offers transparency and insight into the online lending markets.
    United States Series A
    USD 5,500,000 (USD 5,500,000)
    13 Sep 2017
    1st Stop Group
    Provider of a range of financial services to the retail marketplace through its various subsidiary companies.
    United Kingdom Debt
    GBP 120,000,000
    2 Aug 2017
    Zopa Ltd
    Peer-to-peer money lending service that allows lenders and borrowers to deal directly with one another, cutting out the banks who act as middlemen.
    United Kingdom Series F
    GBP 32,000,000 (USD 41,258,400)
    1 Jun 2017
    Upgrade Inc
    Online lending company that offers personal loans and credit monitoring.
    United States Series A
    USD 60,000,000 (USD 60,000,000)
    13 Mar 2017
    Upstart Network Inc
    Online lending marketplace that provides personal loans using predictive models to determine creditworthiness of borrowers.
    United States Series C
    USD 32,500,000 (USD 32,500,000)
    2 Mar 2017
    Tala
    Mobile tech and data science company that's working to change the way credit scoring and financial services work around the world.
    United States Series B
    USD 30,000,000 (USD 30,000,000)
    22 Feb 2017

    Best funded companies in lending





    Provider of consumer loans.

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    Instant mobile lending for individuals.





    Brazil-based lending business

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    Chinese fintech startup that provides investment products for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individuals.





    Peer-to-peer money lending service that allows lenders and borrowers to deal directly with one another, cutting out the banks who act as middlemen.





    Direct lender focused on non-prime borrowers.

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    Mobile bank for emerging markets.

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    Peer-to-peer lending platform.

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    Mobile tech and data science company that's working to change the way credit scoring and financial services work around the world.

    Investment themes:




    Online lending marketplace that provides personal loans using predictive models to determine creditworthiness of borrowers.





    Provider of online working-capital financing to small businesses.

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    Provider of wealth management products for crypto investors, powered by blockchain technology.





    Crypto financial service provider, providing professional crypto asset financial services .





    Online lending company that offers personal loans and credit monitoring.





    Student lending startup.

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    Digital asset savings and loans platform.

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    Data management, reporting, and analytics platform that offers transparency and insight into the online lending markets.

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    Decentralized autonomous organization on the Ethereum blockchain seeking to minimize the price volatility of its stable token (Dai) against the USD.





    Crowdfunding platform for consumer product companies





    Lending protocol built to service billions in TVL and to challenge existing DeFi incumbents.

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    Decentralized borrowing protocol that offers interest-free liquidity against ETH as collateral.

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    Marketplace for cryptocurrency loans collateralised by NFTs.





    Instant cash advance between pay periods.

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    On-chain Bitcoin lending protocol.

    Investment themes:




    Instant NFT-backed loans.





    Open source platform allowing anybody to create and execute yield farming & trading strategies on the Ethereum Defi ecosystem.

    Investment themes:




    On-chain borrowing aggregator.

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    Collateralized Debt Position protocol on Solana.





    Cross-chain unsecured lending system.





    Provider of a range of financial services to the retail marketplace through its various subsidiary companies.

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    DeFi lending protocol for real world assets.





    Next generation digital financial services platform based in Asia.

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    Developer of algorithmic, autonomous interest rate protocol built for developers, to unlock a universe of open financial applications.

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    Scalable and decentralised lending protocol on Cardano.

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    Multi-chain asset financial servicer within Polkadot ecosystem.





    Cross-chain DeFi platform offering collateralized loans and stablecoins to users of major cryptoassets.

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    Credit-based, cross-chain decentralized lending platform.





    Decentralized protocol for fixed-rate lending & interest-rate derivatives, built on top of the Ethereum blockchain.





    Fixed rate lending and borrowing on Ethereum.

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    Artificial intelligence lending platform partnering with banks to expand access to affordable credit.





    Proprietary cryptocurrency lender.

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    Global P2P cryptocurrency exchange and lending platform.


    Top investors in the domain of lending

    Profile Country Investments
    Khosla Ventures Venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla. United States 8
    Ribbit Capital Venture capital firm that invests globally in early stage companies who are aiming to disrupt financial services. United States 7
    Andreessen Horowitz Venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz United States 7
    DCVC Management Co LLC Venture capital firm that invests in companies that are driving the big data and deep compute secular trend. United States 7
    Lightspeed Management Co LLC Multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the enterprise and consumer sectors. United States 6
    Bessemer Venture Partners Early stage venture capital firm. United States 5
    Coinbase Ventures The corporate venturing arm of Coinbase investing in companies building the open financial system. United States 5
    Wellington Partners [US] United States 5
    Lowercase Capital LLC Venture capital firm managed by Chris Sacca United States 4
    Founders Fund LLC San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies. United States 4
    Spark Capital Early and growth stage venture capital firm. United States 4
    Thomvest Ventures The investment management firm of Peter J Thomson and his family. United States 4
    Collaborative Fund United States 4
    Jefferies & Co Global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm. 4
    Victory Park Capital 4
    CMT Digital Holdings LLC Crypto asset trading, blockchain technology investments, and legal/policy engagement in the crypto asset / blockchain technology industry. 4
    Rakuten FinTech Fund Japan 4
    Polychain Capital LLC Hedge fund investing in cryptocurrencies. United States 4
    Paradigm Crypto Fund Cryptocurrency investment fund. United States 4
    Clocktower Technology Ventures LLC United States 4
    Augmentum Fintech Management Ltd United Kingdom 3
    YBB Foundation Ltd Venture capital firm with a focus on blockchain projects. China 3
    QED Investors LLC United States 3
    PJC Early-stage venture firm focused on investing in, supporting, and building relationships with entrepreneurs who are creating the future. United States 3
    Uncorrelated Ventures Venture capital firm focused on infrastructure software. United States 3
    Institutional Venture Partners US-based venture capital investment firm focusing on later-stage companies and growth equity investments. United States 3
    Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Venture capital firm. United States 3
    Soros Fund Management 3
    Formation8 Partners LLC 3
    CMS Holdings LLC Principal investment firm focused on making investments across the cryptoasset ecosystem. United States 3
    Dragonfly Capital Multi-stage venture capital firm focused on the software, fintech, cryptocurrency, and financial services sectors. United States 3
    Susa Ventures Early stage technology venture capital firm. United States 3
    Binance Labs Blockchain technology incubator, focusing on pre-ICO projects and teams. Hong Kong SAR China 3
    Pivot Investment Partners 3
    Lemniscap Investment firm specialising in investments in emerging cryptoassets & blockchain startups. Hong Kong SAR China 3
    Bronze Investments LLC United States 3
    PNYX Ventures Early stage venture capital fund focused on the Web3 future. United Kingdom 3
    Caffeinated Capital Early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. United States 3
    First Round Capital Venture capital firm that specialises in providing seed-stage funding to technology companies. United States 3
    Purple Arch Ventures AVG fund for Northwestern alums. United States 2
    Wellington Management Co LLP Investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachussets. United States 2
    #Hashed Global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. South Korea 2
    Alumni Ventures Group LLC United States 2
    Morgan Creek Digital Assets LLC United States 2
    Scorpio VC Professional digital investment platform. Hong Kong SAR China 2
    Divergence Ventures Crypto venture fund. United States 2
    Illuminate Financial Management LLP Early-stage enterprise financial technology investor. United Kingdom 2
    ING Ventures Fintech venture fund managed by ING. 2
    Alexis Ohanian United States 2
    Arrington XRP Capital Fund LP USD 100 million cryptocurrency hedge fund denominated in XRP, the digital currency developed by enterprise blockchain global payments company Ripple. United States 2

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