P2P Lending

P2P lending app Orca moves past crowdfunding goal

P2P lending app Orca has sailed past its £500,000 target for its crowdfunding campaign.

LendInvest raises $39.5m in its ‘pre-IPO’ round

Online property financing and investing platform LendInvest has raised $39.5m in a Series C debt and equity round.

P2P lender Funding Circle looks to a £300m IPO on London Stock Exchange

P2P lending platform Funding Circle is planning a £300m IPO on the London Stock Exchange, which could value the company at around $1.6bn.

P2P lending platform Finzy closes pre-Series A on $2.3m

India-based P2P lending platform Finzy has raised an additional $1m to its pre-Series A round, bringing its total to $2.3m.

Indonesia-based KoinWorks raises IDR 230bn ($15.7m) in Series A

Indonesia-based KoinWorks, an online P2P lending platform, has raised IDR 230bn ($15.7m) in its Series A round.

Welendus looks to raise up to £850k in its latest crowdfunding campaign

P2P short-term lender Welendus is looking to raise £850,000 through another crowdfunding campaign.

Kenyan FinTech Pezesha reportedly bags seed funding

Kenya-based P2P lending platform Pezesha has reportedly received an undisclosed strategic seed round of funding.

Brazil-based Nexoos said to raise $530k pre-Series A

Brazil-based P2P SME lender Nexoos has reportedly raised around $530,00 in pre-Series A funding.

Zopa raises £44m to support the launch of new financial products

P2P lender Zopa has raised £44m in its largest funding round and will use it to launch a broader range of financial products.

Lending Works secures £2.8m funding to support growth, partnership channels

UK-based P2P lending platform Lending Works has secured £2.8m in a round of funding led by Maven Capital Partners.

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