Tech Company Financing Transactions

Credit Benchmark Funding Round

On 10/19/2018, Credit Benchmark received $7 million in funding from Index Ventures, Balderton Capital and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/19/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$7,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Index Ventures (Lead Investor) (Jan Hammer)

Balderton Capital

private investors (Michael Sherwood)

Proceeds Purpose
With this new infusion of capital, Credit Benchmark plans to grow its contributor base -- with the goal of reaching 50 contributor banks by the end of 2019. It also plans to add non-bank contributors, such as insurance companies, which maintain rigorous credit risk analytics, to broaden its credit risk purview.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
12 East 49th St. 9th Floor
New York, NY 10017
USA
Email Address
Overview
Credit Benchmark is an innovative provider of credit risk data and analytics.
Profile
Credit Benchmark LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Credit Benchmark Company Twitter Account
Company News
Credit Benchmark News
Facebook
Credit Benchmark on Facebook
YouTube
Credit Benchmark on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Donal Smith
  Donal Smith LinkedIn Profile  Donal Smith Twitter Account  Donal Smith News  Donal Smith on Facebook
Chief Executive Officer
William Haney
  William Haney LinkedIn Profile  William Haney Twitter Account  William Haney News  William Haney on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Nick Pastoressa
  Nick Pastoressa LinkedIn Profile  Nick Pastoressa Twitter Account  Nick Pastoressa News  Nick Pastoressa on Facebook
Co-Founder
Mark Faulkner
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VP - Bus. Development
Joshua Jian
  Joshua Jian LinkedIn Profile  Joshua Jian Twitter Account  Joshua Jian News  Joshua Jian on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Mahim Mehra
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VP - Product Management
Oliver Smith
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VP - R & D
David Carruthers
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VP - Sales
Valerie Bakare
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VP - Sales
Kieran Connaughton
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