Tech Company Financing Transactions

Lending Club Funding Round

On 4/17/2014, Lending Club raised $115 million in investment from BlackRock, T. Rowe Price and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/17/2014
Transaction Type
Debt
Venture Equity
Amount
$115,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
Lending Club has acquired Springstone Financial for about $140 million in cash and stock, the company said this morning.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
595 Market St. 200
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Email Address
Overview
Lending Club (NYSE: LC) is an online lending community where people can borrow and lend money, bypass the banks, and get better rates. By working together, members can borrow money more easily and at a better rate than they would get from a bank, or invest in a pool of loans at higher rates than those served by savings accounts or CDs.
Profile
Lending Club LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Lending Club Company Twitter Account
Company News
Lending Club News
Facebook
Lending Club on Facebook
YouTube
Lending Club on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Scott Sanborn
  Scott Sanborn LinkedIn Profile  Scott Sanborn Twitter Account  Scott Sanborn News  Scott Sanborn on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Casey
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Chief Technical Officer
Bahman Koohestani
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VP - General Counsel
Brandon Pace
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VP - Human Resources
Whitney Jones
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