Tech Company Financing Transactions
Upgrade Funding Round
Upgrade closed a $62 million Series C funding round on 8/24/2018. Investors included CreditEase, Apoletto and FirstMark Capital.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
8/24/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$62,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors
CreditEase (Lead Investor) (Anju Patwardhan)
Proceeds Purpose
The new financing will fuel Upgrade's continued product innovation on the heels of the recent launch of its Personal Credit Line and the expansion of Credit Health, Upgrade's credit monitoring and education product.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
275 Battery St. 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Upgrade's founding team pioneered online lending on the premise that an online platform would operate at a lower cost and deliver a better customer experience than traditional banking.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Renaud Laplanche
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