Tech Company Financing Transactions

Aura Financial Funding Round

Aura Financial, based in San Francisco, raised $10 million from Prudential Financial.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/26/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Prudential Financial (Gerald Pambo-Awich)

Proceeds Purpose
Aura will use this new investment to scale and provide more loans to more borrowers.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
333 2nd St. North Tower 550
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Email Address
Overview
Aura is a technology-powered, Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides small, affordable loans to working families in America. Aura's mission is to build financially healthy low-income communities by providing empowering financial services to America's 66-million underbanked and unbanked.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
James Gutierrez
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Chief Technical Officer
Randy Wong
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Vice President
Oscar Gonzales
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Vice President
Kevin Kang
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VP - Engineering
Scott Alexander
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VP - Engineering
Michael Kepe
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VP - Finance
Daniel Sanford
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VP - Finance
Ege Tanor
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VP - Human Resources
Lynnette Carrasco
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VP - Operations
Louis Mrachek
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VP - Product Management
Chris Motes
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VP - Sales
Bennett Fogel
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VP - Sales
Juan Melendez
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