Lendable
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial technology |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founders |
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Area served | United Kingdom United States |
Key people | Martin Kissinger (CEO) |
| Products | Personal loans, credit cards, and car finance |
| Website | lendable |
Lendable is a British financial technology company headquartered in London.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]Lendable was founded in 2014 by Martin Kissinger, Victoria van Lennep, Paul Pamment, and Jakob Schwarz.[4][5][6] It received £2.5 million in seed financing from a group of angel investors, including Passion Capital.[7][8] Lendable was conceived as a lending platform that raised capital from institutional investors and undercut traditional banks on speed and cost by automating credit decisions and the borrowing process.[5][7] The company turned profitable in 2017.[9]
By 2016, Lendable had become one of the UK's largest unsecured consumer-lending platforms by volume.[5]
In March 2017, Lendable raised £100 million from Waterfall Asset Management.[3][10] A year later, it secured a £200 million funding commitment from Goldman Sachs for platform-originated loans.[2][11]
In 2019, Lendable was listed as one of the fastest-growing UK companies on the The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 and Deloitte Fast 50 lists, and again in 2020.[12][13][14] In early 2021, following a secondary share sale, Lendable became a unicorn and was valued at above £1 billion.[15][16] In March 2022, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, through its Teachers’ Innovation Platform, led a £210 million funding round that set Lendable’s valuation at about £3.5 billion.[9][17]
Lendable also operates Zable, a credit card, and Autolend, a car finance product launched in 2021. That same year, Lendable expanded to the United States, offering personal loans and credit cards under the Zable brand.[18][19][20]
Platform
[edit]Lendable operates an online lending platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automate credit decisions.[21][16][22] Its business model is a two-sided marketplace, connecting borrowers with institutional investors, such as hedge funds and pension funds, rather than relying on its own balance sheet.[23]
In the UK, Lendable provides loans with a repayment period of one to five years. It uses the UK open banking system to approve loans and, once approved, disburses funds immediately.[24] It is the loans provider behind Asda Money.[25]
References
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- ^ a b Hammond, George (July 15, 2019). "Goldman Sachs backs London personal loan start-up Lendable". Financial Times.
- ^ a b Lippens, Augustin (June 1, 2017). "Les prêts en ligne cartonnent outre-Manche". Trends.
- ^ "In the press: our Alumna Victoria Van Lennep, co-founder of Lendable, "the next generation lending platform"". September 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Lendable: the next generation lending platform that can give borrowers a small loan within two hours". The Independent.
- ^ Simister, George (March 10, 2022). "AI loan startup Lendable raises £210m at £3.5bn valuation". UKTN.
- ^ a b Woodford, Isabel (November 23, 2020). "Inside one of Europe's most profitable — and secretive — fintechs". Sifted.
- ^ O'Hear, Steve (December 17, 2014). "Lendable Raises £2.5M As P2P Lending Market Shows No Signs Of Cooling". TechCrunch.
- ^ a b Agnew, Harriet (March 10, 2022). "Canada pension fund leads £210mn fundraising in UK's Lendable". Financial Times.
- ^ Williams-Grut, Oscar. "A New York investment group is putting £100 million into UK marketplace lending startup Lendable". Business Insider.
- ^ Bintcliffe, Jordan (July 16, 2019). "Goldman Sachs strikes £200m deal with Lendable".
- ^ "League table". Tech Track 100.
- ^ Lloyd, Michael (September 7, 2020). "Lending Works and Lendable named in Tech Track 100".
- ^ "Deloitte Fast 50" (PDF).
- ^ Woodford, Isabel (March 29, 2021). "London fintech Lendable becomes Europe's latest unicorn". Sifted.
- ^ a b Burroughs, Callum. "Goldman Sachs-backed loans startup Lendable is in discussions to raise new funding above a $4 billion valuation". Business Insider.
- ^ Conchie, Charlie (March 10, 2022). "London-based Lendable tops £3.5bn valuation after fresh funding round". City A.M.
- ^ Shoffman, Marc (July 6, 2021). "Lendable partners with car finance broker for hire purchase product".
- ^ "NewRegister".
- ^ Myles, Patrick (July 7, 2022). "Reflections on my first year at Lendable".
- ^ Paul, Megha (March 10, 2022). "Meet Lendable, the London platform shaping future of consumer finance in the UK with £210 million".
- ^ Davies, Robert Watts | Matilda (May 17, 2024). "40 richest people under 40 in the UK". The Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Nonninger, Lea (July 17, 2019). "Goldman Sachs is fueling Lendable's platform with $249 million (GS)". Business Insider.
- ^ "Lendable implements variable recurring payments with TrueLayer". 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Asda Money - Lendable".