QED Investors

QED Investors, LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, with an additional office in New York City. The firm focuses on making direct investments in high-growth companies, particularly in the financial services sector. It specializes in seed, early, and mid-stage investments, as well as growth capital transactions. QED Investors targets disruptive financial services companies and invests across various sectors, including fintech, online financial services, technology hardware, and specialized finance. The firm is active in regions such as India, Southeast Asia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Latin America and the Caribbean. QED Investors is known for its commitment to engaging directly with portfolio companies, emphasizing the importance of information and collaboration in driving success.

Matt Burton

Partner

Cilluffo, William

Partner and Head of Early Stage Investments

Christian Limon

Investor

Morris, Nigel William

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Yusuf Ozdalga

Partner, Head of the UK and Europe

Packer, Mike

Partner

Alexandra Piedrahita

Principal

Matthew Risley

Partner

Rotman, Frank L.

Founding Partner

Laura Bock

Partner

Lauren Connolley

Partner at QED Investors

Past deals in Crowdfunding

Solfácil

Series C in 2022
Solfácil is a solar fintech platform that supports solar installers by providing essential financial services, equipment sourcing, and technological tools. The company aims to unlock the distributed solar market by enabling customers to invest in solar power systems without the need for upfront payments. Its platform offers professional tools that facilitate deal closure and provide credit lines for solar energy installations, allowing for a grace period that enhances accessibility to solar projects. Through this ecosystem, Solfácil contributes to the growth and efficiency of the solar energy sector.

Zubale

Series A in 2022
Zubale is a business management platform that connects retailers with independent gig workers to enhance e-commerce operations. By facilitating a marketplace for gig workers, Zubale enables retailers to efficiently manage various digital tasks, improving operational metrics such as fill rates and customer satisfaction. The company has completed over 3 million jobs across 90 cities and 16,800 stores, primarily in Mexico, Colombia, and Costa Rica, with plans to expand further across Latin America. Founded by Allison Campbell and Sebastian Monroy, who possess extensive experience in retail from their backgrounds at Walmart and P&G, Zubale aims to streamline business productivity and extend market reach for its clients through innovative technical integrations.

Superjoi

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Superjoi operates a social commerce platform that connects brands, creators, and fans to enhance product visibility and brand awareness through innovative influencer marketing and direct-to-consumer sales. The platform enables creators to invite fans and brands to support their content production, offering various rewards and the opportunity to share future revenue. By facilitating partnerships and collaboration, Superjoi promotes scalable monetization for all involved, allowing creators to raise funds while providing fans with incentives tied to their contributions. This approach emphasizes the importance of short-form content in engaging audiences and driving sales.

LEO1

Series B in 2022
LEO1 is a financial service platform focused on educational lending. It offers a solution for parents and students to manage educational expenses through flexible installment payments. Additionally, LEO1 connects individual borrowers with lenders in a peer-to-peer lending model, facilitating easier access to credit for educational purposes. By combining these services, LEO1 aims to simplify the financing of education and improve financial accessibility for its users.

Wagestream

Series C in 2022
Wagestream Ltd., established in 2018 and based in London, United Kingdom, offers a financial services application that empowers employees to access their earned wages on demand. This platform enables users to control their payment timing, effectively alleviating the need for advances or loans and reducing financial stress associated with unexpected expenses. Wagestream aims to combat the poverty premium and help employees avoid debt cycles linked to high-interest credit and overdraft fees. The application includes various financial tools designed to improve workplace financial well-being, allowing employees to budget, set savings goals, and manage their financial resources effectively. The company is backed by several investors, including QED, Fair by Design, London Co-Investment Fund, and Village Global.
Upswing Financial Technologies is a developer of a financial technology platform that facilitates the integration of financial products through an open finance ecosystem. The company focuses on providing differentiated fintech solutions and empowers financial institutions with secure business processes and compliance. By enabling consumer companies to connect directly with banks, Upswing Financial Technologies allows them to offer a range of financial services to their customers, enhancing accessibility and efficiency in the financial sector.

Aingel

Series B in 2022
Aingel is an analytics platform that leverages artificial intelligence to identify promising startups and connect them with suitable venture capitalists. The platform features an interactive dashboard and a VC match report that assesses both startups and investors based on over one hundred criteria, including historical data, to facilitate informed investment decisions. By streamlining the fundraising process, Aingel helps founders connect with investors who have a genuine interest in their business ideas and sectors. The platform is utilized by top data-driven venture capital firms, banks, and fintech companies through its APIs, enhancing their capabilities in startup discovery and analysis. Founded in 2016, Aingel is based in San Jose, California.

Cobre

Series A in 2022
Cobre is a corporate treasury platform that allows companies to centralize, digitize and automate their payments processes. Our technology helps finance teams and CFOs claim back their time to focus on what really matters: growing their business. We’re committed to creating a frictionless payment process for companies; from cash-in to cash-out, allowing businesses to move money in real time, connect their bank accounts to a central treasury hub, and consolidate a single source for real-time data and reconciliation. Cobre began operations in 2020 and currently serves companies in Colombia and Mexico

Wayflyer

Series B in 2022
Wayflyer is a Dublin-based revenue-based financing platform tailored for e-commerce brands. It offers quick and cost-effective funding solutions designed to facilitate business growth while simplifying financial processes. In addition to funding, Wayflyer provides free marketing analytics through its underwriting engine, which evaluates marketing performance daily. This analytics platform generates detailed recommendations that help clients optimize their campaign budgets, ultimately enhancing their overall performance and growth potential.

Creditas

Series F in 2022
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Fairplay

Debt Financing in 2022
Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that assists e-commerce companies in their growth by providing upfront capital for marketing expenditures. The platform utilizes advanced data analytics to evaluate and invest in clients' digital marketing campaigns, facilitating sales advancements. In return for the funding, Fairplay receives a consistent share of the revenues until the capital is fully repaid, alongside a fixed fee for its services. This model allows businesses to access necessary resources for marketing while aligning the financing structure with their revenue generation.

Fairplay

Series A in 2022
Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that assists e-commerce companies in their growth by providing upfront capital for marketing expenditures. The platform utilizes advanced data analytics to evaluate and invest in clients' digital marketing campaigns, facilitating sales advancements. In return for the funding, Fairplay receives a consistent share of the revenues until the capital is fully repaid, alongside a fixed fee for its services. This model allows businesses to access necessary resources for marketing while aligning the financing structure with their revenue generation.

Fraction

Series A in 2021
Fraction is a technology-driven lending platform designed to enhance the affordability and flexibility of residential real estate. It offers a digital solution that allows homeowners to manage and diversify their home equity. Through its platform, users can take on new mortgages, reduce home equity, and unlock the value tied up in their properties. This innovative approach enables homeowners to increase their monthly income, purchase additional homes, and convert existing mortgages into options that do not require monthly payments.

CommonStock

Series A in 2021
CommonStock is a company that offers an online platform designed to facilitate collaborative investing among users, allowing them to trade stocks together with friends, family, and colleagues. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the platform enables users to link their brokerage accounts, share their investment holdings by percentage, and receive real-time notifications when peers make trades. Users can also replicate each other's trades and invest collaboratively while tracking performance against one another. The service aims to create a community of engaged and informed investors, making investment decision-making more interactive and supportive. The platform is accessible for free on the web and through an iPhone app, with plans for an Android version in development.

Konfio

Series E in 2021
Konfio is a financial services platform based in Mexico City that focuses on providing online financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-entrepreneurs. Founded in 2013, the company offers a range of products including fixed-rate loans, working capital loans, corporate credit cards, and payment solutions, as well as life insurance and personal debt transfer services. Konfio utilizes a proprietary algorithm that leverages data and technology to assess creditworthiness, enabling access to credit for clients who have been underserved by traditional banking. By offering competitive rates and convenient services, Konfio aims to enhance the growth and productivity of SMEs in Mexico.

Capitalise.com

Series B in 2021
Capitalise.com is a financial information service focused on helping UK businesses secure the right funding by connecting them with suitable lenders. With a network of over 360 lenders, including more than 80 institutional and fintech partners, the platform simplifies the complex funding landscape for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Utilizing in-house technology and data analytics, Capitalise.com identifies optimal financing options tailored to the specific needs of businesses. This approach not only facilitates access to a variety of funding products but also empowers accounting firms to better serve their clients by clarifying and streamlining the funding process, thereby enhancing their role as trusted advisors.

Wildfire Systems

Series A in 2021
Wildfire Systems offers a white-label platform that enables businesses to implement shopping rewards and cashback programs. The platform features customizable tools for integrating rewards into customer journeys, enhancing loyalty and revenue. It ensures compliance with security standards while providing access to a vast network of merchants for cashback and coupon offers.

Solfácil

Series B in 2021
Solfácil is a solar fintech platform that supports solar installers by providing essential financial services, equipment sourcing, and technological tools. The company aims to unlock the distributed solar market by enabling customers to invest in solar power systems without the need for upfront payments. Its platform offers professional tools that facilitate deal closure and provide credit lines for solar energy installations, allowing for a grace period that enhances accessibility to solar projects. Through this ecosystem, Solfácil contributes to the growth and efficiency of the solar energy sector.

Konfio

Series E in 2021
Konfio is a financial services platform based in Mexico City that focuses on providing online financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-entrepreneurs. Founded in 2013, the company offers a range of products including fixed-rate loans, working capital loans, corporate credit cards, and payment solutions, as well as life insurance and personal debt transfer services. Konfio utilizes a proprietary algorithm that leverages data and technology to assess creditworthiness, enabling access to credit for clients who have been underserved by traditional banking. By offering competitive rates and convenient services, Konfio aims to enhance the growth and productivity of SMEs in Mexico.

Wayflyer

Series A in 2021
Wayflyer is a Dublin-based revenue-based financing platform tailored for e-commerce brands. It offers quick and cost-effective funding solutions designed to facilitate business growth while simplifying financial processes. In addition to funding, Wayflyer provides free marketing analytics through its underwriting engine, which evaluates marketing performance daily. This analytics platform generates detailed recommendations that help clients optimize their campaign budgets, ultimately enhancing their overall performance and growth potential.

Collective

Series A in 2021
Collective operates as an online back-office platform designed for self-employed people. Its technology and a team of trusted advisors give its members the freedom to focus on what matters by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services, and access to a community all in one platform.

Aingel

Series A in 2021
Aingel is an analytics platform that leverages artificial intelligence to identify promising startups and connect them with suitable venture capitalists. The platform features an interactive dashboard and a VC match report that assesses both startups and investors based on over one hundred criteria, including historical data, to facilitate informed investment decisions. By streamlining the fundraising process, Aingel helps founders connect with investors who have a genuine interest in their business ideas and sectors. The platform is utilized by top data-driven venture capital firms, banks, and fintech companies through its APIs, enhancing their capabilities in startup discovery and analysis. Founded in 2016, Aingel is based in San Jose, California.

Cobre

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cobre is a corporate treasury platform that allows companies to centralize, digitize and automate their payments processes. Our technology helps finance teams and CFOs claim back their time to focus on what really matters: growing their business. We’re committed to creating a frictionless payment process for companies; from cash-in to cash-out, allowing businesses to move money in real time, connect their bank accounts to a central treasury hub, and consolidate a single source for real-time data and reconciliation. Cobre began operations in 2020 and currently serves companies in Colombia and Mexico

Wayflyer

Seed Round in 2020
Wayflyer is a Dublin-based revenue-based financing platform tailored for e-commerce brands. It offers quick and cost-effective funding solutions designed to facilitate business growth while simplifying financial processes. In addition to funding, Wayflyer provides free marketing analytics through its underwriting engine, which evaluates marketing performance daily. This analytics platform generates detailed recommendations that help clients optimize their campaign budgets, ultimately enhancing their overall performance and growth potential.

Collective

Seed Round in 2020
Collective operates as an online back-office platform designed for self-employed people. Its technology and a team of trusted advisors give its members the freedom to focus on what matters by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services, and access to a community all in one platform.

CommonStock

Seed Round in 2020
CommonStock is a company that offers an online platform designed to facilitate collaborative investing among users, allowing them to trade stocks together with friends, family, and colleagues. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the platform enables users to link their brokerage accounts, share their investment holdings by percentage, and receive real-time notifications when peers make trades. Users can also replicate each other's trades and invest collaboratively while tracking performance against one another. The service aims to create a community of engaged and informed investors, making investment decision-making more interactive and supportive. The platform is accessible for free on the web and through an iPhone app, with plans for an Android version in development.

Wagestream

Series B in 2020
Wagestream Ltd., established in 2018 and based in London, United Kingdom, offers a financial services application that empowers employees to access their earned wages on demand. This platform enables users to control their payment timing, effectively alleviating the need for advances or loans and reducing financial stress associated with unexpected expenses. Wagestream aims to combat the poverty premium and help employees avoid debt cycles linked to high-interest credit and overdraft fees. The application includes various financial tools designed to improve workplace financial well-being, allowing employees to budget, set savings goals, and manage their financial resources effectively. The company is backed by several investors, including QED, Fair by Design, London Co-Investment Fund, and Village Global.

OpenInvest

Series A in 2020
Backed by capital from Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and QED, OpenInvest was founded in 2015 with a core focus on helping advisors unlock the true impact of their clients’ investments. On June 29, 2021, J.P. Morgan announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OpenInvest. OpenInvest will retain its own brand and be integrated into J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank and Wealth Management client offerings

Fairplay

Seed Round in 2019
Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that assists e-commerce companies in their growth by providing upfront capital for marketing expenditures. The platform utilizes advanced data analytics to evaluate and invest in clients' digital marketing campaigns, facilitating sales advancements. In return for the funding, Fairplay receives a consistent share of the revenues until the capital is fully repaid, alongside a fixed fee for its services. This model allows businesses to access necessary resources for marketing while aligning the financing structure with their revenue generation.

Konfio

Series D in 2019
Konfio is a financial services platform based in Mexico City that focuses on providing online financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-entrepreneurs. Founded in 2013, the company offers a range of products including fixed-rate loans, working capital loans, corporate credit cards, and payment solutions, as well as life insurance and personal debt transfer services. Konfio utilizes a proprietary algorithm that leverages data and technology to assess creditworthiness, enabling access to credit for clients who have been underserved by traditional banking. By offering competitive rates and convenient services, Konfio aims to enhance the growth and productivity of SMEs in Mexico.

Covalto

Series B in 2019
Covalto, founded in 2015 and based in Mexico City, is a fintech company that specializes in providing comprehensive financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Initially known as Credijusto, Covalto has developed a technology infrastructure that utilizes digital tax, e-invoice, and various financial data to underwrite and service SMEs effectively. The company offers a multi-product credit platform, along with banking services and a suite of business analytics tools, making it a one-stop solution for SMEs. In 2021, Covalto made history by becoming the first fintech in Mexico to acquire a regulated bank, which bolstered its digital banking capabilities and expanded its service offerings for SMEs. The platform emphasizes performance-based credit models, allowing clients to access reliable and transparent credit without relying solely on personal credit histories.

Capitalise.com

Series A in 2019
Capitalise.com is a financial information service focused on helping UK businesses secure the right funding by connecting them with suitable lenders. With a network of over 360 lenders, including more than 80 institutional and fintech partners, the platform simplifies the complex funding landscape for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Utilizing in-house technology and data analytics, Capitalise.com identifies optimal financing options tailored to the specific needs of businesses. This approach not only facilitates access to a variety of funding products but also empowers accounting firms to better serve their clients by clarifying and streamlining the funding process, thereby enhancing their role as trusted advisors.

Agilis

Series A in 2019
Agilis is a financial services company focused on transforming the asset-backed secured lending market in Argentina through its online lending platform. By allowing borrowers to use property as collateral, Agilis offers loans with lower interest rates and longer repayment terms compared to traditional personal loans. The platform provides competitive rates and enhanced financing options that surpass those typically available through credit cards and personal bank loans. This approach aims to facilitate access to advanced financing alternatives for consumers, positioning Agilis as a key player in the online lending landscape.

Wagestream

Corporate Round in 2018
Wagestream Ltd., established in 2018 and based in London, United Kingdom, offers a financial services application that empowers employees to access their earned wages on demand. This platform enables users to control their payment timing, effectively alleviating the need for advances or loans and reducing financial stress associated with unexpected expenses. Wagestream aims to combat the poverty premium and help employees avoid debt cycles linked to high-interest credit and overdraft fees. The application includes various financial tools designed to improve workplace financial well-being, allowing employees to budget, set savings goals, and manage their financial resources effectively. The company is backed by several investors, including QED, Fair by Design, London Co-Investment Fund, and Village Global.

OpenInvest

Series A in 2018
Backed by capital from Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and QED, OpenInvest was founded in 2015 with a core focus on helping advisors unlock the true impact of their clients’ investments. On June 29, 2021, J.P. Morgan announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OpenInvest. OpenInvest will retain its own brand and be integrated into J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank and Wealth Management client offerings

Konfio

Series C in 2018
Konfio is a financial services platform based in Mexico City that focuses on providing online financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-entrepreneurs. Founded in 2013, the company offers a range of products including fixed-rate loans, working capital loans, corporate credit cards, and payment solutions, as well as life insurance and personal debt transfer services. Konfio utilizes a proprietary algorithm that leverages data and technology to assess creditworthiness, enabling access to credit for clients who have been underserved by traditional banking. By offering competitive rates and convenient services, Konfio aims to enhance the growth and productivity of SMEs in Mexico.

Covalto

Series A in 2018
Covalto, founded in 2015 and based in Mexico City, is a fintech company that specializes in providing comprehensive financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Initially known as Credijusto, Covalto has developed a technology infrastructure that utilizes digital tax, e-invoice, and various financial data to underwrite and service SMEs effectively. The company offers a multi-product credit platform, along with banking services and a suite of business analytics tools, making it a one-stop solution for SMEs. In 2021, Covalto made history by becoming the first fintech in Mexico to acquire a regulated bank, which bolstered its digital banking capabilities and expanded its service offerings for SMEs. The platform emphasizes performance-based credit models, allowing clients to access reliable and transparent credit without relying solely on personal credit histories.

Creditas

Series C in 2017
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Konfio

Series B in 2017
Konfio is a financial services platform based in Mexico City that focuses on providing online financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-entrepreneurs. Founded in 2013, the company offers a range of products including fixed-rate loans, working capital loans, corporate credit cards, and payment solutions, as well as life insurance and personal debt transfer services. Konfio utilizes a proprietary algorithm that leverages data and technology to assess creditworthiness, enabling access to credit for clients who have been underserved by traditional banking. By offering competitive rates and convenient services, Konfio aims to enhance the growth and productivity of SMEs in Mexico.

Creditas

Series B in 2017
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

ApplePie Capital

Series B in 2016
ApplePie Capital is an alternative financing software platform designed for franchise businesses. Its franchise loan marketplace enables entrepreneurs to efficiently obtain financing to start or expand their franchise business. ApplePie Capital enables investors to earn attractive fixed-income returns with established franchise brands they know and trust. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Creditas

Series A in 2016
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Konfio

Series A in 2016
Konfio is a financial services platform based in Mexico City that focuses on providing online financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-entrepreneurs. Founded in 2013, the company offers a range of products including fixed-rate loans, working capital loans, corporate credit cards, and payment solutions, as well as life insurance and personal debt transfer services. Konfio utilizes a proprietary algorithm that leverages data and technology to assess creditworthiness, enabling access to credit for clients who have been underserved by traditional banking. By offering competitive rates and convenient services, Konfio aims to enhance the growth and productivity of SMEs in Mexico.

Fundera

Series B in 2015
Fundera, Inc. is an online marketplace based in New York that assists small business owners in comparing diverse small business loan options. Founded in 2013, the platform features a wide range of financial products, including SBA loans, term loans, equipment financing, business lines of credit, invoice financing, short-term loans, merchant cash advances, and personal loans for business purposes. Fundera aims to empower entrepreneurs by providing expert insights and tailored financial options, allowing them to make informed decisions based on their specific needs and eligibility. By leveraging proprietary technology and financial expertise, Fundera connects business owners with lenders, credit card issuers, and banks to help them secure funding at competitive rates. As of October 2020, Fundera operates as a subsidiary of NerdWallet, Inc.

Orchard Platform

Series B in 2015
About Orchard Orchard Platform has built a centralized marketplace where loan originators and institutional investors can come together to explore and evaluate opportunities for funding, buying, and selling loans. By providing a global network of institutional buyers and sellers with high-quality data services, advanced analytics and reporting, and robust capital management tools through an innovative, end-to-end platform, Orchard has created a smarter way for participants in the private credit markets to interact, evaluate deals, and move forward with simple and complex transactions more efficiently. Orchard Platform does not provide legal advice, tax advice, or accounting advice. Before making any investment or executing any transaction, you should consult with your legal, tax, and accounting advisors with respect to the suitability, value, and risk of such investment or transaction. Investment advisory services are provided to clients by Orchard Platform Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in New York, N.Y. Orchard produces the Orchard U.S. Consumer Marketplace Lending Index—the only industry-wide direct lending performance benchmark—and has been named one of the Next Billion Dollar Startups by Forbes. The commentary and insights posted on its blog, and the data and research available to everyone on its platform, have cemented Orchard as a thought leader in its industry. For more information, visit www.orchardplatform.com. About Orchard Platform Markets, LLC Orchard Platform Markets, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orchard App Inc., and is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. The mission of Orchard Platform Markets, LLC is to provide a transparent, technologically optimized platform for loan originators and institutional investors to safely and securely connect, evaluate potential deals, and move forward with multiple types of transactions. For more information, visit www.orchardplatformmarkets.com.

Creditas

Series A in 2015
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

ApplePie Capital

Series A in 2015
ApplePie Capital is an alternative financing software platform designed for franchise businesses. Its franchise loan marketplace enables entrepreneurs to efficiently obtain financing to start or expand their franchise business. ApplePie Capital enables investors to earn attractive fixed-income returns with established franchise brands they know and trust. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Orchard Platform

Series A in 2014
About Orchard Orchard Platform has built a centralized marketplace where loan originators and institutional investors can come together to explore and evaluate opportunities for funding, buying, and selling loans. By providing a global network of institutional buyers and sellers with high-quality data services, advanced analytics and reporting, and robust capital management tools through an innovative, end-to-end platform, Orchard has created a smarter way for participants in the private credit markets to interact, evaluate deals, and move forward with simple and complex transactions more efficiently. Orchard Platform does not provide legal advice, tax advice, or accounting advice. Before making any investment or executing any transaction, you should consult with your legal, tax, and accounting advisors with respect to the suitability, value, and risk of such investment or transaction. Investment advisory services are provided to clients by Orchard Platform Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in New York, N.Y. Orchard produces the Orchard U.S. Consumer Marketplace Lending Index—the only industry-wide direct lending performance benchmark—and has been named one of the Next Billion Dollar Startups by Forbes. The commentary and insights posted on its blog, and the data and research available to everyone on its platform, have cemented Orchard as a thought leader in its industry. For more information, visit www.orchardplatform.com. About Orchard Platform Markets, LLC Orchard Platform Markets, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orchard App Inc., and is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. The mission of Orchard Platform Markets, LLC is to provide a transparent, technologically optimized platform for loan originators and institutional investors to safely and securely connect, evaluate potential deals, and move forward with multiple types of transactions. For more information, visit www.orchardplatformmarkets.com.

ApplePie Capital

Seed Round in 2014
ApplePie Capital is an alternative financing software platform designed for franchise businesses. Its franchise loan marketplace enables entrepreneurs to efficiently obtain financing to start or expand their franchise business. ApplePie Capital enables investors to earn attractive fixed-income returns with established franchise brands they know and trust. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

SoMoLend

Seed Round in 2013
SoMoLend is a web-based technology that allows small businesses to raise debt financing from friends, family, customers, neighors and local banks. SoMoLend is the first of its kind in many ways as a fully transparent portal that allows investors to look into the eyes of business borrowers in their own neighborhood before making any lending decisions. With SoMo, individuals, banks, local governments, business associations, chambers of commerce and municipalities can invest in small businesses by use of a safe, secure, easy-to-use platform. SoMo is designed with the capability of allowing and promoting peer-to-peer lending, by which business borrowers can get loans from friends and family, customers, Twitter followers, Facebook friends and LinkedIn connections. SoMo will launch peer-to-peer lending nationwide in 2013. In 2010 the founder of SoMoLend, Candace Klein, began a micro-lending program matched with a women’s only, training-based program for participants to earn funding for their start-up companies. There were start-ups that were not able to attain funding through this specific program, and it became apparent that small businesses everywhere needed an advocate. The idea for SoMoLend came from this realization and the desire to assist start-ups that were not able to gain funding through the program. SoMoLend was founded in 2011 to serve small businesses that are not being served by traditional funding. SoMoLend was created on the principal of communities and people helping each other out: people investing in people. We strive as a company to assist local businesses, help entrepreneurs to grow, and allow lenders to invest in the companies and ideas they believe in most. Small businesses create jobs and support local communities, but are struggling to get the support they need; this is where SoMoLend steps in!

China Rapid Finance

Series B in 2007
China Rapid Finance operates an online consumer lending marketplace focused on serving China's emerging middle class and providing access to consumer credit in a largely untapped market. The company aims to reach approximately 500 million economically active individuals who lack access to traditional bank credit, a market projected to exceed RMB 5.4 trillion by 2020. Utilizing advanced technology, including a proprietary Big Data analytics platform and an automated credit decision system, China Rapid Finance has transformed the consumer credit landscape in the country. With a strong emphasis on credit risk management and transparency, the company boasts over 5,000 employees and 80 data verification centers throughout China. Founded in 2001 by Dr. Zane Wang, a noted expert in consumer credit innovation, China Rapid Finance also plays a role in shaping industry standards, having advised the People's Bank of China on the development of national credit systems.
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