Victory Park Capital

Founded in 2007, Victory Park Capital is an SEC-registered global alternative investment firm headquartered in Chicago. It specializes in asset-backed lending and investing in businesses across various industries worldwide that may face challenges accessing traditional capital sources.

Carly Altieri

Principal, Operations

Jason Brown

Partner and Member of Investment Committee

Abhi Chandrasekhara

Senior Vice President, Investments

Chad Clamage JD

Managing Director

Alex Cordover

Principal and Head of Technology

Annalee Dannegger

Associate

Luke Darkow

Principal, Investments

Tom Gazdziak

Principal, Operations

Joy Gu

Associate

Joel Hart

Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer

Connell Hasten

Partner and Investment Committee Member

Kinan Hayani

Managing Director

Spencer Jacque

Associate

Jake Jeffrey

Principal

Ford Johnstone

Associate

Todd Kushman

Principal

Richard Levy

CEO and Founder

Matthew Luckoff

Vice President

John Martin

Senior Partner and Investment Committee Member

Sora Monachino

Managing Director

Andrew Murray

Managing Director, Operations and Valuation Committee Member

James Naumovski

Associate

Adam Nelson

Senior Associate

Natalie Pasicznyk

Senior Associate

Hugh Peggram

Associate, Investments

Joshua Platek

Principal, Investments

Don Richman

Managing Director, Investments

Sergio Ruffolo

Vice President

Mike Salko

Vice President

Jeffrey Schneider

Partner, COO and Investment Committee and Valuation Committee Member

Drew Schwartz

Vice President

Joey Trubnick

Associate

Karrie Truglia

Principal

Raul Vergara

Senior Associate

Tom Welch

Partner

Past deals in Credits and Lending

Addi

Debt Financing in 2024
Addi is a technology company that provides consumer credit and point-of-sale financing solutions. Its application enables customers to apply for credit at the moment of purchase at partner retailers and to pay for purchases in interest-free installments, supporting affordable financing for shopping needs and expanding digital commerce.

Tradable

Seed Round in 2023
Tradable is a software company that specializes in streamlining private credit fund operations. Its platform, Tradable Live Data Room, combines AI-driven data management, document signing, investor administration, and deal monitoring, all in one place. This allows fund managers to efficiently syndicate deals and investors to directly participate in these opportunities.

Klar

Debt Financing in 2023
Klar is a digital platform offering deposit and credit services. It provides instant credit, no-commission cashback, and withdrawal services via a card and mobile app, presenting secure, low-cost alternatives to traditional credit services.

Petal

Debt Financing in 2023
Petal Card, Inc. is a credit card company focused on providing financial access to individuals without traditional credit histories, such as students and immigrants. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company utilizes machine learning to analyze users' digital financial records, allowing for cash flow underwriting as an alternative to conventional credit scoring. This innovative approach enables Petal to offer higher credit limits and lower rates compared to competing credit cards. The company's flagship product, the Petal Visa, is designed to promote responsible spending and credit-building, accompanied by a user-friendly digital application for managing payments. Petal aims to make credit more honest, simple, and accessible, fostering a financial environment that encourages users to succeed.

Dave

Debt Financing in 2021
Founded in 2015, Dave is a fintech company based in Los Angeles, California. It operates a mobile application that provides users with banking services, including overdraft protection, early access to paychecks, and credit building tools. The app aims to improve financial wellness by offering transparent, fee-free banking and has grown to serve over 12 million members since its inception.

Konfio

Debt Financing in 2019
Konfio is a financial services platform in Mexico that provides online lending and payment solutions for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses. It offers working capital and short-term loans, fixed-rate loans, corporate cards, and online payments. The platform uses a data-driven approach with proprietary analytics to measure creditworthiness and extend affordable credit to businesses underserved by traditional banks, supporting growth and productivity.

Dave

Debt Financing in 2019
Founded in 2015, Dave is a fintech company based in Los Angeles, California. It operates a mobile application that provides users with banking services, including overdraft protection, early access to paychecks, and credit building tools. The app aims to improve financial wellness by offering transparent, fee-free banking and has grown to serve over 12 million members since its inception.

Branch International

Series C in 2019
Branch International is a digital lending company that uses data from users' mobile devices to assess creditworthiness and offers personal loans through its Android application. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, it operates in multiple markets with offices in Lagos, Nairobi, Mumbai, Mexico City, and Kirkland, Washington. The company aims to reduce the cost of delivering financial services in emerging markets by applying data science to credit decisions, enabling quick loan approvals and building credit histories for users without reliance on traditional banking records. Through its mobile-first approach, Branch seeks to expand fair financial access for the mobile generation in developing regions.

Konfio

Debt Financing in 2018
Konfio is a financial services platform in Mexico that provides online lending and payment solutions for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses. It offers working capital and short-term loans, fixed-rate loans, corporate cards, and online payments. The platform uses a data-driven approach with proprietary analytics to measure creditworthiness and extend affordable credit to businesses underserved by traditional banks, supporting growth and productivity.

Branch International

Series B in 2018
Branch International is a digital lending company that uses data from users' mobile devices to assess creditworthiness and offers personal loans through its Android application. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, it operates in multiple markets with offices in Lagos, Nairobi, Mumbai, Mexico City, and Kirkland, Washington. The company aims to reduce the cost of delivering financial services in emerging markets by applying data science to credit decisions, enabling quick loan approvals and building credit histories for users without reliance on traditional banking records. Through its mobile-first approach, Branch seeks to expand fair financial access for the mobile generation in developing regions.

Oakam

Debt Financing in 2017
Oakam is a UK-based digital fintech lender that provides personal credit to financially excluded or underbanked consumers. It offers short-term instalment loans for emergencies, bills and smaller debts, and longer-term lift loans for larger purchases, special events, travel and home improvements. The company delivers its services online, by phone, and through stores in London and the Midlands, and uses credit scoring to assess borrowers with the aim of expanding access to credit across the United Kingdom.

Covalto

Seed Round in 2016
Covalto is a Mexican financial services company that serves small and medium enterprises with credit, banking and analytics solutions. It offers a multi-product lending platform that provides agile and fair credit, factoring and leasing, complemented by a digital SME banking platform and a suite of business analytics tools. The company leverages digital tax, e-invoice and other financial data to underwrite and service SMes at scale, using credit models that emphasize overall business performance rather than relying solely on the owner's personal credit history. Covalto was founded in 2015 and is based in Mexico City. In 2021 it became the first fintech in Mexico to acquire a regulated bank, enabling expanded digital SME banking and services. The approach focuses on accessible credit that supports business growth through transparent, data-driven decisions.

The Credit Junction

Debt Financing in 2015
The Credit Junction is a New York-based company that operates an asset-based lending platform, founded in 2014. It specializes in providing working capital, growth, and supply chain financing solutions to small and mid-size enterprises, particularly suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers with revenues between $5 million and $50 million. The Credit Junction leverages technology and data intelligence alongside traditional credit metrics to offer loans of up to $7.5 million. Its platform streamlines the application, vetting, and approval process for borrowers, who can upload relevant documents through dedicated portals. The company has strategic partnerships with several firms and serves clients in the United States and Canada.
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