Tech Company Financing Transactions

Prosper Marketplace Funding Round

On 1/22/2013, Prosper Marketplace raised $20 million in financing from Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners and Atlanticus Holdings.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Prosper Marketplace
Announced On
1/22/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Sequoia Capital (Lead Investor) (Patrick Grady)

Accel Partners (James Breyer)

Atlanticus Holdings

Crosslink Capital (David Silverman)

Omidyar Network

Threshold Ventures (Timothy Draper)

TomorrowVentures (Court Coursey)

Volition Capital (Larry Cheng)

Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the financing to bring new letters to the platform than for sales and marketing initiatives.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
221 Main St. 300
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Phone
(866) 615-6319
Website
www.prosper.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Prosper, America's first people-to-people lending marketplace, was created to make consumer lending more financially and socially rewarding for everyone.
Profile
Prosper Marketplace LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Prosper Marketplace Company Twitter Account
Company News
Prosper Marketplace News
Facebook
Prosper Marketplace on Facebook
YouTube
Prosper Marketplace on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
David Kimball
  David Kimball LinkedIn Profile  David Kimball Twitter Account  David Kimball News  David Kimball on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Usama Ashraf
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Chief Technical Officer
Nasos Topakas
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VP - General Counsel
Julie Hwang
  Julie Hwang LinkedIn Profile  Julie Hwang Twitter Account  Julie Hwang News  Julie Hwang on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Jared Brown
  Jared Brown LinkedIn Profile  Jared Brown Twitter Account  Jared Brown News  Jared Brown on Facebook

 

 

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