Tech Company Financing Transactions

Boro Funding Round

LexinFintech and private investors participated in a $12 million Series A venture round for Boro. The round was announced on 3/19/2020.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/19/2020
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$12,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

LexinFintech (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
Boro will use its funding to expand its offerings to more colleges and universities in more states, and further improve its financial technologies by leveraging LexinFintech's expertise in serving underbanked Generation-Z users in China and managing risk with advanced technologies.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
530 W. Allegan St. 7th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
USA
Email Address
Overview
We're Boro. And we want to help all college students build a successful financial future. Boro got started way back in 2015, helping international students studying in the United States get access to smart and low-rate auto loans so they could get cars on campus.
Profile
Boro LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Boro Company Twitter Account
Company News
Boro News
Facebook
Boro on Facebook
YouTube
Boro on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Hao Liu
  Hao Liu LinkedIn Profile  Hao Liu Twitter Account  Hao Liu News  Hao Liu on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Yifeng Ouyang
  Yifeng Ouyang LinkedIn Profile  Yifeng Ouyang Twitter Account  Yifeng Ouyang News  Yifeng Ouyang on Facebook
VP - Finance
Elena Samokhina
  Elena Samokhina LinkedIn Profile  Elena Samokhina Twitter Account  Elena Samokhina News  Elena Samokhina on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Jose Duarte
  Jose Duarte LinkedIn Profile  Jose Duarte Twitter Account  Jose Duarte News  Jose Duarte on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Siyun Lai
  Siyun Lai LinkedIn Profile  Siyun Lai Twitter Account  Siyun Lai News  Siyun Lai on Facebook


 

 

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