lending . p2p lending . wealthtech-retail . personal finance management
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Prospers mission is to advance financial well-being. The companys online lending platform connects people who want to borrow money with individuals and institutions that want to invest in consumer credit. Borrowers get access to affordable fixed-rate, fixed-term personal loans. Investors have the opportunity to earn solid returns via a data-driven underwriting model.To date, over $17 billion in personal loans have been originated through the Prosper platform for debt consolidation and large purchases such as home improvement projects, medical expenses and special occasions.For more information visit:www.prosper.comand follow Prosper on Twitter @ProsperLoans.(Notes by Prospectus: https://prosper.com/prospectus/)
Prosper is a peer-to-peer lending platform that connects people who want to borrow money with individuals and institutions that want to invest in consumer credit. Borrowers get access to affordable fixed-rate, fixed-term personal loans, and investors have the opportunity to earn attractive returns via a data-driven underwriting model. The company offers personal loans in the range of $2,000 to $35,000 for fixed term of 3-5 years for borrowers and retail investors can invest as little as $25 per loan. Recently, the company started Prosper daily service for personal financial solutions for consumers. It is a mobile app that offers consumers a suite of tools to make better financial decisions, including viewing all their financial accounts in one place, budgeting and tracking spending by category, identifying questionable charges, and monitoring their free credit score, which is updated monthly.
P2P lending marketplace and financial tools providers. The company offers products are: Lending service: It is a platform that provides the different type of loan products such as Debt Consolidation Loans, Home Improvement Loans, Special Occasion Loans, Personal Loans for Business, Auto & Vehicle Loans, Short Term & Bridge Loans, Green Loans, Millitary Loans, Friends & Family Loans, Baby & Adoption Loans. Credit card optimizer: It is a mobile app that manages all credit cards at one place and helps customers to minimize the interest fees with early payment reminders.
The company generates revenue by charging fee on both lender & borrower. Lender fee is 1% annual loan serving fee & Borrower fee is closing fee which varies from (0.5% to 4.95%) and it depends upon total loan & Prosper rating. Other fees are Late payment & failed payment fee etc.
Retail Consumers
Partnered with HomeAdvisor to make it easier for homeowners to find financing and a contractor in one place. Some of the other partners Radius Bank
OnDeck
Free Credit Score
Credit Karma
Credit.com
SavvyMoney
LendingTree
Unlike traditional lending, Prosper provides a convenient and superior customer service with lower interest rates. Prosper Marketplace has evolved into a personal finance company that offers products and services beyond personal loans to help people get on top of their finances. New features include a redesigned automatic investment tool and a dashboard to see portfolio performance.
$1.7 B in 2015
For Profit
The company has disbursed funds close to $8.9 B for borrowers to date (May 2017).
To date, over $10 billion in personal loans have been originated through the Prosper platform for debt consolidation and large purchases such as home improvement projects, medical expenses and special occasions. (Sept 2017)
In 2014, Prosper generated $81 million in revenue on $1.6 billion in loan origination, up from $357 million in the prior year. Most significantly, the company declared its first quarterly profit in the third quarter of 2014. Its growth spurt attracted new financial backing, which has boosted its valuation to nearly $2 billion. Prosper’s unexpected growth rate had many analysts convinced the company would seek an IPO in 2017. Prosper launched credit card optimizer to help consumers make better financial decisions in Dec. 2016. Prosper also relaunched an online platform for retail investors in recent days to improve the experience for loan buyers. In Feb 2017, Prosper Marketplace announced that it has closed a deal with a consortium of institutional investors to purchase up to $5 billion worth of loans through the Prosper platform over the next 24 months.
Chris Larsen
David Kimball
Paul Madera
Nigel Morris
Raj Date
Chris Bishko
Patrick Grady
Stephan Vermut
251-500
SharesPost Investment Management
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
David Kimball (CEO); Usama Ashraf (CFO)
John Witchel
Ron Suber
Stephan Vermut
YES
9
$358.14 M
Sep 2017
Private
An undisclosed amount raised in secondary market in 2016.
$100M to $500M
SERIES A · $20 M · Jan 2013
SERIES B · $25 M · Sep 2013
SERIES C · $70 M · May 2014
SERIES D · $165 M · Apr 2015
SERIES E · $17.2 M · Jun 2011
SERIES F · $8.94 M · Nov 2011
SERIES G · $50 M · Sep 2017
OTHERS · $2 M · Feb 2010
SECONDARY MARKET · $1.61 M · ---
NO
Venture: $48 M(2013). Private Equity: $235 M(2015). Series G: $50 M (Sept 2017)
BillGuard
Sep 2015
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American HealthCare Lending
Jan 2015
$21 M
751,427
884,401.76
-6.82%
303
39.83%
6.11
13.79%
30.23%
1.78%
45,844
-5,895
-11.39%
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