Funding Circle
Company Profile
Funding Circle is a P2P lending network for small businesses. Freeing up critical liquidity for SMEs, the company has created a digital marketplace which matches deposits from investors, seeking better returns, with loans to carefully-screened businesses, who need finance fast.Company Info
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- HQ: London, UK
- Founders and CEO:
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- Samir Desai
- Sam Hodges
- James Meekings
- Andrew Mullinger
- Index Team:
- Website:
- fundingcircle.com
- Sector:
- Fintech
- Status:
- Current
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Funding Circle exemplifies the New Wave of financial services
On the day of Funding Circle’s IPO, Index Ventures’ partner Neil Rimer shares his reflections about what made the business stand out from the start.
Behind the scenes with Funding Circle
The inside story of how to solve the woes of small business borrowers – and transform the paradigm of financial services.
Funding Circle announces $100M equity investment to help thousands more small businesses globally
Lending through Funding Circle passes $3 billion globally, benefitting over 25,000 businesses in the UK, US and Europe - creating more than 50,000 new jobs.
Funding Circle launches across Europe with deal for Rocket Internet-backed Zencap
Leading global marketplace for business loans expands into Germany, Spain and the Netherlands.
Funding Circle’s founders on building the world’s leading marketplace for small businesses
Funding Circle founders Andrew Mullinger, James Meekings, Samir Desai and Sam Hodges in conversation with Rohan Silva and Neil Rimer.
Funding Circle announces $150 million investment to fuel growth
Investment comes as lending through the Funding Circle marketplace passes $1 billion globally, benefitting over 8,000 businesses in UK and US.
14 things you need to know about building and launching on iOS 8
Hosted by Funding Circle in the colourful canteen at their City of London headquarters, teams from some of Europe’s brightest startups gathered earlier this month to hear how Shazam, SwiftKey and Big Health fared when they created and launched apps on iOS 8. Here are some of the tips and insights they shared at the meet-up, which was co-hosted by Index.
Funding Circle announces $65m investment to fuel international growth of marketplace lending
Funding Circle, the world’s leading online marketplace for business lending which has lent more than half a billion dollars to over 5,000 businesses, today announced it has raised $65 million in a Series D funding round led by Index Ventures with participation from existing investors, Accel Partners, Union Square Ventures and Ribbit Capital.
Funding Circle Launches In U.S. With $37M Investment
Online business lending pioneer joins forces with San Francisco-based Endurance Lending Network.