LendUp Names Capital One Co-Founder Nigel Morris As Board Chair & QED investors Co-Founder Frank Rotman As Board Members

June 21, 2018 @ 8:38 pm By Samantha Hurst |

LendUp, a socially responsible online lender on a mission to redefine financial services for the emerging middle class, announced on Thursday it has appointed Capital One co-founder Nigel Morris joined as board chair, and Frank Rotman, an early Capital One employee and its longtime Chief Credit Officer, joined… Read More

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Seen & Heard at LendItUSA 2017: An Industry Built to Last

March 10, 2017 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois |

LendItUSA, the annual event that jumps between New York City and San Francisco everu 12 months, opened up to larger audiences and an industry sector that endured a challenging year. The online lending sector received a two-punch assault in 2016; a battle that left the… Read More

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CircleUp Raises $30 Million in Series C Funding

November 11, 2015 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst |

CircleUp, a leading marketplace for equity investments in private companies, today announced it has raised $30 million in Series C funding, bringing its total funding to $53 million. The round was led by Collaborative Fund, with participation from Capital One co-founder Nigel Morris, and former CEOs… Read More

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Co-Founder of Capital One, Nigel Morris, Joins Zopa Board

October 21, 2015 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois |

Zopa, the UK’s largest peer to peer lender, has announced the appointment of Nigel Morris as non-executive Board Member. Morris, currently the Managing Partner at QED Investors, is the co-founder of Capital One. QED has invested in well known Fintech companies, including, Credit Karma, Avant Credit,… Read More

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Orchard Platform Raises $12M in Series A Funding: An Enviable Harvest

October 21, 2014 @ 1:51 pm By Erin Hobey |

Orchard, the Marketplace Lending Platform backed by Spark Capital, Canaan Partners, and industry veterans, secures $14.7M in total investments Founded in NYC 2013, Orchard Platform, an investment and analytics platform focused on the global marketplace lending market, today announced it has raised $12 million in Series A… Read More

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Capital One Co-Founder Nigel Morris Now on Prosper Board

June 21, 2014 @ 5:36 pm By JD Alois |

San Francisco based Prosper, a leading peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace for consumer credit, shared recently that Capital One Co-Founder Nigel W. Morris has joined the board of directors of its parent company, Prosper Marketplace. Simultaneously Prosper disclosed the month of May was their best ever with… Read More

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