Tag: Student Loans
Raise.me pockets $12m to change student loans
College financing app Raise.me has scored $12m in Series A funding to offer micro-scholarships. Redpoint Ventures led the round. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
SoFi scoops up $500m to expand into Canada and Australia
Lending disruptor SoFi has landed $500m in a new haul of funding led by private equity investor Silver Lake. Softbank and GPI Capital also participated. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Climb Credit tries to shake up American student loans
Climb Credit, with just two dozen employees, provides student loans, for programmes bringing returns higher than expected from universities. Read more: www.economist.com
Credible takes $10m for student loan marketplace
Online student loans marketplace Credible has picked up $10m in its Series B round. Regal Funds Management led the round. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com