Earnest
AcquiredSmarter lending for your financial life
San Francisco, United States · Founded 2013 · $127.0M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2013
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- earnest.com
- Total Funding
- $127.0M
- Last Round
- $20.0M Series CMar 2017
- Rounds
- 4
- Acquisition Date
- Oct 2017
About
Earnest is a technology-enabled fintech lender that offers student loan refinancing, private student loans, and personal loans to ambitious professionals and students. Since 2013, Earnest has helped over 420,000 clients refinance $24 billion in student debt, with flexible repayment options and no origination or prepayment fees.
Summary
Earnest is a Fintech company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2013. It has raised $127.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $20.0M Series C round in Mar 2017. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures and Maveron.
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Funding History
Oct 2017
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