5. Affirm $300M
Round: Series F
Description: San Francisco-based Affirm is a financial technology services company that offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale. Founded by Jeffrey Kaditz, Max Levchin, and Nathan Gettings in 2012, Affirm has now raised a total of $920M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley, and Ribbit Capital.
Industry: Consumer Lending, E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, Personal Finance, Retail
Founders: Jeffrey Kaditz, Max Levchin, Nathan Gettings
Founding year: 2012
Total equity funding raised: $300M
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