Zopa

126 results about this entity

Period: 08 Feb 2006 - 07 Jul 2025

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Zopa opens doors to business lenders

UK peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa has opened its doors to businesses wanting to participate in the unsecured lending marketplace.

18 June 2007

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Zopa raises $12.9m in series c financing; names Dolton global CEO

UK-based online person-to-person lending and borrowing exchange Zopa has raised $12.9m in a series c funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The firm has also hired Douglas Dolton, a veteran of the unsecured lending industry, as its global CEO.

19 March 2007

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CommunityLend to set up online P2P loan exchange in Canada

Social lending platforms Zopa and Prosper are about to be joined by a third company, CommunityLend, which will target the Canadian personal loan markets.

09 March 2007

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Zopa secures $5m financing; appoints Phillip Riese chairman

Zopa, a UK-based online person-to-person lending and borrowing exchange, says it has received an additional $5 million in financing from Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper and the Rowland Family of the UK. The firm has also named Phillip Riese as chairman of its board of directors.

26 July 2006

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Zopa raises $15m for US launch

Zopa, a UK-based online person-to-person lending and borrowing exchange, has secured $15 million in series b funding which it will use to support a US-based start-up.

28 March 2006

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Former E-Loan exec Larsen launches Zopa-style Prosper lending network in US

Chris Larsen, co-founder and former chief executive of E-Loan has established a copycat version of the UK's Zopa social lending network, a Web-based system that disengages the banking middle man and puts individual borrowers directly in touch with lenders.

08 February 2006