11. Affirm $300.0M
Round: Series F
Month of Funding: April
Description: 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 $920.0MAndreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley, and Ribbit Capital.
Investors in the round: Ashton Kutcher, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Founders Fund, GIC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Moore Asset Backed Fund, Ribbit Capital, Sound Ventures, Spark Capital, Thrive Capital, Wellington Management
Industry: Consumer Lending, E-Commerce, Fashion, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, Personal Finance, Retail
Founders: Jeffrey Kaditz, Max Levchin, Nathan Gettings
Founding year: 2012
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $920.0M
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