Esusu Becomes One Of The First Black-Owned Startups To Reach Unicorn Status; Raises Series B At $1 Billion Valuation With Vision To Bridge Racial Wealth Gap
Round Type
Series B
New YorkFinanceFintechDescription
Esusu, the leading financial technology company for rent reporting and data solutions for credit building, today announced a new valuation of $1 billion after closing a $130 million round of funding. The funding round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from Jones Feliciano Family Office, Lauder Zinterhofer Family Office, Motley Fool Ventures, Schusterman Foundation, SoftBank Group's SB Opportunity Fund, Related Companies, and Wilshire Lane Capital. This fundraise makes Esusu one of the few Black-owned startups to reach unicorn status both in the United States and globally.
Who else raised in Finance and Fintech around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Esusu that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- two raised $500M (Funding Round) on March 11, 2022.
- Finary raised $13M on March 10, 2022.
- DataRails raised $50M (Funding Round) on March 10, 2022.
- 24 Exchange raised $7M (Funding Round) on March 7, 2022.
- Savvy Wealth raised an undisclosed amount (Seed) on February 24, 2022.
- Flutterwave raised an undisclosed amount (Series D) on February 16, 2022.
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