Amount Raised
$105 Million
Round Type
Series E
San FranciscoFinancial ServicesSoftwareFinanceInvestors
Description
Upgrade, Inc., a fintech company that offers affordable and responsible credit to mainstream consumers, today announced that it closed a $105 million Series E round at a $3.325 billion pre-money valuation led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) with participation from new and existing investors including BRV and Ventura Capital advised by Julius Baer.
Quick answer
Upgrade raised $105 Million in a Series E round, dated August 11, 2021. Investors: Koch Disruptive Technologies. Upgrade is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
- How much did Upgrade raise?
- Upgrade raised $105 Million in a Series E round on August 11, 2021.
- Who invested in Upgrade?
- Koch Disruptive Technologies is named as investors in this round.
- What does Upgrade do?
- Upgrade helps customers move in the right direction with affordable and responsible financial products.
- Where is Upgrade based and how big is it?
- Upgrade is based in San Francisco, California, United States. Fundz records about 2,000 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Upgrade?
- Fundz holds 4 contacts at Upgrade, including the Sr. Director, New Accounts and Customer Service. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Financial Services and Finance around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Upgrade that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Leap Technologies raised $500K (Seed) on September 20, 2021.
- Jupiter raised $45M (Funding Round) on August 5, 2021.
- BharatPe raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on August 4, 2021.
- Billd raised $30M (Series B) on July 13, 2021.
- Streamex Corp. raised $600K (Seed) on July 9, 2021.
- Circle Internet Group, Inc. raised an undisclosed amount on June 30, 2021.
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