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Who invested in LendUp

7 rounds we have observed, with the 30 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Fintech

Y Combinator: W12

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$259Mraised across 7 rounds since 2012, from 7 sources

$14MSeries A$50MDebt$48MRound$48MSeries C$100MRound
Latest round
Round, $100MMar 2017
Step-upi
2.1×
Investors
30 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

201220132014201520162017
?Seed?Round$14MSeries A$50MDebt$48MRound$48MSeries C$100MRound
First round
Seed
Apr 2012
Biggest round
$100M
Round · Mar 2017
Usual gap between rounds
7 months
the median of 6

The rounds

  1. Mar 2017
    Round$100M1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEs

  2. Aug 2016
    Series C$48M1 returning

    Reported by TechCrunch

  3. Jan 2016
  4. Apr 2014
    Debt$50M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  5. Nov 2013
  6. Oct 2012
  7. Apr 2012
    SeedAmount undisclosed2 new

    From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator3rounds, led 1
Google VenturesCorporate VC3rounds
DCVCVC firm3rounds
Andreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds
Soma CapitalVC firm2rounds
QED InvestorsVC firm2rounds
Kapor CapitalVC firm2rounds
Susa VenturesVC firm2rounds
Alexis OhanianAngel2rounds
Founders' Co-opVC firm2rounds
Thomvest VenturesVC firm2rounds
Start FundVC firm2rounds
Garry TanAngel2rounds
AFSquareVC firm2rounds
Victory Park Capital AdvisorsPrivate equity2rounds
Justin MateenVC firm2rounds
Bronze InvestmentsVC firm2rounds
SV AngelVC firm1round
Yuri MilnerVC firm1round
Tikhon BernstamAngel1round
Troy CarterVC firm1round
Chad ByersAngel1round
Joshua ReevesVC firm1round
Seth BermanAngel1round
Radicle ImpactVC firm1round
Rakesh AgrawalAngel1round
Ellen PaoAngel1round
Mark HagerAngel1round
Chris DeVoreno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists LendUp as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

AtariaCorporate VCPer its own site

Quick answers about LendUp

Who invested in LendUp?

LendUp's investors include Y Combinator, Google Ventures, DCVC, Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and 25 more on record.

How much has LendUp raised?

LendUp has raised $259M across 7 rounds since 2012. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did LendUp last raise?

LendUp's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $100M in Mar 2017.

What was LendUp's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $100M in Mar 2017, is also its largest on record.

Who backed LendUp first?

LendUp's first round on record, in Apr 2012, was backed by Start Fund and Justin Mateen.

What stage is LendUp at?

LendUp's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Mar 2017.

Where is LendUp based?

LendUp is based in the United States.

Who led LendUp's rounds?

Y Combinator led the Series C in 2016.

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