Upstart Holdings, Inc.
Upstart is a lending platform based in San Mateo, California. It was first launched in April 2012 with an Income Share Agreement (ISA) product, which enabled individuals to raise money by contracting to share a percent of their future income. In May 2014, Upstart pivoted away from this product and toward the personal loan marketplace. With this pivot, Upstart began offering a traditional 3-year loan, and has since expanded to offer a 5-year loan product as well.
Basic company information
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Company positioning and business
Upstart is a lending platform based in San Mateo, California. It was first launched in April 2012 with an Income Share Agreement (ISA) product, which enabled individuals to raise money by contracting to share a percent of their future income. In May 2014, Upstart pivoted away from this product and toward the personal loan marketplace. With this pivot, Upstart began offering a traditional 3-year loan, and has since expanded to offer a 5-year loan product as well. [3]
Upstart developed an income and default prediction model to determine creditworthiness of a potential borrower. This means that in addition to traditional underwriting criteria—FICO score, credit report, and income—the Upstart underwriting considers education variables—colleges attended, area of study, GPA, and standardized test scores—and work history to develop a statistical model of the borrower's financial capacity and personal propensity to repay. [3]
Upstart raised a $1.75M seed round from First Round Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, New Enterprise Associates, Google Ventures, Crunchfund and Mark Cuban. They subsequently raised a series A round of $5.9M which included new investors Eric Schmidt (Google Executive Chairman), Marc Benioff, Khosla Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Founders Fund, and Collaborative Fund. Upstart raised a Series C round of $35M from Third Point Capital in June 2015, and $32.5M from Rakuten in 2017. Upstart raised a Series D round of $50M from the Progressive Corporation in 2019. [3]
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Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: UPST (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
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Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Frequently asked questions
When was Upstart Holdings, Inc. founded?
Founded: 2012. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of Upstart Holdings, Inc.?
Headquarters location: San Mateo. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for Upstart Holdings, Inc.?
Business sectors: fintech. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
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