Renaud Laplanche's new consumer lending platform, Upgrade, has announced a new executive hire; John Dye will be joining the executive team as general counsel; John brings experience from Western Union and has also worked at Freddie Mac, Citigroup and Salomon Smith Barney; John Dye will support the firm's legal, compliance and regulatory operations; he is joined by Louis Shansky who has also been hired as deputy counsel. Source
There are still funding rounds getting done during the pandemic, evenly solidly up rounds; Renaud Laplanche’s Upgrade has just closed...
Online lender Upgrade is opening an office in Phoenix; founded by former Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche, the firm launched in April with a fundraising of $60 million; the Phoenix office will be its first expansion from its San Francisco headquarters and the firm plans to hire 100 employees this year. Source
Renaud Laplanche’s vision for a second generation lending platform seems to have struck a chord with borrowers and investors alike....
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