Radar Companies Alternative Lending · New York
Radar · Alternative Lending in New York

Best Alternative Lending Companies in New York, United States

The 340 best Alternative Lending companies in New York, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Liquidity Group.

340companies tracked
$7.9Bdisclosed funding
6unicorns
166have raised

Ranked: Best Alternative Lending companies in New York

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Liquidity Group 🦄
Provider of AI-based solutions for business lending
72Funding top 17%Product top 25%Patents top 27%Talent top 28%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 17%
Producttop 25%
Patentstop 27%
Talenttop 28%
Innovationtop 33%
AItop 35%
Moattop 43%
Growthtop 45%
Markettop 50%
Techbottom 48%
Globalbottom 39%
Funding: Raised $1.5B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr)
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100
$1.5B14 mo agoOron Maymon
Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer
WebflowGSAPLenis+12Top 5M16 patents
Nanofiber polymer filtration media for water purification and air filtration systems
2 awards
2Better Mortgage 🦄
Online marketplace offering residential mortgage loans for consumers
$980M62 mo ago3,087Andrew Unger
Co-Founder
Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Elasticsearch+33Top 500k2 launchs · 1 award
3Pagaya
Provider of an AI-powered lending network that connects financial institutions with institutional investors
$716M38 mo ago809
809 → 462 (-43%) · sector median +56%
Sanjiv Das
Co-Founder & President
DrupalApple iCloud MailPHP+30Top 5M3 partnerships
4Fora Financial
Small business funding solutions: loans, revenue advances, lines of credit
60Funding top 26%Tech top 31%Partners top 37%Moat top 39%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 26%
Techtop 31%
Partnerstop 37%
Moattop 39%
Producttop 41%
Innovationtop 42%
Growthtop 43%
Marketbottom 47%
Globalbottom 37%
Newsbottom 17%
Funding: Raised $576M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr)
Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Heroku
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$576M14 mo ago135
135 → 211 (+56%) · sector median +56%
JekyllSentryZendesk+32Top 5M
5DailyPay 🦄
Financial wellness and earned wage access platform that enables employees to access their earned pay on-demand
89Customers top 14%Funding top 15%Tech top 15%Growth top 25%
All 12 signals ▾
Customerstop 14%
Fundingtop 15%
Techtop 15%
Growthtop 25%
Markettop 31%
Moattop 32%
Newstop 36%
Producttop 40%
AItop 45%
Innovationbottom 48%
Patentsbottom 46%
Globalbottom 45%
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.72★ across 228,552 ratings (3 apps) · Review volume +16% in 6 mo
Funding: Raised $264M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100
$264M3 mo ago845
845 → 990 (+17%) · sector median +56%
WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+52Top 500k3 patents
AI-driven payroll advance systems using machine learning for real-time earnings prediction
1 award
6Targeted Lending Co
Provider of equipment financing solutions for small businesses
22Funding top 17%News top 44%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 29%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 17%
Newstop 44%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 29%
Marketbottom 25%
Funding: Raised $210M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr)
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 4 types) · +100% YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100
$210M5 mo ago17Brian Gallo
CEO
7Applied Data Finance
Fair and responsible consumer lending solutions using data science and technology
$202M44 mo ago321Joseph Toms
Chief Executive Officer
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13Top 5M1 job opening
8Edly
Provider of income-based student funding and investment opportunities for higher education
$181M45 mo ago16Christopher Ricciardi
Co-Founder
SentryNode.jsGoogle Sign-in+16Top 5M3 partnerships
9Behalf
Online lending platform for SMBs
$175M58 mo ago60
10SmartAsset 🦄
Online comparison platform for financial products
$161M59 mo ago8Michael Carvin
Founder & CEO
JavaAmazon Web ServicesGoogle Ads+39Top 50k
11Splitit
Online platform for point of sale financing
$159M34 mo ago80
80 → 96 (+20%) · sector median +56%
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31Top 1M1 internship · 1 award
12Esusu 🦄
Online platform offering credit-building solutions through rent payment reporting
76Funding top 18%Tech top 24%Moat top 26%News top 33%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 18%
Techtop 24%
Moattop 26%
Newstop 33%
Growthtop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Markettop 40%
Producttop 40%
Customerstop 45%
Globalbottom 36%
Funding: Raised $145M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 8 yrs (1.1/yr)
Tech: 56 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100
$145M6 mo ago179Samir Goel
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressSentry+22Top 5M1 launch
13Kafene
Online platform for point-of sale-financing
$89M28 mo ago69Neal Desai
Co-Founder & CEO
Proton MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+33Top 500k1 job opening · 1 partnership
14LIQUiDITY 🦄
Provider of an online lending platform for large-scale business loans
$70M39 mo ago155Ron Daniel
Co-Founder & CEO
16 patents
Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes
15CAN Capital
Online marketplace for working capital loans
$63M23 mo ago64Edward Siciliano
CEO
2 job openings
16LiquidX
Provider of a blockchain-enabled marketplace for trade finance assets and supply chain financing
57AI top 15%Funding top 28%Innovation top 33%Patents top 37%
All 10 signals ▾
AItop 15%
Fundingtop 28%
Innovationtop 33%
Patentstop 37%
Moattop 37%
Producttop 46%
Marketbottom 41%
Techbottom 34%
Newsbottom 32%
Globalbottom 31%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Funding: Raised $60.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$60M8 mo ago599 patents
Digital asset classification platforms and trade‑finance digitization/trading systems
1 award
17Ampla
Provider of an online platform for business credit lines
$45M29 mo ago1266 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
18Clair
Cloud-based employee benefits platform for on-demand pay
$44M12 mo ago69Nico Simko
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22Top 5M
19Candidly
AI-enabled platform offering education loan management for employees through employers
$42M39 mo ago48
48 → 113 (+135%) · sector median +56%
Laurel Tayler
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressSentryZendesk+29Top 10M1 launch
20Mundi
Online marketplace for invoice factoring
$39M32 mo ago189Juan Christensen
Co-Founder & CTO
SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28Top 1M
21Atlas Invest
Provider of a lending platform for real estate-backed loans
48Funding top 26%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Moat top 48%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 26%
Talenttop 28%
Growthtop 35%
Moattop 48%
Techbottom 45%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 32%
Funding: Raised $36.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$36M4 mo agoRoni Peled
Co-Founder
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21Top 10M
22Kapitus
Online lending platform for business loans
$35M24 mo ago223
223 → 530 (+138%) · sector median +56%
Andrew Reiser
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+12Top 1M5 job openings · 2 awards
23Mine
Modern personal finance app and credit-building platform
64Growth top 13%Funding top 29%Customers top 31%Talent top 38%
All 8 signals ▾
Growthtop 13%
Fundingtop 29%
Customerstop 31%
Talenttop 38%
Techtop 48%
Globalbottom 48%
Productbottom 48%
Marketbottom 35%
Growth: App-install growth +312% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $32.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$33M4 mo agoCarlo Kobe
Co-Founder & CEO
Framer SitesApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15Top 5M
24Liftforward
Embedded finance solutions for brands, merchants, and lenders globally
$32M24 mo ago18
18 → 19 (+6%) · sector median +56%
Jeffrey Rogers
President & CEO
SquarespaceSquarespace CommerceApple iCloud Mail+23Top 5M
25Gynger
Online platform offering POS loans to purchase SaaS products for businesses
$32M23 mo ago22
26Fundkite
Online lending platform for working capital loans
$28M7 mo ago47Alex Shvarts
CEO
Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+36Top 10M
27Modern Finance
Online deposit marketplace for banks and financial institutions
$28M11 mo ago13Paolo Bertolotti
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+10Top 50M1 award
28Noetica
Provider of AI-powered benchmarking for corporate transaction terms
$28M20 mo agoTom Effland
Co-Founder
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+16Top 50M
29Summer
Online student loan management solutions platform for financial institutions
$27M26 mo ago55Paul Joo
Co-Founder
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22Top 5M
30Kashable
Provider of employer-sponsored program offering employees access to personal loans
53Funding top 27%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Product top 40%
All 12 signals ▾
Fundingtop 27%
Growthtop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Producttop 40%
Moattop 41%
Patentstop 43%
Newstop 45%
Techtop 46%
Innovationtop 49%
Customersbottom 46%
Globalbottom 42%
Marketbottom 36%
Funding: Raised $25.6M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr)
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$26M1 mo ago23Einat Steklov
Founder
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceReact+18Top 500k4 patents
Digital benefit delivery platforms and functional-molecule enhanced oil extraction technologies.
31Bloom Credit
Provider of tools for credit repair and score management
$24M13 mo ago28Ajay Rajani
Co-Founder / Incubator
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22Top 10M
32TidalWave
Developer of an AI platform streamlining mortgage origination for financial institutions
57Growth top 20%Talent top 38%Funding top 40%Tech top 41%
All 8 signals ▾
Growthtop 20%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 40%
Techtop 41%
Productbottom 48%
Moatbottom 38%
Marketbottom 36%
Globalbottom 32%
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$22M6 mo agoCheng Li
Co-Founder
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+16Top 5M1 partnership · 1 award
33Pinata
Provider of a platform that reports rent payments to credit bureaus
$20M12 mo ago23Lily Liu
Chief Executive Officer
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32Top 1M15 patents
Inhalable dry‑powder pharmaceutical formulations for cannabinoids and receptor agonists
34Community Capital Technology
Provider of loan transactions marketplace and business intelligence platform
$14M28 mo ago21Garrett Smith
Founder & CEO
Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Animate.css+15Top 50M1 partnership
35Braavo
Fundraising platform for mobile app developers and games developers
$13M24 mo ago26Mark Loranger
Co-founder & CEO
36OatFi
Provider of API-driven working capital solutions for B2B payments platforms
$11M12 mo ago20John Jordan
Co-Founder
1 partnership
37Debbie
Online platform for credit card debt refinancing
48Customers top 23%Innovation top 26%Moat top 32%Growth top 35%
All 11 signals ▾
Customerstop 23%
Innovationtop 26%
Moattop 32%
Growthtop 35%
Fundingtop 36%
Patentstop 38%
Talentbottom 49%
Productbottom 47%
Techbottom 45%
Globalbottom 40%
Marketbottom 16%
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.87★ across 8,516 ratings (1 apps)
Innovation: 40 patents (top 14% of patent-holders)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$11M2 mo ago6Rachel Lauren
Co-Founder
WebflowGSAPMicrosoft Advertising+19Top 5M40 patents
Dental implant fixtures, abutments, and related prosthetic components for oral surgery
38Skeps
Online marketplace and enabler for point-of-sale financing for merchants and lenders
$10M15 mo ago66
66 → 153 (+132%) · sector median +56%
Mayank Tewari
Co-Founder
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailZoho+22Top 10M
39Made Card
A fintech company that offers a credit card specifically designed for homeowners to manage their home-related…
$8M6 mo agoAshin Shah
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowAmazon Web Servicescore-js+13Top 50M
40Scienaptic
Provider of an AI-powered credit decisioning platform for financial institutions
$7M21 mo ago105
105 → 177 (+69%) · sector median +56%
Pankaj Jain
Cofounder & President
Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14Top 5M2 partnerships
41Corbel
Lending as a service platform for financial institutions
$7M8 mo agoDor Litay
Co-Founder
42true
AI-powered lending intelligence software
$6M18 mo ago32Ari Gross
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+29Top 10M
43Roam
Lending platform offering residential mortgage financing
$4M14 mo ago47Morgan Tepper
Co-Founder & President
ElixirErlangPhoenix Framework+21Top 500k24 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
44Algebrik
Cloud-native and AI-powered digital era loan origination platform
$4M19 mo agoPankaj Jain
Founder & CEO
Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+16Top 50M2 job openings · 1 partnership
45Votre
Platform providing access to liquidity using cryptocurrency as collateral
$4M6 mo agoJ Meyer
Founder & CEO
WebflowSwiperjQuery+10Top 10M
46Exos Financial
Diversified investment management firm
$3M17 mo ago114Brady Dougan
Co-Founder & CEO
47SelectFI
Developer of predictive lending solutions for automotive dealerships
$2M7 mo agoTommy Vullo
Founder & CEO
48Button Finance
Provider of home equity loans and home equity lines of credit
$2M13 mo ago8Jason Harris
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+28Top 5M
49Lorien Finance
Provider of a cross-border fintech platform offering education loans to students
$2M15 mo ago18Nikhil Mudgal
Founder & CEO
TurbopackEmotionNode.js+24Top 5M
50Ply
Online platform for inventory financing
$2M6 mo ago5Darion Miller
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+29Top 5M2 launchs

Top 12 Alternative Lending companies in New York

#1
Series D · New York City, New York · founded 2015 · 845 employees
$264Mraised

Financial wellness and earned wage access platform that enables employees to access their earned pay on-demand. It integrates directly with employers’ existing payroll, HR, and workforce management systems, allowing workers to view and transfer portions of their accrued earnings in real time. It is positioned as a retention and engagement tool that helps attract and retain talent by offering greater financial flexibility without requiring major changes to payroll operations. It emphasizes seamless integration, enterprise-grade security, and minimal administrative overhead for businesses.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 89how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 14%
Funding
top 15%
Tech
top 15%
Growth
top 25%
Market
top 31%
Moat
top 32%
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.72★ across 228,552 ratings (3 apps) · Review volume +16% in 6 mo
Funding: Raised $264M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Feb 2026)
Tech: 94 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 31k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience · 58 engagements/post (1.6× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Conventional Debt$200M
  • Jan 2024Conventional Debt$100M
  • Jan 2024Series D$75M
  • Jan 2023Conventional Debt$260M
Investors
Intercept Ventures, RPM Ventures, Inspiration Ventures, Frontier Venture Capital, Barclays, Angelo Gordon
Tech stack
6SenseAdaAdobe Audience ManagerAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Ses
#2
Acquired · Williamsville, New York · founded 2015 · 17 employees
$210Mraised

Provider of equipment financing solutions for small businesses. It offers customized financing options with flexible terms to accommodate various credit scores and industries. The company finances a wide array of equipment, from software and computers to machinery and vehicles. Its streamlined application process enables quick funding, allowing businesses to focus on growth. The firm's tailored approach aims to simplify the financing process for small businesses.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%
News
top 44%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 29%
Market
bottom 25%
Funding: Raised $210M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Jan 2026)
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 4 types) · +100% YoY · Top themes: M&A, Capital raise
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 620 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Conventional Debt$125M
  • Apr 2025Conventional Debt$25M
  • Jan 2024Conventional Debt$50M
  • Dec 2022Conventional Debt$10M
Founders & team
Brian GalloCEO
Investors
Wells Fargo
#3
Esusu 🦄
Series C · New York City, New York · founded 2018 · 179 employees
$145.2Mraised

Online platform offering credit-building solutions through rent payment reporting. It captures rental payment data and reports it to credit bureaus to boost credit scores. This helps the tenants to build and establish their credit scores and also helps property owners to attract new tenants. It also reports property management analytics and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%
Tech
top 24%
Moat
top 26%
News
top 33%
Growth
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
Funding: Raised $145M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 8 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2025)
Tech: 56 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 73k LinkedIn followers — 8.0% of this cohort's audience · 238 engagements/post (6.8× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series C$50M
  • Jan 2022Series B$130M
  • Jul 2021Series A$10.6M
  • Aug 2020Seed$2.3M
Founders & team
Samir GoelCo-FounderWemimo AbbeyCo-Founder
Investors
Impact America Fund, Next Play Ventures, Acumen, Concrete Rose, Global Good Fund, Zeal Capital Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmplitudeAngularjsApple Icloud Mail
#4
Series C · New York City, New York · founded 2018
$1.5Braised

Provider of AI-based solutions for business lending. It provides users with a fintech company that offers private credit facilities and late-stage equity capital tailored to businesses' needs. Their AI-driven technology allows them to make decisions on deploying debt facilities and other financial solutions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%
Product
top 25%
Patents
top 27%
Talent
top 28%
Innovation
top 33%
AI
top 35%
Funding: Raised $1.5B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2025)
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
Patents: 16 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Lead CPC: B01D39/1623 (+2 more areas)
Audience (LinkedIn): 50k LinkedIn followers — 5.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Conventional Debt$450M
  • Feb 2023Series C$40M
  • Oct 2022Conventional Debt$250M
  • Apr 2022Series C$50M
Founders & team
Oron MaymonCo-Founder & Chief Science OfficerYaron SelaCo-Founder & COOMichael HowellFounder & Managing Director
Investors
MUFG Bank, MUFG, Apollo Funds, Spark Capital, Innovation Fund, KeyBank
Tech stack
Animate.CssBootstrapBunnyCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#5
Series C · New York City, New York · founded 2013 · 23 employees
$25.6Mraised

Provider of employer-sponsored program offering employees access to personal loans. The program integrates with human resource and payroll systems for loan administration. It facilitates access to credit and financial wellness resources. The program offers loans with repayment through payroll deductions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%
Growth
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
Product
top 40%
Moat
top 41%
Patents
top 43%
Funding: Raised $25.6M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2026)
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 26k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series C$60M
  • Jul 2025Series C$34.8M
  • May 2025Conventional Debt$250M
  • Oct 2024Series B$2.3M
Founders & team
Einat SteklovFounderRishi KumarCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
MidCap Financial, Revolution, Krillion Ventures, EJF Investments, Moneta, Nomura
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2008 · 135 employees
$576Mraised

Small business funding solutions: loans, revenue advances, lines of credit. They provide diverse financing options, including SBA loans and term loans, to fuel business growth. They offer working capital for various needs like equipment, expansion, inventory, and payroll. Serving industries from auto to wholesale, they focus on potential over credit scores, building relationships with customers. They offer fast approvals and funding, with a simple online application process. They provide resources like case studies and a blog, offering business insights. They also have partner programs. They focus on supporting small and mid-sized businesses with flexible financing. They offer customer login and support.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%
Tech
top 31%
Partners
top 37%
Moat
top 39%
Product
top 41%
Innovation
top 42%
Funding: Raised $576M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2025)
Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Heroku · Observability: Fullstory, Microsoft Clarity
Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 17% of tracked companies
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Conventional Debt$16M
  • Dec 2024Conventional Debt$200M
  • Oct 2023Conventional Debt$140M
  • Apr 2021Conventional Debt$100M
Investors
Truist, Castlelake, UBS, Hudson Cove Capital Management, Sector Financial, First Horizon National Corporation
Tech stack
AngularApple Icloud MailBootstrapClickceaseCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2021
$32.5Mraised

Modern personal finance app and credit-building platform. It is designed to help users especially young adults and those new to credit build credit, manage money, and earn rewards with simplicity and safety.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 13%
Funding
top 29%
Customers
top 31%
Talent
top 38%
Tech
top 48%
Global
bottom 48%
Growth: App-install growth +312% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $32.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2026)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.46★ across 3,938 ratings (1 apps)
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series A$14M
  • Jun 2024Seed$14.4M
  • Mar 2023Seed$4M
  • Sep 2021Seed$125K
Founders & team
Carlo KobeCo-Founder & CEOScott SmithCo-Founder
Investors
Y Combinator, SV Angel, Kleiner Perkins, New Era Ventures, FJ Labs, U.S. News
Tech stack
AngularjsApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare TurnstileFathomFramer Sites
#8
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2022
$36Mraised

Provider of a lending platform for real estate-backed loans. It provides users with a platform for real estate-backed loans, simplifying and streamlining the bridge loan process for better and more efficient financing. They empower investors with a risk-mitigated strategy for all asset-backed debt transactions, focusing on industrial real estate investments.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%
Talent
top 28%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 48%
Tech
bottom 45%
Global
bottom 36%
Funding: Raised $36.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Jan 2026)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Conventional Debt$25M
  • Dec 2024Series B$11M
Founders & team
Roni PeledCo-FounderTal ShaharCo-Founder & CEONir PeledFounder & CRO
Investors
The Garage, State of Mind Ventures, Anfield, BlackRock, Viola FinTech
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-JsFacebook Pixel
#9
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2020 · 6 employees
$10.8Mraised

Online platform for credit card debt refinancing. It offers loans that enable users to pay off the credit card debts. It features automated reduction on interests on timely repayments. It also provides resources on debt management, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 23%
Innovation
top 26%
Moat
top 32%
Growth
top 35%
Funding
top 36%
Patents
top 38%
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.87★ across 8,516 ratings (1 apps)
Innovation: 40 patents (top 14% of patent-holders)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 40 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series A$5.3M
  • Dec 2024Series A$5.5M
  • Mar 2024Seed
Founders & team
Rachel LaurenCo-Founder
Investors
Reseda Group, One Way Ventures, TruStage, Zeal Capital Partners, Green Egg Ventures, TA Ventures
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCookiebotGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#10
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2015 · 59 employees
$60.2Mraised

Provider of a blockchain-enabled marketplace for trade finance assets and supply chain financing. It provides multiple working capital solutions including inventory finance, accounts receivable, supply chain finance, and dynamic discounting. It is made up of large corporations, banks, and non-bank financial institutions. It also offers a white-label front-to-back solution that streamlines trade finance, working capital, and other illiquid financial assets.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%
Funding
top 28%
Innovation
top 33%
Patents
top 37%
Moat
top 37%
Product
top 46%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Funding: Raised $60.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Oct 2025)
Innovation: 9 patents (top 51% of patent-holders) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 · 2 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series B$2.8M
  • Apr 2025Series B$2M
  • May 2022Series B$26.3M
  • Nov 2020Series A$14M
Investors
Citi, Broadridge, Ethos Capital, Eaglehead Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpHello ElementorThe Seo FrameworkElementor
#11
Funding Raised · New York City, New York · founded 2015 · 47 employees
$28.4Mraised

Online lending platform for working capital loans. Businesses need to apply for funding via its online application form by providing necessary details, and upon evaluation, the loan amount is transferred into the business bank account. It offers funding for multiple business sectors including auto repair shops, restaurants, retail shops, hospitality industry, pharmacy, and others.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Conventional Debt$1M
  • Dec 2021Conventional Debt$27.4M
Founders & team
Alex ShvartsCEO
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBasicBootstrapCallrailCart Functionality
#12
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2023
$22Mraised

Developer of an AI platform streamlining mortgage origination for financial institutions. The platform offers features such as automated task tracking, multilingual support, and document conversion. It integrates with loan origination systems and provides a mobile application for real-time communication. The AI is designed to reduce application anxiety and improve the borrower experience.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 40%
Tech
top 41%
Product
bottom 48%
Moat
bottom 38%
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $22.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Nathan Cassidy) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series A$22M
  • Nov 2023Seed
Founders & team
Cheng LiCo-FounderDiane YuCo-Founder
Investors
RevTech Labs Capital, DR Horton, Engineering Capital, Permanent Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management

Funding & investor landscape

$7.9Btotal disclosed funding
151companies funded
462disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars12 rounds
Y Combinator12 rounds
Gaingels9 rounds
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator8 rounds
QED Investors8 rounds
Victory Park Capital Advisors8 rounds
Citi6 rounds
Fin Capital6 rounds
Financial Solutions Lab6 rounds
Goldman Sachs6 rounds

Notable founders

Brian Gallo
CEO · Targeted Lending Co
Samir Goel
Co-Founder · Esusu
Wemimo Abbey
Co-Founder · Esusu
Oron Maymon
Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer · Liquidity Group
Yaron Sela
Co-Founder & COO · Liquidity Group
Einat Steklov
Founder · Kashable
Rishi Kumar
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Kashable
Carlo Kobe
Co-Founder & CEO · Mine
Scott Smith
Co-Founder · Mine
Roni Peled
Co-Founder · Atlas Invest
Tal Shahar
Co-Founder & CEO · Atlas Invest
Rachel Lauren
Co-Founder · Debbie
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Alternative Lending coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Alternative Lending companies are there in New York, United States?
Radar tracks 340 indexable Alternative Lending companies headquartered in New York, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Alternative Lending companies in New York, United States?
The Alternative Lending companies in New York, United States on this list have raised a combined $7.9B in disclosed equity funding across 151 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Alternative Lending company in New York, United States?
Liquidity Group is the highest-funded Alternative Lending company in New York, United States, with $1.5B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Alternative Lending companies in New York, United States are funded?
151 of the 340 Alternative Lending companies in New York, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Alternative Lending unicorns are there in New York, United States?
6 Alternative Lending companies in New York, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New York, United States Alternative Lending companies?
The most active investors in New York, United States Alternative Lending companies on this list include Techstars, Y Combinator, Gaingels, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, QED Investors.
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