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Best Alternative Lending Companies in San Francisco, United States

The 212 best Alternative Lending companies in San Francisco, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SoFi.

212companies tracked
$15.2Bdisclosed funding
6unicorns
123have raised

Ranked: Best Alternative Lending companies in San Francisco

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFoundedFounderPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1SoFi
Online bank offering consumer loans and insurances
$3.0B28 mo ago3,066
3,066 → 6,780 (+121%) · sector median +33%
2011Benedict Copping
Founder
—1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award
2Tradeshift 🦄
Provider of cloud platform for e-invoicing, AP automation, and global compliance
$1.2B34 mo ago—2010Gert Sylvest
Co-founder
—1 award
3Affirm
Provider of point of sale financing solutions for consumers and merchants
$1.2B69 mo ago2,171
2,171 → 3,131 (+44%) · sector median +33%
2012Max Levchin
Co-Founder & CEO
144 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
1 launch · 1 partnership
4Divvy 🦄
Online platform for rent-to-buy solutions for residential properties
53Talent top 19%Funding top 26%Moat top 26%Tech top 33%
All 8 signals ▾
Talenttop 19%
Fundingtop 26%
Moattop 26%
Techtop 33%
Marketbottom 49%
Globalbottom 43%
Growthbottom 32%
Newsbottom 32%
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 5 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $1.2B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$1.2B58 mo ago712017Ricardo A
Co-Founder
——
5Credit Karma 🦄
Credit score checking and comparison platform for financial products
$870M98 mo ago1,346
1,346 → 1,879 (+40%) · sector median +33%
2007Ryan Graciano
Co-Founder
10 patents
Analyzes mobile device and telematics data for driver behavior and collision reconstruction.
—
6Fundbox 🦄
AI-based platform for business loans
$734M54 mo ago782013Prashant Fuloria
CEO
—1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award
7Upgrade 🦄
Provider of consumer credit and banking products
90Funding top 16%Growth top 17%Talent top 19%Customers top 20%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 16%
Growthtop 17%
Talenttop 19%
Customerstop 20%
Markettop 22%
Producttop 24%
Moattop 26%
Innovationtop 39%
Techtop 39%
Globalbottom 46%
Funding: Raised $600M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr)
Growth: Headcount 250 → 602 (+141%) across vintages · Web rank 100,000 → 50,000 YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 90/100
$600M8 mo ago6022016Matt Wierman
Co-Founder and EVP
—1 award
8Square
Provider of integrated point of sale and business management solutions
$520M75 mo ago9,358
9,358 → 6,282 (-33%) · sector median +33%
2009Jim McKelvey
Co-Founder & Director
2,095 patents
Secure digital payment processing and POS integration, including tokenization and multi-device interfaces.
1 launch · 3 partnerships
9Prosper
P2P Lending Marketplace
$489M43 mo ago360
360 → 490 (+36%) · sector median +33%
2005Chris Larsen
Co-Founder
—6 awards
10Figure 🦄
Blockchain-based platform for consumer loans
89Innovation top 15%Funding top 16%Tech top 16%Patents top 18%
All 11 signals ▾
Innovationtop 15%
Fundingtop 16%
Techtop 16%
Patentstop 18%
Moattop 25%
Growthtop 26%
Producttop 28%
Markettop 34%
Talenttop 38%
Customersbottom 43%
Globalbottom 39%
Innovation: 81 patents (top 7% of patent-holders) · 78 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21
Funding: Raised $435M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100
$435M12 mo ago463
463 → 623 (+35%) · sector median +33%
2018June Ou
Co-Founder
81 patents
Advanced humanoid robot mechanical design, joints, wiring, and head/neck assemblies
1 award
11Unlock
Provider of home loan services
$400M33 mo ago952019——1 expansion
12Unison
Co-investment for buying a residential property
$256M59 mo ago402004Michael Choupak
Co-Founder & CEO
40 patents
Aircraft turbine starter systems with fluid damping and containment safety mechanisms
4 job openings
13Kiavi
Online platform for residential and commercial mortgages
$241M27 mo ago3892013James Herbert
Co-Founder
——
14Taulia
AI-based electronic invoicing and supply chain management solution for businesses
$220M63 mo ago185
185 → 124 (-33%) · sector median +33%
2009Cedric Bru
CEO & President
——
15Lending Club
P2P marketplace for consumer and business loans
$219M116 mo ago1,194
1,194 → 1,113 (-7%) · sector median +33%
2006Scott Sanborn
CEO & Chief Operating Officer & Chief Marketing Officer
—2 expansions · 1 award
16LendUp
Online marketplace for payday loans
$212M89 mo ago452012———
17PayJoy
Online platform for purchase financing
84Funding top 18%Tech top 18%Patents top 25%Moat top 28%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 18%
Techtop 18%
Patentstop 25%
Moattop 28%
Innovationtop 32%
Producttop 32%
Markettop 33%
Globaltop 36%
Growthtop 40%
Newstop 49%
Funding: Raised $204M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 11 yrs (1.1/yr)
Tech: 77 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100
$204M6 mo ago1012015—24 patents
IoT-enabled remote access control and financing management for consumer appliances
—
18Empower
Financial technology empowering potential with cash advances, credit lines, and credit cards
$174M45 mo ago352016Warren Hogarth
Co-Founder
23 patents
Pen-based data entry hardware, vehicle docking interfaces, and UI-driven data synchronization
—
19Tally
Online platform offering personal loans, banking, and debt management solutions
$172M44 mo ago942015—6 patents
Electronic voting ballot style validation and verification systems
—
20Noah
Online platform for residential mortgage loans
$155M73 mo ago172016—7 patents
Phase‑change thermal management, heat‑dissipation structures, and temperature‑difference power generation.
—
21Slope
Provider of credit infrastructure and cash flow scoring for business lending
$127M23 mo ago21
21 → 41 (+95%) · sector median +33%
2021Lawrence Murata
Co-Founder & CEO
—1 job opening · 2 partnerships
22AutoFi
Cloud-driven loan lifecycle management solution for automobile financing
$127M51 mo ago150
150 → 199 (+33%) · sector median +33%
2015Mandar Gokhale
CTO & Co-founder
4 patents
Digital interfaces for vehicle loan and lease transaction processing
—
23NerdWallet
App-based comparison platform for financial products
$123M66 mo ago730
730 → 735 (+1%) · sector median +33%
2009Tim Chen
CEO
——
24Nova Credit
Provider of unified consumer credit data infrastructure and analytics platform
50Funding top 21%Moat top 31%News top 33%Tech top 41%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 21%
Moattop 31%
Newstop 33%
Techtop 41%
Producttop 41%
Growthtop 43%
Globalbottom 45%
Marketbottom 43%
Talentbottom 41%
Funding: Raised $121M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 10 yrs (0.7/yr)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$121M8 mo ago51
51 → 119 (+133%) · sector median +33%
2016Misha Esipov
Co-Founder & CEO
—1 partnership
25Insikt
Developer of white label platform for online lending
$100M90 mo ago152012James Gutierrez
Co-Founder
——
26Parafin
Provider of cloud-based platform for revenue-based financing
48Funding top 20%Tech top 32%Moat top 35%Product top 36%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 20%
Techtop 32%
Moattop 35%
Producttop 36%
Talentbottom 49%
Growthbottom 47%
Innovationbottom 46%
Marketbottom 43%
Globalbottom 37%
Newsbottom 21%
Funding: Raised $94.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr)
Tech: 39 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$94M1 mo ago832020Sahill Poddar
Co-Founder & CEO
—1 launch
27Wisetack
Provider of purchase financing solutions to consumers
62Funding top 23%Tech top 31%Moat top 31%Growth top 35%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 23%
Techtop 31%
Moattop 31%
Growthtop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Marketbottom 45%
Globalbottom 32%
Newsbottom 18%
Funding: Raised $91.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr)
Tech: 41 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$91M8 mo ago119
119 → 134 (+13%) · sector median +33%
2018Bobby Tzekin
Co-Founder & CEO
—1 partnership
28Candex
Online platform for invoice financing
64Funding top 21%Product top 25%Innovation top 34%Growth top 35%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 21%
Producttop 25%
Innovationtop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Newstop 36%
Moattop 39%
Globaltop 49%
Marketbottom 48%
Techbottom 47%
Funding: Raised $85.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr)
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$85M3 mo ago1022011——1 expansion · 2 awards
29Resolve Corp
Provider of B2B net terms financing and accounts receivable automation
$85M54 mo ago482006——3 partnerships
30Kikoff
Online platform for credit builder loans
$85M59 mo ago632011Christophe Chong
Co-Founder & CTO
——
31Mos
Online discovery platform provider for college financial aid
$84M52 mo ago602017Amira Yahyaoui
Founder - CEO
86 patents
Advanced compacted potash and micronutrient granular fertilizers with dust‑control technology
—
32Aura
Online credit-building loans platform
$83M75 mo ago152012———
33Polly
Provider of a capital markets platform for the mortgage industry
$77M21 mo ago1022019Adam Carmel
Founder & CEO
6 patents
Loan trading exchange platforms and multimedia search/visual similarity technologies
—
34LoanSnap
Online marketplace for residential & commercial mortgage loans
$64M61 mo ago1022018Allan Carroll
Co-Founder & CTO
——
35EarnUp
Online debt repayment platform for consumers
$59M51 mo ago36
36 → 22 (-39%) · sector median +33%
2014Matthew Cooper
Co-Founder & Board Member
——
36ApplePie Capital
Online lending marketplace for franchise loans
$45M56 mo ago702014——1 award
37Bright
Provider of financial technology solutions for debt reduction and credit building
$43M32 mo ago512019Varun Modi
Co-Founder & CTO
83 patents
Advanced synthetic rope/cable manufacturing, termination, inspection, and deck automation solutions.
—
38Vartana
Provider of SaaS-based POS software solutions for businesses
$39M36 mo ago—2020Ahmed Sharif
Co-Founder
——
39Vesta
Developer of a data-centric, rules-driven, and extensible mortgage infrastructure platform
42Funding top 30%Growth top 35%Moat top 47%Tech top 50%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 30%
Growthtop 35%
Moattop 47%
Techtop 50%
Patentsbottom 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Innovationbottom 43%
Marketbottom 37%
Globalbottom 36%
Funding: Raised $35.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100
$35M9 mo ago442020Mike Yu
cofounder
26 patents
Emergency communications routing and network management for public safety services
—
40Clerkie
Platform for loan servicing and credit score building through debt management
$35M38 mo ago262017Gray Hoffman
Co-Founder
——
41Balance Homes
Online marketplace offering refinancing residential mortgage loans
40Funding top 28%Growth top 28%Tech top 42%Global bottom 32%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 28%
Growthtop 28%
Techtop 42%
Globalbottom 32%
Marketbottom 21%
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$30M4 mo ago21
21 → 13 (-38%) · sector median +33%
2021———
42Centrifuge
Provider of the decentralized platform to connect the financial supply chain
55Talent top 15%Funding top 32%Tech top 34%Growth top 35%
All 7 signals ▾
Talenttop 15%
Fundingtop 32%
Techtop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Moattop 39%
Globalbottom 47%
Marketbottom 25%
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5
Funding: Raised $27.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$27M1 mo ago102017——2 launchs · 2 partnerships
43Vontive
Online marketplace for mortgage loans
$25M12 mo ago552017Shreyas Vijaykumar
Co-Founder
——
44Untapped Global
Online alternative investment platform for startups
$13M33 mo ago272020Jim Chu
Founder & CEO
——
45Spinwheel
Debt repayment & management soltuions for students
$11M9 mo ago212017Tushar Vaish
Co-Founder & CTO
—1 job opening
46Karus
AI-based credit assessment software
$8M6 mo ago82020Aaron Travis
CEO Co-Founder Karus Inc.
——
47Eli
Online incentive platform for buying electric vehicles
$7M28 mo ago—2023Jeff Coleman
Co-Founder & CEO
——
48Kaaj.ai
AI-powered platform streamlines small business lending
$4M7 mo ago—2024Shivi Sharma
Co-Founder & President
—1 job opening · 1 launch
49Sytrex
AI-powered platform provides solutions to lenders
$1M15 mo ago—2024Carlos Chavez
Co-Founder & CEO
——
50SmartBiz Loans
Alternative lending platform that provides SBA loans for businesses.
$490K15 mo ago3442013———

Top 12 Alternative Lending companies in San Francisco

#1
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 83 employees
$94Mraised
▾

Provider of cloud-based platform for revenue-based financing. It features a platform for connecting buyers and sellers for growth capital financing. Provides tools for retaining sellers, tracking revenue streams, APIs for underwriting, financial and regulatory risks, and payment processing for users.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%
Tech
top 32%
Moat
top 35%
Product
top 36%
Talent
bottom 49%
Growth
bottom 47%
Funding: Raised $94.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (May 2026)
Tech: 39 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses · Observability: Fullstory, Sentry
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 3 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Conventional Debt—
  • Dec 2024Series C$100M
  • Aug 2024Conventional Debt$93M
  • Apr 2024Conventional Debt$125M
Founders & team
Sahill PoddarCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Atalaya Capital Management, Jefferies, GIC, Thrive Capital, Ribbit Capital, Trinity Capital
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCloudflare
#2
Upgrade 🦄
Series G · San Francisco, California · founded 2016 · 602 employees
$600Mraised
▾

Provider of consumer credit and banking products. It provides users with a financial technology company offering diverse credit and banking products. The company provides personal loans, credit cards, and rewards checking and savings accounts designed to assist individuals in managing their finances. Their offerings aim to provide accessible credit solutions, competitive rates, and rewards for everyday spending. They also include tools for credit monitoring and education to help individuals understand and improve their credit health.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 90how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%
Growth
top 17%
Talent
top 19%
Customers
top 20%
Market
top 22%
Product
top 24%
Funding: Raised $600M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series G (Oct 2025)
Growth: Headcount 250 → 602 (+141%) across vintages · Web rank 100,000 → 50,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 74k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series G$165M
  • Nov 2021Series F$280M
  • Aug 2021Series E$105M
  • Jun 2020Series D$40M
Founders & team
Matt WiermanCo-Founder and EVPAdelina GrozdanovaCo-FounderJeff BoganCo-Founder & CFO
Investors
Union Square Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Vy Capital, SVB, CreditEase, Noah Holdings
Tech stack
AkamaiAkamai Bot ManagerAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflare
#3
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 102 employees
$85Mraised
▾

Online platform for invoice financing. It purchases the invoice of the business in order to lend the funds. It manages payments between companies and vendors. It also offers solutions for employee management and expense visibility for decision-making. It offers solutions to operate subsidiaries and invoices locally in each market where the payments are being made.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%
Product
top 25%
Innovation
top 34%
Growth
top 35%
News
top 36%
Moat
top 39%
Funding: Raised $85.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
Innovation: 4 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series C$7M
  • Jul 2025Series C$33M
  • Dec 2023Series B$45M
  • Nov 2022Series A$12M
Investors
Altos Ventures Management, NFX, American Express, J P Morgan, Edenred Capital, Commerce Ventures
Tech stack
AccessibeAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#4
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 101 employees
$203.6Mraised
▾

PayJoy provides an online platform for purchase financing. It facilitates finance for consumer electronics, changing an up-front purchase into a monthly installment plan. This applies to everything from televisions and smartphones to microwaves and air conditioners. Customers register for PayJoy at a local merchant with their Facebook account, phone number, and government-issued I.D.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 84how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%
Tech
top 18%
Patents
top 25%
Moat
top 28%
Innovation
top 32%
Product
top 32%
Funding: Raised $204M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 11 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Dec 2025)
Tech: 77 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Patents: 24 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 15 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2024
Audience (LinkedIn): 62k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience · 159 engagements/post (2.8× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Conventional Debt$140M
  • Sep 2023Conventional Debt$210M
  • Jul 2023Series C$150M
  • May 2023Series B$14.8M
Investors
Citi, Union Square Ventures, Fenway Summer Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, DNX Ventures, Orange Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesBigcommerceBootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjs
#5
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 10 employees
$27.1Mraised
▾

Provider of the decentralized platform to connect the financial supply chain. It allows businesses to transact on a network while maintaining ownership of their data, including validated company details, business relationships, and transactions. It also enables businesses to exchange financial documents such as invoices, purchase orders, and company data.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 15%
Funding
top 32%
Tech
top 34%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 39%
Global
bottom 47%
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5
Funding: Raised $27.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (May 2026)
Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Centrifuge) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Series A—
  • Apr 2024Series A$15M
  • Nov 2023Series A—
  • Nov 2022Series A$4M
Investors
IOSG Ventures, FinTech Collective, Fenbushi Capital, HASH CIB, TRG Capital, Galaxy
Tech stack
AlgoliaCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Rocket LoaderDiscourseDocusaurus
#6
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2016 · 51 employees
$121.2Mraised
▾

Provider of unified consumer credit data infrastructure and analytics platform. The company enables lenders and other financial institutions to access and orchestrate consumer-permissioned credit, banking, payroll, and document data through a single integration for underwriting and onboarding workflows. Its platform underpins three core products a cash flow underwriting solution using bank transaction data, an automated income verification solution, and a cross border credit product that translates international credit histories into standardized reports. Services help clients expand approval rates for underserved or thin file consumers, reduce fraud, improve debt-to-income assessment, and maintain compliance as a consumer reporting agency under applicable regulations.​

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%
Moat
top 31%
News
top 33%
Tech
top 41%
Product
top 41%
Growth
top 43%
Funding: Raised $121M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 10 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series D (Oct 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 4 types) · Top themes: Capital raise, Leadership, Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 20k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Sallie Mae) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series D$35M
  • Oct 2023Series C$45M
  • Sep 2022Series B$10M
  • Feb 2020Series B$50M
Founders & team
Misha EsipovCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Kleiner Perkins, Canapi Ventures, Index Ventures, General Catalyst, Nyca Partners, Sound Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerCdnjsCloudflare
#7
Figure 🦄
Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 463 employees
$435.2Mraised
▾

Blockchain-based platform for consumer loans. It provides a blockchain-based platform for consumer loans. It offers loans such as personal loans, residential mortgage loans, home equity loans, mortgage refinancing loans, and more. It provides a blockchain-based platform for capital raising and fundraising. It also provides trading tools for startups and businesses in order to track and manage equities.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 89how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 15%
Funding
top 16%
Tech
top 16%
Patents
top 18%
Moat
top 25%
Growth
top 26%
Innovation: 81 patents (top 7% of patent-holders) · 78 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Blockchain
Funding: Raised $435M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (May 2025)
Tech: 60 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 29k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Conventional Debt—
  • Nov 2022Series D$7.5M
  • May 2021Series D$200M
  • Jan 2021Conventional Debt$100M
Founders & team
June OuCo-FounderMichael TannenbaumChief Executive Officer
Investors
Ribbit Capital, Digital Currency Group, HCM Capital, DCM Ventures, RPM Ventures, Morgan Creek Capital Management
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAmazon Web Services
#8
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 119 employees
$91.2Mraised
▾

Wisetack provides purchase financing solutions to consumers. Users can finance their purchases via Wisetack and can make repayments in monthly installments. Users can set up automatic debits to make repayments.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%
Tech
top 31%
Moat
top 31%
Growth
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
Market
bottom 45%
Funding: Raised $91.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Sep 2025)
Tech: 41 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 partnerships (incl. LendingClub) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series B$14.3M
  • Mar 2024Series B$20.4M
  • Jul 2021Series B$51.8M
  • Aug 2019Series A$15M
Founders & team
Bobby TzekinCo-Founder & CEOMykola KlymenkoCo-Founder
Investors
Greylock Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Insight Partners, Conversion Capital, Ulu Ventures, Alloy Alchemist Fund
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCalendlyCloudflare
#9
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 21 employees
$30Mraised
▾

Online marketplace offering refinancing residential mortgage loans. It offers loans in exchange for home equity or co-ownership in the property, and also lets the borrower skip up to 3 monthly loan repayment in a year.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%
Growth
top 28%
Tech
top 42%
Global
bottom 32%
Market
bottom 21%
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Jan 2026)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 29 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 465 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series B$30M
Investors
Falco Group, Flucas Ventures, Broadhaven Ventures
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCore-JsEmotionFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#10
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 44 employees
$35Mraised
▾

Developer of a data-centric, rules-driven, and extensible mortgage infrastructure platform. The platform offers task-based approach with automated routing and prioritization. It analyzes loan data in real-time and flags potential issues. The platform enables parallel workflow across multiple users, driving faster closing times. It provides comprehensive and automated task management. The architecture and API platform allows lenders to leverage innovations.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 30%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 47%
Tech
top 50%
Patents
bottom 49%
Talent
bottom 49%
Funding: Raised $35.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 26 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 770 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series A—
  • Jan 2022Series A$30M
  • 2020Seed$5M
Founders & team
Mike Yucofounder
Investors
Conversion Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Zigg Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Pennymac
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#11
Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 3066 employees
$3Braised
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Online bank offering consumer loans and insurances. It offers multiple loan products including personal loans, student loans, home loans, business loans, and more. It also offers insurance including life insurance, home insurance, and more. It also features an app-based platform for trading stocks, ETFs, crypto, and accessing financial services. The app is available on IOS and Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 482k LinkedIn followers — 20.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Poetic) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Post IPO—
  • Jan 2021Series G$369.8M
  • Jun 2019Series G$539M
  • Apr 2017Series F$105M
Founders & team
Benedict CoppingFounderPaul MayerFounder and Head of Strategy and OperationsAnthony NotoCEO
Investors
Silver Lake, GPI Capital, SoftBank Group, Discovery Capital, Baseline Ventures, DCM Ventures
Tech stack
AddtoanyAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageAudioeye
#12
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 8 employees
$8Mraised
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AI-based credit assessment software. It offers credit scores and insights to banks and financial institutions by integrating API with the dataflow model and obtaining & assessing client data. It helps investors & lenders make an informed decision by providing prediction & insights data through the integrated API.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. ETHZilla) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series A$8M
Founders & team
Aaron TravisCEO Co-Founder Karus Inc.James HarrisonCo-Founder & COO
Investors
StageDotO, Capital Eleven, OAK’S LAB

Funding & investor landscape

$15.2Btotal disclosed funding
116companies funded
451disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator18 rounds
500 Global12 rounds
SVB11 rounds
FJ Labs9 rounds
Andreessen Horowitz8 rounds
Core Innovation Capital8 rounds
First Round Capital8 rounds
QED Investors8 rounds
Ribbit Capital8 rounds
Ulu Ventures8 rounds

Notable founders

Sahill Poddar
Co-Founder & CEO · Parafin
Matt Wierman
Co-Founder and EVP · Upgrade
Adelina Grozdanova
Co-Founder · Upgrade
Misha Esipov
Co-Founder & CEO · Nova Credit
June Ou
Co-Founder · Figure
Michael Tannenbaum
Chief Executive Officer · Figure
Bobby Tzekin
Co-Founder & CEO · Wisetack
Mykola Klymenko
Co-Founder · Wisetack
Mike Yu
cofounder · Vesta
Benedict Copping
Founder · SoFi
Paul Mayer
Founder and Head of Strategy and Operations · SoFi
Aaron Travis
CEO Co-Founder Karus Inc. · Karus
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 12,321,951 docs

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 San Francisco, United States?
Radar tracks 212 indexable Alternative Lending companies headquartered in San Francisco, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Alternative Lending companies in San Francisco, United States?
The Alternative Lending companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have raised a combined $15.2B in disclosed equity funding across 116 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Alternative Lending company in San Francisco, United States?
SoFi is the highest-funded Alternative Lending company in San Francisco, United States, with $3B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Alternative Lending companies in San Francisco, United States are funded?
116 of the 212 Alternative Lending companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Alternative Lending unicorns are there in San Francisco, United States?
6 Alternative Lending companies in San Francisco, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in San Francisco, United States Alternative Lending companies?
The most active investors in San Francisco, United States Alternative Lending companies on this list include Y Combinator, 500 Global, SVB, FJ Labs, Andreessen Horowitz.
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