PeopleFund

Kenya
Kapsokwony, Bungoma County, Kenya, 06620

Company profile

PeopleFund company profile

Founded in 2015, PeopleFund is Korea's leading data-driven digital lender focused on consumer finance. Our mission is to give financial freedom to all consumers through more affordable loans and better investment opportunities. Leveraging its proprietary, data-driven credit model and eliminating inefficiencies with technology, PeopleFund delivers better loan rates for borrowers while maintaining an industry low loss rate to benefit retail and institutional investors. PeopleFund is the first digital lender in Korea to surpass $1B in loan originations and has provided an innovative way to invest to nearly 400,000 retail investors. It is notably the first fintech platform to offer loan and investment products directly on KakaoTalk, Korea's equivalent of WhatsApp. To date, PeopleFund has completed its Series C round of funding with a total of $63.4M of equity capital raised. For more information, visit www.peoplefund.co.kr.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Phone number
+82-1600-9615
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
51-100 employees
Revenue range
$1M-$10M
Founded
2015-03-01, Month

Headquarters

Postal code
06620
Country code
KE
Continent
Africa

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
Late Stage Venture
Funding rounds
11
Total equity funding
$163.4M
Last funding
Series C / $20M / 2023-01-17
Last equity funding
Series C / $20M
Investors
17
Lead investors
3
Founders
1
Articles
14

Founders and investors

Founders

Joey Kim

Lead investors

Bain CapitalCLSA Capital PartnersKakao Pay

Investors

500 GlobalBain CapitalCLSA Capital PartnersGoldman SachsKakao Pay