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Podcast: Wharton FinTech Podcast
Episode: Building Unicorns and Redefining Online Banking - Renaud Laplanche, Upgrade CEO/Co-Founder
Description: Building Unicorns and Redefining Online Banking - Renaud Laplanche, Upgrade CEO/Co-Founder
I sat down with Renaud Laplanche, co-founder and CEO of Upgrade, a neobank that offers affordable and responsible credit to mainstream consumers. Since inception in 2017, Upgrade has surpassed $100 million in revenue run rate and a billion-dollar valuation. The company is backed by some of the best VCs in the industry and has raised over $200M dollars in debt and equity, including Mouro Capital, Ribbit Capital, Union Square Ventures, FirstMark Capital, CreditEase, and many more.
Prior to Upgrade, Renaud founded and ran Lending Club, a company that pioneered consumer...