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VC-funded Company:

Earnest
3001 19th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 888-601-2801

Earnest offers one- and two-year merit-based loans of $1,000 to $20,000 to financially responsible graduating students and young professionals. Earnest is able to offer very low interest rates by using its cutting-edge underwriting technology that looks beyond the outdated credit scoring process and includes a person's future potential. Investors in Earnest include Andreessen Horowitz, Atlas Venture, Collaborative Fund, First Round Capital and Maveron. Founded in 2013 and privately owned, Earnest is headquartered in San Francisco.

Key Contact
Name
Louis Beryl
Title
CEO
Funding Events

Date
Amount
Type
Investors
Valuation
05/20/14 $15,000,000 Atlas Venture
Collaborative Fund
First Round Capital
Maveron
undisclosed
01/28/15 $17,000,000 Series A Atlas Venture
Collaborative Fund
First Round Capital
Maveron
undisclosed
11/17/15 $275,000,000 Adams Street Partners
Battery Ventures
Maveron
undisclosed