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ZestFinance
6636 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: 323-450-3000
www.zestfinance.com

ZestFinance takes an entirely different approach to underwriting using machine learning and large-scale big data analysis. With a team of some of the world™s best data scientists from Google and lending experts from Capital One, ZestFinance analyzes thousands of potential credit variables ' everything from financial information to technology usage ' to better assess factors like the potential for fraud, the risk of default, and the viability of a long-term customer relationship.

Key Contact
Name
Douglas Merrill
Title
CEO
Funding Events

Date
Amount
Type
Investors
Valuation
07/31/13 $20,000,000 Series C Eastward Capital Partners
Kensington Capital Holdings
Matrix Partners
Northgate Capital
Thiel Capital
undisclosed
07/18/16 undisclosed Strategic Baidu
undisclosed