People Fund

PeopleFund, a South Korean marketplace that connects borrowers and investors to enable lending, has recently added $20 million to its $63.4 million Series C. Existing backer Bain Capital led the…

P2P lending platform PeopleFund raises $20M Series C extension led by Bain Capital

South Korea-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PeopleFund announced today it has closed a $63.4 million (75.9 billion won) Series C round led by Bain Capital with participation from Goldman Sachs.…

Korea’s P2P lending startup PeopleFund gets $63.4M Series C led by Bain Capital

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