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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Who are they?
Zopa – the Zone of Possible Agreement – was set up by many of the team who launched Egg, and is backed by Benchmark Capital (which backed eBay), Wellington Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners (the VC firm which backed Skype), Tim Draper and The Rowland Family.
What do they do?
Zopa puts lenders and borrowers directly in touch and promises better rates for both by cutting out the middleman, though in actual fact it only decreases the role of the middleman. The site acts as a facilitator for transactions and makes sure debts are repaid. (more…)
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Who are they?
Prosper’s CEO and co-founder, Chris Larsen, was formerly the CEO, Chairman and Founder of E-LOAN, an online consumer lender “dedicated to providing consumers with a fast, transparent, and low cost way to obtain mortgage, auto and home equity loans.” Prosper is backed by Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, Fidelity Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, and Omidyar Network, and in 2008 it aligned with Web Bank. (more…)
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Who are they?
Kubera is in the process of preparing for launch in the UK. The founders are London based and are undergoing registration with the FSA. (more…)
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Who are they?
The team behind Kiva worked at TiVo, PayPal and Google before developing the service in late 2004. Kiva partners with many existing microfinance institutions (MFIs), which work on the ground in developing countries. (more…)
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Who are they?
Sellaband was set up in 2006 Dutch entrepreneur Pim Betist (ex-Shell), and has been managed by Johan Vosmeijer, a former Sony BMG executive. In 2007, it partnered with Amazon UK. It also has investment from Prime Technology Ventures. (more…)
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Who are they?
MyFootballClub is a website set up in 2007 by former sports journalist Will Brooks. (more…)
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Who are they?
A Swarm of Angels was set up by film producer and author, Matt Hanson. Its advisors include writer Cory Doctorow, graphic novelist Warren Ellis and digital film producer Tommy Pallotta. (more…)
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Who are they?
The founders of Midpoint & Transfer come from financial services and software development backgrounds. CEO Todd Veri has run a retail foreign exchange in Canada. (more…)
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