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Zopa is a P2P money lending service that allows lenders and borrowers to deal directly with one another, cutting out the banks who act as middlemen. It works in the following way: the company first categorizes borrower credit grades with an A*, A, B, C, or Y rating; then lenders make offers that vary by money amount and time period for persons with a certain credit grade, and borrowers can then agree the aggregate offered rate.
Zopa takes on such responsibilities as distributing money between parties, completing the legal paperwork, performing borrower identity/credit checks, and employing a collections agency that chases missed payments for the lender.
Zopa also mitigates risk for lenders by enforcing monthly direct debit repayment, making borrowers sign a legal contract, and allowing lenders to lend small chunks of money to individual borrowers (i.e. someone lending £1000 would have their money spread across say, 100 borrowers).
The company itself makes money by charging a fixed fee for borrowers and a 1% annual fee for lenders.
Zopa has received public acclaim as well, having been awarded CNET Technology Awards' 2006 Internet Innovation of the Year, the 2007 Webby Award for Best Banking/Bill-Paying Website, the 2008 Webby Award for Financial Services, the Banker 2007 Award for Best Internet Project, and Moneywise 2009 Awards for Best Customer Service and Best Personal Loan.
One of the three initial members of the UK's Peer-to-Peer Finance Association, together with FundingCircle and RateSetter. Other P2P lending services include Lending Club, Prosper, and Kiva.
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Financial Services, FinTech, Lending, Peer to Peer, Credit Cards
2005
501-1000
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Europe
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Zopa headquartered in Europe, operates in the Financial Services, FinTech, Lending, Peer to Peer, Credit Cards sector. The company focuses on Financial Services and has secured $333.1B in funding across 340 round(s). With a team of 501-1000 employees, Zopa is actively contributing to advancements in Financial Services. Their latest funding round, Series C - Zopa, raised $12.9M. Discover more about their projects, partnerships, and impact on our platform.
Funding Rounds
17
3
0
$979.7M
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11
Zopa has raised a total of $979.7M in funding over 11 rounds.
Announcement date | Transaction name | Number of Investors | Money raised | Lead Investor |
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2005 | Early Stage Venture | 1.0M | ||
2006 | Seed | 5.0M | ||
2006 | Early Stage Venture | 15.0M | ||
2007 | Late Stage Venture | 12.9M |
Investors
Zopa is funded by 59 investors.
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | Partners |
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Zopa | - | FUNDING ROUND - Zopa | undefined |
Runa Capital | - | FUNDING ROUND - Runa Capital | undefined |
Zopa | - | FUNDING ROUND - Zopa | 5.0M |
Tim Draper | - | FUNDING ROUND - Tim Draper | 5.0M |
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