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Upgrade Stock

upgrade.comFinTech / Digital BankingFounded: 2016Funding to Date: $637.49MM

Upgrade, founded in 2016, is a neobank and the developer of an online and mobile banking experience designed to deliver exceptional value, including affordable loans and cards, and helps customers make good financial decisions so they can build the future they want. Upgrade is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Team

Management Team

Renaud Laplanche JD
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Bogan
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer
Paresh Gangodker
Chief Technology Officer
Sudip Lahiri
Chief Accounting Officer
Thomas Curran
Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Risk Officer
Myles Reaz
Chief Credit Officer & Executive Vice President
Visar Nimani
Co-Founder & Chief Information Officer
Matt Wierman
Co-Founder, Head of Cards and Loans & Executive Vice President
Adelina Grozdanova
Co-Founder & Head, Investor Group
Soul Htite
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Board Members

Anju Patwardhan
CreditEase
Christopher Gottschalk
Mouro Capital
Meyer Malka
Ribbit Capital

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Is Upgrade a public company?

No, Upgrade is a privately held company and is currently not publicly traded on any stock markets including NYSE or NASDAQ.
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PR Newswire 07/27/2023

Upgrade Acquires Uplift for $100 Million in Cash and Stock

Upgrade, Inc., a fintech company that offers affordable and responsible credit, mobile banking and payment products to mainstream consumers, today announced the acquisition of Uplift, Inc., the leading provider of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payment and credit products to travelers.
CNBC 10/27/2022

Fintech firm Upgrade offers top U.S. savings rate of 3.5% as competition for deposits heats up

Credit card startup Upgrade is releasing a new savings account with what it says is the country’s top interest rate as competition for deposits heats up, CNBC has learned. The fintech firm’s Premier Savings account is being launched Thursday with a 3.5% annual percentage yield, according to CEO Renaud Laplanche. That is higher than any account currently tracked by Bankrate.com, senior analyst Ted Rossman said in an email.
CNBC 11/19/2021

Credit card start-up Upgrade jumps 83% in valuation in just four months to $6.28B

Most of that increase stemmed from steep growth in the San Francisco-based company’s revenue, which climbed 70% between June and October, the two fundraising periods, CEO Renaud Laplanche said. Upgrade’s main product is a card that turns purchases into fixed-rate installment loans, making the start-up the latest company to benefit from the “buy now, pay later” trend in fintech.
PaymentsSource 01/14/2021

Upgrade launches mobile banking and debit card with 2% cash back

The online lender founded by Renaud Laplanche is now a full-fledged challenger bank that can offer generous checking terms because, it says, it can count on its loans for profits.
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