Zest Finance Stock

zest.aiFinTech / LendingFounded: 2009Funding to Date: $186.63MM

Zest AI is a fintech company leveraging the power of machine learning to enhance credit underwriting, allowing lenders to make better decisions and better loans.

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Zest Finance Stock Price

Forge Price 1
Price not yet available
Last Closed Trade 2
Close Date
xx/xx/xx
Last Closed Trade Price
$xx.xx
Last Funding Round (LFR)
Date
xx/xx/xx
Price per Share
$xx.xx

Zest Finance Funding Rounds and Valuation

Funding History Chart
Funding Round Details
Funding Date Share Class Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation Key Investors
11/02/2022 Series F-2 $5.34MM $xx.xx $276.92MM Insight Partners, CMFG Ventures, CU Direct, Curql, Suncoast Credit Union, Golden1Credit Union, Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union, NorthGate Capital
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,546,755
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Insight Partners, CMFG Ventures, CU Direct, Curql, Suncoast Credit Union, Golden1Credit Union, Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union, NorthGate Capital
11/02/2022 Series F-1 $50.61MM $xx.xx $276.92MM Insight Partners, CMFG Ventures, CU Direct, Curql, Suncoast Credit Union, Golden1Credit Union, Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union, NorthGate Capital
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
21,421,956
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Insight Partners, CMFG Ventures, CU Direct, Curql, Suncoast Credit Union, Golden1Credit Union, Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union, NorthGate Capital
06/24/2021 Series F-3B $5.46MM $xx.xx $170.84MM VyStar Credit Union, First National Bank of Omaha, Northgate Capital
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,916,205
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
VyStar Credit Union, First National Bank of Omaha, Northgate Capital
06/24/2021 Series F-3A $14.18MM $xx.xx $170.84MM VyStar Credit Union, First National Bank of Omaha, Northgate Capital
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
7,571,339
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
VyStar Credit Union, First National Bank of Omaha, Northgate Capital
10/20/2020 Series E $15MM $xx.xx $88.49MM Insight Partners, Matrix Partners, Lightspeed Capital, Upfront Ventures
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
13,184,495
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Insight Partners, Matrix Partners, Lightspeed Capital, Upfront Ventures
07/18/2016 Series D $31.37MM $xx.xx $251.38MM Baidu
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
7,800,000
Liquidation Pref Order
2
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Baidu
07/31/2013 Series C $21.37MM $xx.xx $185.97MM Peter Thiel, Northgate Capital, Matrix Partners, Kensington Capital Holdings, Eastward Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
5,814,410
Liquidation Pref Order
2
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Peter Thiel, Northgate Capital, Matrix Partners, Kensington Capital Holdings, Eastward Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners
01/19/2012 Series B $28.68MM $xx.xx $118.36MM Matrix Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, GRP Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners, Lighthouse Capital Partners
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
11,851,090
Liquidation Pref Order
2
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Matrix Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, GRP Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners, Lighthouse Capital Partners
12/31/2010 Series A $14.62MM $xx.xx $36.54MM Lightspeed Venture Partners, GRP Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners, Lighthouse Capital Partners
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
10,158,096
Liquidation Pref Order
2
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, GRP Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners, Lighthouse Capital Partners

Zest Finance investors also invested in these private companies

Kensington Capital Holdings
Lightspeed Capital
Cu Direct
Grp Partners
First National Bank Of Omaha
Suncoast Credit Union
Cmfg Ventures
Golden1credit Union
Vystar Credit Union
Lighthouse Capital Partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Hawaii Usa Federal Credit Union

Leadership & Board

Leadership

Douglas Merrill Ph.D
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Sonya Merrill
Executive, People Operations
Mike de Vere
Chief Operating Officer
Kareem Saleh JD
Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff
Jay Budzik Ph.D
Chief Technology Officer
Mona Dhillon
Director, People Operations

Board

Dana Stalder
Matrix Partners
Jeremy Liew
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Peter Thiel JD
Thiel Capital
Jeffrey Bussgang
Flybridge Capital Partners

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Is Zest Finance a public company?

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Zest Finance’s news and media highlights

ZestFinance, the leader in artificial intelligence software for credit, today announced the company’s rebrand to Zest AI. With the company celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the company remains committed to its original mission: making fair and transparent credit available to everyone.
ZestFinance is bringing its machine learning software ZAML to Brazilian retailer Via Varejo and its digital banking subsidiary Banqi to power the credit underwriting for Varejo’s “carnês” point-of-sale microfinance lending product.
ZestFinance rolled out a new tool that enables lenders to test their models to ensure they are no biased or discrimination built in.
LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from the Harris Poll and ZestFinance shows deep dissatisfaction among most Americans with the...
Updated on: Nov 12, 2024

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