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Best Egg

3419 Silverside Road, Wilmington, DE, 19810, United States

Overview

Best Egg operates an online lending platform focused on unsecured personal loans aimed at helping consumers consolidate revolving debt or finance significant life events. In the past decade, the company has originated more than $30 billion in personal loans, positioning it as a major player in consumer fintech. Beyond lending, Best Egg offers a suite of budgeting tools and educational resources designed to increase customers’ financial confidence. The business generates revenue by originating and servicing loans that are subsequently purchased by institutional investors. A newly secured $500 million purchase facility expands its capacity to fund additional personal loans without diluting equity. The arrangement allows Best Egg to continue scaling originations while shifting credit risk to capital-markets partners. Management views the facility as critical to serving more borrowers in the current economic climate and deepening relationships with institutional buyers.

Total raised
$875M
Funding rounds
3
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Oct 2024

Industries

  • Consumer Lending
  • Credit Cards
  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
  • Personal Finance
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Oct 2024

    $500M

  2. Debt Financing

    Dec 2023

    $150M

  3. Series E

    Mar 2022

    $225M

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