Who is the owner of LendingClub?

Scott Sanborn (May 2016–)
LendingClub/CEO

Is LendingClub and upgrade the same company?

Three years ago, the founder of LendingClub, Renaud Laplanche, took the wraps off his second act, a consumer lending venture called Upgrade that now employs 350 people, has lent roughly $2 billion to 200,000 people and has raised $142 million from outside investors.

Is LendingClub Part of Lending Tree?

Despite the similar names, LendingClub and LendingTree aren’t the same company. In fact they’re completely unrelated and offer financing in different ways.

When did Renaud Laplanche start LendingClub for Facebook?

At that time, LendingClub was one of Facebook’s first applications. In 2010, after receiving $12 million in funding from venture capital investors, Laplanche developed LendingClub into a full-scale person-to-person lending company.

Who is the founder of the Lending Club?

Renaud Laplanche is a French-American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the founder and was for a decade the CEO of Lending Club, an American peer-to-peer lending company.

Who is Renaud Laplanche and what does he do?

He is the co-founder and CEO of the fintech company, Upgrade, Inc. Prior to founding the company, Laplanche co-founded and served for a decade as the CEO of Lending Club, an American peer-to-peer lending company. He previously co-founded and led TripleHop Technologies, maker of the MatchPoint software, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation.

Is there an upgrade program for Lending Club?

To set Upgrade apart from Lending Club and other competitors, the company, previously referred to in filings as Credify, will offer, among other features, free credit monitoring tools and financial education to keep customers engaged even if their initial loan applications are rejected.