CEO · Founder, Symple Loans
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO · Founder | Symple Loans | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech (Tue 10 Aug 2021), SmartCompany, Australian FinTech (Mon 22 Feb 2021), Australian FinTech (Mon 9 Dec 2019), Australian FinTech (Mon 14 Jan 2019) |
| Personal Lending Specialist (former) | ANZ | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech (Tue 10 Aug 2021), Australian FinTech (Mon 14 Jan 2019) |
Stories naming Bob Belan. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
ASX-listed lender Latitude plans a $200 million shares-and-cash deal for Melbourne lending fintech Symple Loans, whose founders previously raised a $15 million Series D; Latitude itself listed in April after a $200 million raise.
ASX-listed lender Latitude has agreed to buy Melbourne personal-lending fintech Symple Loans for $200 million in shares and cash, pending regulatory approval, with Symple becoming Latitude's lending platform.
A weekly roundup reporting fresh raises by Deferit, Karbon, VendorPanel, Symple and Thrive, plus Klarna's US$1 billion round at a US$31 billion valuation.
Melbourne consumer lender Symple Loans has closed a $15 million Series D round, lifting total capital raised beyond $130 million, following an $11 million Series C in 2020 and a broker partnership with AFG.
Symple Loans has closed an $11 million Series C round led by existing shareholders, with new investors Costa Asset Management and Welas Investment Fund, to fund growth and cut loan capital costs.
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Marketplace lender Symple Loans plans cheap loans for creditworthy borrowers using comprehensive credit reporting, after raising $10 million and opening its personal loan book; its co-founders previously worked in personal lending at ANZ.