Self Financial

Self (formerly Self Lender) is a fintech startup with a mission to help people build credit, particularly those who are new to credit or who might not have access to traditional financial products.

Self aims to make building credit and savings more accessible, regardless of a person’s financial history.

Self was founded in 2015 by James Garvey, Anthony DiChiara, and Conor Swanson. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

 

Self offers, Credit Builder Account - an installment loan that allows people to build positive payment history – if they make their monthly payment on time – while they save money for a rainy day. 

 

Self also offers the Self Visa Credit Card, which gives customers the ability to extend their credit-building journey without a hard credit check. The company’s products are available via iOS and Android, as well as through a desktop application.

 

Self’s active customer base has more than doubled in the past 12 months to about 1 million today. Over time, it has served more than 2 million customers.

 

Self is backed by Altos Ventures, Conductive Ventures, Meritech Capital, Silverton Partners, Accion Venture Lab, and others. The company raised $50M in Series E round on Sep 16, 2021. This brings Self's total funding to $127M to date.

 

 

  • Year founded: 2015
  • Funding Info: $127M over 6 Rounds (Latest Funding Type: Series E)
  • Yearly Revenue: NA
  • Employee Size: 201-500
  • Business Valuation: NA
  • City/Town: Austin
  • State: Texas
  • Country: United States
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