Mark Herman

Founded in 2005 by Barry E. Silbert, Genesis Global trading, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm was formerly known as SecondMarket, Inc., and prior to that, as Green Drake Capital Corp. Genesis is a subsidiary of Bitcoin Opportunity Corp. and their ultimate parent is Digital Currency Group, Inc. Genesis member of FINRA, the MSRB and the SIPC. The firm provides liquidity and trading solutions to institutional and accredited investors who hold restricted securities positions in public and private companies. They offer services such as auction-rate securities, bankruptcy claims, collateralized debt obligations, limited partnership interests, private company stock, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, restricted securities and blocks in small-cap companies and whole loans.

Credit Karma, Inc. engages in the provision of credit score rewards and monitoring services. It offers personalized savings and account management programs for credit cards, student, automobile, and business loans. The company was founded by Kenneth Lin, Nichole Mustard, and Ryan Graciano in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Endurance Cos. LLC (Endurance) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Angelo Fu. The firm is headquartered in New Hampshire.

Kiavi Funding, Inc. offers an online mortgage platform. It also offers multiple short-term first-lien mortgage products for investment properties that may or may not include a rehabilitation project. The company was founded by James Herbert and Matthew Humphrey in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Upgrade, Inc. operates as an online lending platform that combines personal loans with free credit monitoring. It has offices in Phoenix and San Francisco. The company was founded by Renaud Laplanche, Jeff Bogan, Tim Bogan, Matt Wierman, Visar Nimani, Adelina Grozdanova and Soul Htite and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

FirstMark Capital LLC (FirstMark Capital) is venture capital firm founded by Rick Heitzmann and Amish Jani in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Aptiv Plc, Aspire, Inc. provides automotive educational and training materials and services. The company is based in Morrisville, PA. Aspire was acquired by Automotive Technical Resources, Inc., part of Aptiv Plc from October 30, 2001 on December 04, 2000.

Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments Inc. (Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments) is a venture capital subsidiary of Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in New York.

NetBooks, Inc. provides online business management systems, content, and community. It offers accounting, invoicing, expense management, financial and tax reporting, contact, inventory and cash management, online company profile, and business dashboard. The company was founded by Evers Ridgely, Tate Holt and Thomas A. Proulx in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Brex, Inc. engages in the provision of business-to-business (B2B) financial solutions. It offers payment services by creating corporate cards, rewards, and travel programs. The company was founded by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi on February 8, 2017 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Part of Banco Santander SA, Open Bank SA is a Spanish company that provides online bank application services. The company is based in Madrid, Spain. The company was founded in 1995. Petri Nikkilä has been the CEO of the company since 2024.

Refresh Mobile, Inc. operates a platform app-creation engine that allows content owners to create applications. The company is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

The Southampton Nuffield Theatre Trust is a charitable trust that provides services for performing arts theatres. The non-profit company is based in Southampton, UK. The CEOs are Monique Deletant, Samuel H. Hodges. The British company was founded in 1983.

Part of Digital 9 Infrastructure Plc, Verne Global, Inc. is an American company that provides data center services. The company is based in Washington. The company was founded by Gabe Cole. The CEO is Jeff L. Monroe.

Funding Circle Ltd. provides peer to peer small business loan lending services. It operates an online marketplace that helps small businesses to find finance. The firm’s marketplace enables people lend to businesses to finance working capital, expansion capital, asset finance and one off business expenses. The company was founded by Samir Desai, James Meekings, Andrew Christopher Arthur Mullinger, N. Alex Tonelli and Samuel H. Hodges in August 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Wonga Group Ltd. provides international financial services. Its services include short term and installment loan. The company was founded by Jonty Hurwitz and Errol Damelin in 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ribbit Management Co LLC (Ribbit Management) is a venture Capital firm founded in 2012 by Meyer Malka. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Part of Andorra Banc Agricol Reig SA, Banco Andbank (Brasil) SA is a Brazilian company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company was founded by Meyer Malka.

Funding Circle Deutschland GmbH provides small and medium sized companies with a financing option. It offers companies customized financing solutions and investors with a risk-return profile. The company was founded by Andrew Christopher Arthur Mullinger, James Meekings, Matthias Knecht, Samuel H. Hodges, Samir Desai, Grobe Christian, and Alex Tonelli in 2010 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Part of Banco Santander SA, Patagón Internet Bank SA is a banking company based in Madrid, Spain. The Spanish company provides banking services.

The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc. provides social services. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Peter J. Vessenes, Jon Matonis.

Invoice 2go, Inc. provides mobile invoicing application. Its features include send invoices and estimates, accept payments and reporting. The company was founded by Chris Strode in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA.

Part of Funding Circle Holdings Plc, Funding Circle USA, Inc. is a company that provides small business loans. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded in 2010 by Samir Desai, Samuel H. Hodges. Samir Desai has been the CEO since 2010.

Next Insurance, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance services. Its coverage include business, general liability, professional liability, errors and omissions, commercial auto insurance, workers' compensation, and tools and equipment insurance. The company was founded by Nissim Tapiro, Alon Huri, and Guy Goldstein in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Hey Habito Ltd. provides mortgage-application process technology. It offers algorithm platform that calculate a mortgage. The company was founded by Daniel Hegarty on January 12, 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Root Insurance Co. develops mobile applications and operates online platform for discovering car insurance rates. The company was founded by Alex Timmerman, Ilya Bodner and Dan Manges in 2015 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Figure Technologies, Inc. provides home equity release solutions. It offers home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, and home buy-lease back offerings for retirement. The company was founded in January 2018 by Michael Scott Cagney, Cynthia Chen, Sara Priola, Alana Aldag Ackerson and June Ou and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Figure Lending LLC develops blockchain-based financial technology solutions. The company is based in Charlotte, NC. The company was founded in 2018 by Mike Cagney and June Ou. Mike Cagney has been the CEO since 2018.

Part of Ribbit Management Co. LLC, XTO Ribbit Opportunity VII LLC operates as a venture capital fund. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA.

SoraFinance, Inc. provides loan services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Rohit Agarwal, Siddhartha Oza.