Aura is a financial service company that provides affordable, credit-building loans to working families.
Aura is a technology-powered, Community Development Financial Institution that provides fair, affordable loans to working families in America. Aura's mission is to build financially healthy low-income communities, by providing empowering financial services to underbanked and unbanked.Aura uses its proprietary scoring algorithms to review and approve credit applications and offers free credit scores and personalized expense management guidance to borrowers, allowing the working population to access loans in a simplified manner.Aura was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Mar 5, 2020 | Debt Financing | $10M | 1 | Bridge Bank | — | Detail |
Oct 29, 2019 | Debt Financing | $130M | 1 | Varadero Capital | — | Detail |
Jul 24, 2019 | Debt Financing | $28.70M | 1 | Angel Island Capital | — | Detail |
Jun 25, 2019 | Corporate Round | $10M | 1 | Prudential Financial | — | Detail |
Dec 17, 2018 | Debt Financing | $210M | — | — | — | Detail |
Date
Company Name
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Round | Money Raised | Industry | Lead Investor |
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Jan 28, 2022
Unblocked
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Seed | $10M | Blockchain | — |
Dec 12, 2013
Blend
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Series A | — | Financial Services | — |
Mar 1, 2013
Aura Financial
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Seed | $1.30M | Banking | — |
Nov 18, 2012
SubtleData
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Seed | $500K | E-Commerce | — |
May 1, 2012
Livingly Media
|
Series B | $8.90M | Advertising | — |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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Bridge Bank | Yes | Debt Financing |
Varadero Capital | Yes | Debt Financing |
Angel Island Capital | Yes | Debt Financing |
Prudential Financial | Yes | Corporate Round |
Coppel Capital | Yes | Series D |
LEAP Global Partners | Yes | Series Unknown |
Colchis Capital Management | — | Series D |
FirstMark | — | Series D |
Revolution | — | Series D |
Revolution Ventures | — | Series D |
Aura Financial has had 3 exits. Aura Financial most notable exits include Blend , Symphony Commerce
Date | Company Name | Exit Type | Industry | |
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Jul 16, 2021 | Blend | IPO | Financial Services | Detail |
May 17, 2018 | Symphony Commerce | M&A | E-Commerce | Detail |
Nov 3, 2014 | Fuze Network | M&A | Finance | Detail |