LendingClub

also referred to as: lending club

3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Alex Rampell · said 38 times in 12 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Jan 2, 2019 neutral

Assertion Open · timeframe Oct 2015

Lending Club operates similarly to Chase but with 1,500 employees versus 250,000

“But really, Lending Club behind the scenes, exactly as you said, is doing the same thing as Chase, but Lending Club has, I don't know, 1500 people, and not 250,000 people.”

Alex Rampell Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:33 a16z Podcast | Money, Risk, and Software

Jan 2, 2019 neutral

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Fintech startups will unbundle specific services rather than replace mega-banks directly

“You're probably not going to see somebody who's going to take over and take on Chase directly. It's more of, you'll see minor things like Lending Club that attack little bits and pieces of its business.”

Alex Rampell Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 11:15 a16z Podcast | Money, Risk, and Software

Aug 29, 2019 bullish

Assertion Supported

MakerDAO reached $200M in loan volume faster than Lending Club

“In their first year, year and a half of existence, they issued two hundred million dollars worth of these effective self loans. And that is, if we want to look at a public market comp like Lending Club, it took Lending Club five years to get to that kind of ut…”

Arianna Simpson Aug 29, 2019 ▶ 7:13 Decentralized Applications: What's Now, What's Next

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