- Current — a leading U.S. challenger bank serving Americans overlooked by traditional banks — announced recently that it raised $131 million in Series C funding
Current — a leading U.S. challenger bank serving Americans overlooked by traditional banks — announced recently that it raised $131 million in Series C funding. And new Tiger Global Management led the round for the mobile bank, which now raised more than $180 million in total funding and has a valuation of $750 million.
The new funding round follows a year of exponential growth for Current — which has doubled its member base in under 6 months to surpass 2 million members. Revenue increased over 500% year-over-year to firmly establish the challenger bank as an industry leader in the U.S.
Tiger Global Management led the round and was joined by new investors Sapphire Ventures and Avenir. And Foundation Capital, Wellington Management Company and QED Investors returned to fund the company.
With the funding, Current plans to expand on its product offerings in order to continue to meet the financial needs of its core demographic and improve even more financial lives.
KEY QUOTES:
“We have seen a demonstrated need for access to affordable banking with a best-in-class mobile solution that Current is uniquely suited to provide. We are committed to building products specifically to improve the financial outcomes of the millions of hard-working Americans who live paycheck to paycheck, and whose needs are not being properly served by traditional banks. With this new round of funding we will continue to expand on our mission, growth and innovation to find more ways to get members their money faster, help them spend it smarter and help close the financial inequality gap.”
“We’re proud of our ability to deliver on our promises to our members, especially at times many needed it most this year. Our growth this year highlights the need of so many Americans for faster access to money, the trust we’ve built with them and we look forward to accelerating into 2021.”
— Stuart Sopp, CEO and Founder, Current
