LendOS is an innovative fintech platform designed to address the complex needs of the private credit lifecycle. Recently, the company announced that it has completed a Series A funding round. This financing was primarily led by Blackstone Innovations Investments, which is the early-stage strategic investment branch of Blackstone. Additionally, the funding round attracted participation from notable investors, including Illuminate Financial and Liberty City Ventures.
With these new resources, LendOS aims to boost its product development efforts and expand its marketing strategies to reach a wider audience.
This platform is tailored for asset managers, direct lenders, and third-party servicers, offering a comprehensive solution for managing various lending operations. LendOS covers essential functions like loan servicing, deal management, trade management, and document automation. By providing a unified system, LendOS helps to simplify and streamline workflows that often become fragmented when relying on outdated internal tools, multiple vendor platforms, and cumbersome manual processes. One of the significant advantages of LendOS is its ability to integrate smoothly with existing client systems. This integration provides essential features, including auditability and real-time visibility into portfolios that span multiple funds, financing facilities, and counterparties.
Launched in 2025, LendOS positions itself as a modern Software as a Service platform that serves as a forward-thinking alternative to traditional legacy systems in the financial sector. For institutions seeking to modernize and enhance their operational efficiency, LendOS presents a compelling choice. Rather than pouring resources into outdated technology, organizations can adopt LendOS, which offers a fresh and efficient solution to their challenges.
The core of the platform is built on a unified, data-centric architecture that allows it to support a diverse range of loan types within a single, cohesive system. This capability enables straight-through processing, giving users real-time visibility of their portfolios while ensuring a high level of data accuracy across all integrated systems. By relying on this robust foundation, LendOS not only improves connectivity within the financial ecosystem but also automates workflows. This creates an operational framework that not only meets the immediate needs of today but also is flexible and adaptable enough to handle future challenges and developments in the financial landscape.
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“We’ve seen a growing demand from institutions seeking to finally have intuitive, powerful software they can rely on. This investment enables us to continue to deliver on that promise by accelerating our roadmap and supporting a growing customer base that expects their software to evolve with them in the future.”
John Olesky, CEO & Co-founder of LendOS
“Lending has scaled rapidly, especially Private Credit, but middle- and back-office systems haven’t kept pace. LendOS gives institutions a modern operating layer—reducing cycle times, improving controls, and freeing teams to focus on higher-value work.”
Josh Herrera, President & Co-founder of LendOS
“We are thrilled to be partnering with John Olesky, Josh Herrera, and the whole LendOS team. Private credit requires purpose-built technology that can scale with the growth of the asset class. LendOS is building a platform to streamline loan operations and will help create a new data foundation for the industry.”
Stevi Petrelli, Head of Blackstone Innovations Investments
“Private credit infrastructure is fragmented and outdated. The LendOS team combines unmatched credit expertise with a bold tech vision to redefine the modern credit stack and build the single source of truth for the market. We look forward to working with LendOS to drive adoption across Illuminate’s strategic partners and the broader industry.”
Alexander Ross, General Partner at Illuminate Financial
“Backing LendOS in the Series A was a clear and straightforward decision. From day one, the team has demonstrated exceptional discipline, deep customer focus, and a relentless drive to execute. The traction speaks for itself, with rapid product velocity and strong client validation. We’re proud to have played a foundational role in incubating LendOS and look forward to what’s next.”
Emil Woods, Founding Partner at Liberty City Ventures
