Number of Portfolio Companies 3
Number of Founded Organizations 3
  • Primary Job Title Co-Founder and CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Upgrade
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Renaud Laplanche is a prominent entrepreneur and fintech leader who has left a lasting impact on the financial industry. Born in Fontenay, France in 1970, Laplanche has studied business and law, earning his MBA from HEC Business School in Paris, France, and London Business School. After founding TripleHop Technologies, a software company, he

successfully sold the company to Oracle Corporation. In 2006, he founded LendingClub, a peer-to-peer lending platform that quickly became one of the most successful fintech startups, going public in 2014 and raising $870 million in its IPO.

Following his groundbreaking work at LendingClub, Laplanche was looking for the next frontier of improvements to be made to the financial sector. Upon determining there was a clear need for improved access to credit-building services, he founded Upgrade. Upgrade is a neobank that provides mobile banking, credit cards and lending to mainstream consumers. Since its launch in 2016, Upgrade has emerged as one of the fastest-growing US fintech startups, originating over $22 billion in loans.

Laplanche's contributions to the fintech industry have earned him a reputation as a major force in the future of the industry. He has been recognized as one of the world’s most influential leaders by Bloomberg Markets.

Number of Investments 6
Renaud Laplanche has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Hiive on Oct 17, 2023, when Hiive raised
CA$5.7M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Oct 17, 2023
Hiive
Series A - Hiive
CA$5.7M
Sep 28, 2021
Highnote
Series A - Highnote
$42.5M
May 14, 2020
RentoMojo
Series C - RentoMojo
₹244.8M
Jul 18, 2019
RentoMojo
Yes
Series C - RentoMojo
$11.6M
May 10, 2019
RentoMojo
Series C - RentoMojo
₹770M
Jul 19, 2017
RentoMojo
No
Series B - RentoMojo
$10M
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 2
Renaud Laplanche is the Co-Founder and CEO at Upgrade. Additionally, Renaud Laplanche has had 2 past jobs including Founder at Lending Club.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Lending Club
FounderOct 2006May 2016
TripleHop Technologies
CEO
Number of News Articles 286
Funding RoundOct 17, 2023
Hiive raised CA$5,700,000 / Series A from Agmen Capital and 5 other investors
NewsApr 5, 2023
ideamensch — Renaud Laplanche
NewsApr 4, 2023
principalpost.com — Renaud Laplanche
Funding RoundSep 28, 2021
Highnote raised $42,500,000 / Series A from Bill Ready and 6 other investors
NewsNov 13, 2020