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Fintech disruptor Better.com closes Series C at $160 Million

One of the fastest-growing homeownership platforms, Better.com has closed its Series C fundraise at $160 million. This brings United States-based…

Fintech disruptor Better.com closes Series C at $160 Million

One of the fastest-growing homeownership platforms, Better.com has closed its Series C fundraise at $160 million. This brings United States-based companyÂs total funding to $254 million to date. Activant Capital, Ping An Global Voyager Fund, Ally Financial, Citi, AGNC, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) and American Express Ventures joined existing shareholders Goldman Sachs, Pine Brook, and Kleiner Perkins participated in the round.

The new investment round comes amid a period of tremendous growth for the fintech disruptor; Better.com has grown 3x year-over-year and is currently funding $375 million in mortgages a month in the US. This puts the company on track to lend over $4 billion in 2019.

Commenting on the development, Vishal Garg, CEO and Founder of Better.com said, ÂThe capital weÂve raised will enable us to accelerate our investment in product development, grow our strategic partnerships, expand our team and scale our platform to continue making it easier for borrowers to get home financing.Â

Better is a full-stack digital mortgage company, speeding and simplifying the process to purchase or refinance a home. From its offices in New York, San Francisco, Irvine, and Gurgaon, Better is using technology to change the way people finance their homes, for the better. It is a direct lender that provides a fast, transparent digital mortgage experience backed by superior customer support. 

Inception

Better.com was founded in 2016 after its founder, Vishal Garg, lost a home to an all-cash buyer due to a slow and antiquated traditional mortgage process. His wife was pregnant with their second child at the time. He used the money he had saved for the down payment to start Better.com, which has digitized the entire mortgage process to eliminate commissions, fees, unnecessary steps, and time-wasting branch appointments. Customers are able to upload and eSign documents, get loan estimates in seconds and a pre-approval within minutes.  

ÂSimilar to how Amazon upended the retail industry, Better.com is digitally disrupting the $15 trillion mortgage industry through best-in-class technology, a commission-free business model and first-rate customer support, said Vishal Garg.

Future Plans 

In the last 8 months, Better scaled its India employee strength from 50 to 300 and moved to a new office in Gurgaon to accommodate its rapid growth. BetterÂs India operations play a key role in business operations, risk management, fulfillment and analytics. To continue its growth, the fin-tech disruptor anticipates hiring an additional 150 people in India across various functions by the end of 2019 taking its team size to 450 in India. 

ÂAt Better.com, we are delivering digital experience to our customers in a highly innovative and scalable way.  Our numbers validate the customerÂs conviction in our product, and weÂre looking for people to help grow it and be a part of this journeyÂ, said Bhavesh Sharma, Country Head, India, of Better.com.

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