Overview of Transaction

• On October 25, 2017, Credit Sesame announced it has raised over $42 million in equity and venture debt
• The funding comes from existing and new investors including Menlo Ventures, Inventus Capital, Globespan Capital, IA Capital, SF Capital, among others, along with a strategic investor
• The $42 million in funding is comprised of $26.6 million in equity and $15.5 million in venture debt, bringing the Company’s total funding to over $77 million
• Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Credit Sesame was founded in 2011 and has provided credit and loan management tools to over 12 million members
• The mobile and web solution provides consumers with tools to build a path to achieve financial wellness, including free access to their credit profile complete with their credit score, credit report grades, credit monitoring, interactive step-by-step tools and recommendations for better lending options

Significance of Transaction

• The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s growth, hiring, and member acquisition, and to advance its analytics, robo-advisor and machine learning technologies
• A new strategic investor has also joined Credit Sesame’s consortium of investors in this round and a separate strategic partnership may be announced in the near future that will allow millions more to benefit from Credit Sesame’s services

FT Partners' Role

• FT Partners served as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Credit Sesame in this transaction
• This transaction further demonstrates FT Partners’ continued success advising both leading consumer FinTech brands as well as companies across the Credit / Lending Tech landscape