WeLab, a Hong Kong-based peer-to-peer lending platform, closed $14m in Series A funding.
Backers included TOM Group and Sequoia Capital.
The company intends to use the funds to build services including a new product for Mainland China later in 2014 that will use big data for credit risk modeling.
Founded in 2013 by Simon Loong, CEO, WeLab operates WeLend.hk, a peer-to-peer lending platform. The company is establishing strategic partnerships with a variety of mobile, e-commerce, and financial companies that will enable analytical insights into consumer behavior in the China market.
WeLab has offices in China and India.
FinSMEs
16/06/2014