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Karoo

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AI native consumer lending platform for underserved Americans

W25·Winter 2025·Fintech·Toronto, ON, Canada·Team of 3·Founded 2024

About

US consumers within the risk appetite of prime lenders are served by the most competitive and efficient consumer lending marketplace globally. However, once you fall outside of this as a borrower, market efficiency breaks down and incumbents take advantage of low levels of competition to price gouge. We're fixing this.

Founders

  • Hugo Markland· Founder

    Chief Capital Officer of Karoo Early stage employee at Lendable and led UK capital markets - raised bns of funding

  • Jeanot Dawson· Founder

    CEO of Karoo, previously Head of US Loans at Lendable

  • Oliver Lambson· Founder

    CTO of Karoo. 0 lines of code to first loan in 45 days.

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