The U.S. is now home to 13 Fintech unicorns who have scored valuations of at least $1 billion. This year Robinhood, AvidXChange and Symphony joined the billion-dollar club.
Here are the ten most valuable private venture-backed Fintech players based in the U.S. The list is from Forbes.
1. Stripe
Value: $9.2 billion* | Founded: 2010
Founders: Patrick and John Collison
CEO: Patrick Collison | 
Stripe allows merchants to accept online and mobile payments
2. SoFi
Value: $4.3 billion | Founded: 2011
Founders: Mike Cagney, Dan Macklin, James Finnigan, Ian Brady, Andy Carra
CEO: Mike Cagney | 
SoFi offers student loan refinancing and other services to Millennials
3. GreenSky
Value: $3.6 billion | Founded: 2006
Founders: David Zalik, Larry Smith
CEO: David Zalik |
GreenSky provides on-the-spot financing for home-improvement projects via its network of contractors. (For more, check out Forbes’ cover story on GreenSky.)
4. Credit Karma
Value: $3.5 billion | Founded: 2007
Founders: Kenneth Lin, Nichole Mustard, Ryan Graciano
CEO: Kenneth Lin |
Credit Karma offers free credit scores and recommendations for credit cards and loans
5. Oscar
Value: $2.7 billion | Founded: 2013
Founders: Josh Kushner, Mario Schlosser, Kevin Nazemi
CEO: Mario Schlosser |
Oscar makes it simpler to buy and use health insurance under Obamacare
6. Avant
Value: $2 billion | Founded: 2012
Founders: Al Goldstein, John Sun, Paul Zhang
CEO: Al Goldstein |
Avant make quick online loans to consumers with lower credit scores
7. Zenefits
Value: $2 billion | Founded: 2013
Founders: Parker Conrad, Laks Srini
CEO: Jay Fulcher |
Zenefits sells a cloud-based human resources platform for businesses
8. Prosper
Value: $1.9 billion | Founded: 2005
Founders: Chris Larsen, John Witchel
CEO: David Kimball |
Prosper connects borrowers and investors for unsecured personal loans
9. AvidXchange
Value: $1.4 billion | Founded: 2000
Founders: Michael Praeger, David Miller
CEO: Michael Praeger |
AvidXchange automates invoicing and bill payments for businesses
10. Robinhood
Value: $1.3 billion | Founded: 2013
Founders: Baiju Bhatt, Vladimir Tenev
Co-CEOs: Baiju Bhatt, Vladimir Tenev |
Robinhood offers free trades of stocks and ETFs via mobile app
Valuations are from PitchBook and CB Insights.
