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Prodigy Finance
Student loans for international students
- 201-500 employees
- Fintech
- B2C
- Lending
- Financial Services
- Soho, London, UK
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Company mission
To make quality education accessible, using fintech to redefine the student loan market.
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
50% female employees
34% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Historically, international students found it very difficult to get financing to study abroad, because there are complexities with lending to people who are not permanent residents in the country.
At the same time, the demand for internationals to study abroad is high and growing, especially with the growing middle class in Asia.
Prodigy Finance have solved this complexity and made it possible for international students to get loans to study at the best universities abroad. Solving a complicated problem like this and getting the backing of institutional debt investors gives them great defensibility.
Prodigy Finance has teamed up with Nova Credit and this will generate countless more opportunities for thousands of international students who are looking to fund their education in the US. Prodigy Finance will integrate Nova’s Credit Passport® solution seamlessly into its loan application process, enabling them access to global consumer credit bureau data.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Generous leave, maternity & paternity packages - 24 days annual leave, plus 1 day for every year worked. And if you’re expecting? 6 months maternity and 4 months paternity leave
- Flexi and remote working opportunities - with offices and people all over the world, we don't like to be limited by desks. That's why we work flexible hours from different locations
- Employee wellness programmes across our offices - we like to look after our team with weekly yoga classes, wellness days, healthy snacks and complimentary lunches to name a few perks
- Work with the best from around the world - our team is from 35 countries, giving you the opportunity to develop an international network of the globe’s best and brightest
Company values
- Innovative + Smart - Be curious enough to want to know more, think out the box, maybe even break the box, show initiative and be smart about it to find implementable, impactful solutions
- International + Accountable - Push yourself to be better every day. Work with others across the world, be resilient, add value and then hold yourself accountable. Encourage and celebrate each other
- Energetic + Fun - Sense of humour = survival. Bring energy and fun. Wear your heart on your sleeve. Work hard and find the time to play. We’re in this together
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2017
$40m
SERIES C
Aug 2015
$12.5m
LATE VC
Total funding: $52.5m
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Leadership
Cameron Stevens
(CEO)Experienced the problem of MBA finance when studying at INSEAD. Previously co-founded a corporate advisory firm in South East Asia.
People progressing
Joined as a Relationship Manager. Promoted to Senior Manager after 1.5 years. Then moved to be a Channel Development Manager after 2 years. They have been promoted to University Relations in May 2020.