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FinovateStartup’s presenters were drawn from the ranks of the young companies that are innovating at the nexus of finance & technology. On April 29, 2008, forty innovative companies participated and demoed their products in San Francisco. You can view the demo video for Loanio below.

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www.loanio.com

HQ Location: New York, New York
Product Being Demoed: Loanio.com
Product Launched: Not yet (May 2008)
Metrics: 6 employees, <$500,000 raised

How they describe themselves:
Loanio.com is a new peer lending website that facilitates the borrowing and lending of money between individuals and institutions through an auction-style platform.

What they think makes them better:
Loanio believes we will foster a greater level of security and confidence from lenders, provide access to a significantly underserved borrower market, and consequently increase the average number of loan originations.

Some of the site’s highlights include:

  • A Co-Borrower (co-signer) feature, which will enable all borrowers, regardless of their credit profiles, the ability to participate.
  • An ID and Financial Document Verification service which will provide lenders with enhanced qualitative data on borrowers.
  • A feature that allows borrowers to originate a loan when less than 100% of the requested loan is successfully bid upon.

Executives: Michael Solomon (CEO & Founder), Stanley Solomon (Executive VP)

Investors: Funded by founders. Additional investors TBA.

Contacts:
Bus. Dev. & Press – Michael Solomon, CEO & Founder, msolomon@loanio.com, 845-624-4400x255