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October

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About

October is an online marketplace for business loans, enabling investors to lend money directly to small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Highlights

Total Funding Amount
€469.20M $50.50M
Funding Rounds
7
Investors
20
Investments
12
Lead Investments
9
Exits
6

Details

Last Funding Type
Debt Financing
Last Funding Money Raised
€200M
Industries
Consumer Lending,Financial Services,FinTech,Marketplace,Small and Medium Businesses
Founded date
Sep 1, 2014
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
October SA
Also Known As
Lendix

October mission is to empower businesses to thrive by simplifying and democratizing their funding. October was born in France at the end of 2014, under the name Lendix, thanks to a new regulation opening up the banking monopoly. Today we operate as a pan-European lending platform with offices in France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
7
€469.20M $50.50M
October has raised a total of €469.20M $50.50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 7, 2022 from a Non-Equity Assistant round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jul 7, 2022 Non-Equity Assistant — 1 — — Detail
Sep 30, 2020 Debt Financing €258M 2 Intesa Sanpaolo — Detail
Jun 4, 2018 Funding Round $37M 7 Allianz
Idinvest Partners 		— Detail
Jan 16, 2018 Debt Financing €200M 7 — — Detail
Apr 26, 2016 Series B $13.50M 7 — — Detail
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Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
12
9
October has made 12 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 17, 2019, when Alchemy raised $15M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Dec 17, 2019 Alchemy
Series A $15M Blockchain —
Nov 22, 2018 Engie
Post-IPO Debt €100K Energy Yes
Nov 22, 2018 Allianz France
Debt Financing €100K Asset Management Yes
Nov 22, 2018 Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
Debt Financing €100K Banking Yes
Nov 22, 2018 Iliad
Debt Financing €100K Internet Yes
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Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
3
20
October is funded by 20 investors. Intesa Sanpaolo and Allianz are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Intesa Sanpaolo Yes Debt Financing
Allianz Yes Funding Round
Idinvest Partners Yes Funding Round
Hackquarters — Non-Equity Assistant
The Caisse des Dépôts — Debt Financing
CIR Group — Funding Round
CNP Assurances — Funding Round
Decaux Frères Investissements — Funding Round
Matmut — Funding Round
Partech — Funding Round
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Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
10
October has 10 current employee profiles, including Board member Marc Menase
Marc Menase
Board member
Benjamin Netter
Executive
Olivier Goy
Executive
Philippe Collombel
Board member
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Exits

October has had 6 exits. October most notable exits include Webhelp ,   Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Jul 12, 2019 Webhelp M&A Consulting Detail
May 31, 2018 Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield IPO Property Management Detail
Jul 25, 2008 SUEZ Environnement IPO Clean Energy Detail
Jul 8, 2005 Engie IPO Energy Detail
Jul 6, 2001 JCDecaux IPO Brand Marketing Detail
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Acquisition

October has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Finsquare on Apr 19, 2016. They acquired Finsquare for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Apr 19, 2016 Finsquare
Financial Services acquisition — Detail
May 31, 2022 Credit.fr
Finance acquisition — Detail
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