About Upstart Holdings, Inc.
Upstart is a lending platform based in San Mateo, California. It was first launched in April 2012 with an Income Share Agreement product, which enabled individuals to raise money by contracting to share a percent of their future income. In May 2014, Upstart pivoted away from this product and toward the personal loan marketplace. With this pivot, Upstart began offering a traditional 3-year loan, and has since expanded to offer a 5-year loan product as well. Upstart developed an income and default prediction model to determine creditworthiness of a potential borrower.