Venture Capital
On Thursday, student loan management startup Pillar announced it raised $5.5 million in seed funding in a round led by Kleiner Perkins. The funding round included a who's who of individual investors from startup and fintech backgrounds, such as: Adam Nash, the former CEO of Wealthfront and Acorns board member; Noah Weiss, former SVP of Product at Foursquare; Misha Esipov, CEO and co-founder of Nova Credit; and Robinhood's Head of Growth, Patrick Kavanagh, and Head of Finance, Nadia Asoyan. Rainfall Ventures, Great Oaks VC, Financial Venture Studio, Kairos, and Day One Ventures also participated in the round.

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