Self

Helping consumers build credit and save money.

About

Founded

2015

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Industry

Fintech

Company Description

Self Financial is a credit building platform working to increase economic inclusion and financial resilience through products that make building credit accessible. With no hard credit check to get started, Self's signature Credit Builder Account and secured Self Visa® Credit Card issued by partner banks are designed to enable people to build credit in a way that can fit their budgets. The company also offers rent and utility payment reporting, which enables customers to get credit for bills they already pay, like rent, cell phone plan, and utilities.

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Funding

Total Raised

$127 million

Valuation

$2.5 billion

Significant Investors

Techstars, Meritech Capital, Altos Ventures, Conductive Ventures

Company Traction

  • As of July 2023, Self has served 4 million+ customers, up from 2 million in September 2021.
  • As of July 2023, Self reported customers see an average credit score bump of 49+ points.
  • As of July 2023, Self has rated 4.9/5 stars from 242.7K reviews on the Apple App Store, 4.6/5 stars from 77.1K reviews on the Google Play Store, and has been downloaded 1 million+ times on the Google Play Store.
  • As of September 2021, Self reported it would do 10 million+ in revenue for the year, up 2x over 2020. 

Leadership Team

  • James Garvey: Founder & CEO of Self. Former Founder of GK Equity.
  • Adam Chibib: CFO at Self. Former General Partner at Silverton Partners.
  • Chris LaConte: Chief Strategy Officer at Self. Former Chief Strategy Officer at SpyCloud.

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