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SoFi Raises $200 Million Led by Third Point Ventures

The new funding values SoFi at $1.3 billion ahead of its upcoming IPO.

SoFi Raises $200 Million Led by Third Point Ventures, Kay Alexander, Edukwest

SoFi Raises $80 Million, Led by Discovery Capital Management

Since launching in 2011, SoFi has funded $450 million in loans to over 5,000 members. 

SoFi Raises $80M, Led by Discovery Capital Management, Jonathan Shieber, TechCrunch

SoFi Raises $500M

Co secured $90M in equity, $151M in debt, $200M in bank participations, & $30M from ECMC.

SoFi raises $500M to Fix the Broken Student Loan Market, Christina Farr, Venture Beat

SoFi Offers Loan Relief to Students of Over 100 Colleges

Social Finance (SoFi) taps college alumni as a funding source for students loans.

SoFi Offers Loan Relief to Students of Stanford, 100 Other Schools, C. Farr, VentureBeat

SoFi Raises $41 Million from Bancorp

This adds to the $77M raised in Sept '12. SoFi turns wealthy alumni into student loan lenders.

SoFi Raises $41 Million from Bancorp, Christina Farr, VentureBeat

Who is Mike Cagney?

Co-founder/CEO of SoFi, a startup with a new student loan model, has raised $77.2M.

SoFi's CEO: 'The Student Loan Market is Broken. Let's fix it.' Christina Farr, VentureBeat

'SoFi' Raises $77 Million to Solve Student Debt Crisis

SoFi lowers cost of college by linking high schoolers to wealthy alum who loan at lower rates.

Investors Bet $77M that a Startup Can Solve Student Debt Crisis, Christina Farr, Venture Beat