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Pillar Raises $16.9M to Help Immigrants, Refugees Get Credit

April 21, 2022
Pillar, immigrants, credit, funding
Pillar Offers Gifting Platform For Student Loan Payments
Loans // December 17, 2019

Student loan personal finance platform Pillar has launched a gift initiative for the holidays called Boost, according to a release. Boost will allow for friends and family to gift payments to help someone paying off student loan debt. The payments will be automatically applied toward...

Startup Pillar Aims To Help Students Pay Down Debt
Investments // May 30, 2019

A new startup named Pillar, which aims to help students pay down loan debt, recently received $5.5 million in seed money from Kleiner Perkins, according to a report. The app will connect with the loan provider and a person’s bank, and can then communicate with...

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Pillar Raises $16.9M to Help Immigrants, Refugees Get Credit

April 21, 2022
Pillar raised 13 million pounds ($16.9 million) in a pre-seed funding round led by Global Founders Capital and Backed VC. The startup specializes in providing immigrants with access to credit products when moving to a new country, TechFundingNews reported on Thursday (April 21). Founded by Revolut alumni Ashutosh Bhatt and CTO Adam Lewis, Pillar’s open […]

Pillar Offers Gifting Platform For Student Loan Payments

December 17, 2019
Student loan personal finance platform Pillar has launched a gift initiative for the holidays called Boost, according to a release. Boost will allow for friends and family to gift payments...

Startup Pillar Aims To Help Students Pay Down Debt

May 30, 2019
A new startup named Pillar, which aims to help students pay down loan debt, recently received $5.5 million in seed money from Kleiner Perkins, according to a report. The app...