Comments on: Zopa, the online marketplace for lending, raises $5m to match Prosper http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/03/zopa-the-online-marketplace-for-lending-raises-5m-to-match-prosper/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:25:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Matt Marshall http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/03/zopa-the-online-marketplace-for-lending-raises-5m-to-match-prosper/comment-page-1/#comment-4613 Matt Marshall Tue, 04 Jul 2006 06:32:30 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/03/zopa-the-online-marketplace-for-lending-raises-5m-to-match-prosper/#comment-4613 Zopa just confirmed that the $5 million was part of the same series "B" round, and thus not a seperate round to address the "Benchmark question." Zopa just confirmed that the $5 million was part of the same series “B” round, and thus not a seperate round to address the “Benchmark question.”

]]> By: Matt Marshall http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/03/zopa-the-online-marketplace-for-lending-raises-5m-to-match-prosper/comment-page-1/#comment-4612 Matt Marshall Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:25:55 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/03/zopa-the-online-marketplace-for-lending-raises-5m-to-match-prosper/#comment-4612 You make a good point, if it were true that this is a separate round and Benchmark didn't participate. However, we can't be certain of that. The report I cite above is rudimentary, and only mentions Draper and the Rowland family. I will check with Benchmark. You make a good point, if it were true that this is a separate round and Benchmark didn’t participate. However, we can’t be certain of that. The report I cite above is rudimentary, and only mentions Draper and the Rowland family. I will check with Benchmark.

]]> By: will http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/03/zopa-the-online-marketplace-for-lending-raises-5m-to-match-prosper/comment-page-1/#comment-4611 will Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:11:19 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/03/zopa-the-online-marketplace-for-lending-raises-5m-to-match-prosper/#comment-4611 Did, Benchmark get into this round? Not even as a top-up investment? Looks like there is either a falling out or a conscious decision by both sides to build a "firewall" to avoid conflict of interest. Eitherway, looks like Benchmark is betting on Prosper as their horse in this market now. Did, Benchmark get into this round? Not even as a top-up investment?

Looks like there is either a falling out or a conscious decision by both sides to build a “firewall” to avoid conflict of interest.

Eitherway, looks like Benchmark is betting on Prosper as their horse in this market now.

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