Smava

Leading online marketplace for personal loans in Germany.

Smava helps consumers find the best loan offer from over 20 partner banks and streamlines the application process. In 2019 Smava facilitated loan volume over €2B.

Milestones

2007

Founded by Alexander & Eckart

2011

€4M Series A led by Earlybird

2015

$16M Series B led by Phenomen Ventures

2016

$34M Series C led by Runa Capital, Verdane Capital, mojo.capital and Earlybird Venture Capital

2018

$65M round led by Vitruvian and Runa Capital

2021

Acquired its competitor Finanzcheck and became the largest consumer loan platform in Germany

Twitter (@smava)

Website

smava.de

Founders

Alexander Artope (CEO)
Eckart Vierkant (Co-CEO)

Key locations

Berlin, Germany

Runa invested

Apr 2016

Runa team

Andre Bliznyuk
Dmitry Galperin
Konstantin Gnyp

Co-investors

Earlybird
Mojo Capital
Verdane Capital
Vitruvian Partners

Themes

Fintech