Goldman Sachs-backed ZestMoney, once valued at $450M, to shut down

ZestMoney, a buy now pay later startup whose ability to underwrite small ticket loans to first-time internet customers attracted many high-profile investors including Goldman Sachs, is shutting down following unsuccessful efforts to find a buyer. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup — which also identified PayU, Quona, Zip, Omidyar Network and Ribbit Capital among its backers — employed about … Read more

ZestMoney founders resign as Goldman Sachs-backed fintech struggles to lift funds

Founders of ZestMoney have resigned from the startup, the newest twist within the destiny of the Indian fintech whose skill to underwrite small ticket loans to first-time web clients as soon as drew the backing of many high-profile buyers together with Goldman Sachs. Lizzie Chapman, Priya Sharma and Ashish Anantharaman, the founders of ZestMoney, knowledgeable … Read more