NSBA: Small Business Congress Sam Hodges Founder & Managing Director, Funding Circle
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Marketplace Lending 3
U.S. banks have significantly reduced their lending to small businesses Jan 10 Apr 10 Jul 10 Oct 10 Jan 11 Apr 11 Jul 11 Oct 11 Jan 12 Apr 12 Jul 12 Oct 12 Jan 13 Apr 13 Jul 13 Oct 13 Jan 14 Apr 14 Jul 14 Oct 14 Small Businesses Planning to Increase Hiring Bank Loans <$1M (%GDP) 13% 11% 9% 7% 5% 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 3% 1% -1% -3% -5% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 4
The U.S. SMB lending market estimated at $250B annually 2012 US Small FC USA Total FC USA Core Market Business Financing Addressable Market $347B Market $250B $116B Bank Term Loans < $1M 1 $116B $116B $116B Addressable Working Capital Finance 1 Outsider Equity 1 Private Term Loans 1 $92B $92B $23B $23B $19B $19B Other SME Lending 1 Equipment Loans 2 $84B $40B FC USA loans are fully amortizing, secured term loans to high-quality small businesses 1 Assumes annual origination rates are consistent with 2012 market totals. Source: SBA, Frequently Asked Questions about Small Business Finance ; SBA, Small Business Lending in the United States 2012. 2012 W/C finance company and other financing source figures estimated based on 2010 values and overall loan industry growth. 2 Equipment Loans estimate taken using data from the 2014 ELFA Survey of Equipment Finance Activity. Combined equipment loans under a ticket size of $5M come out to a total of $84B in originations in 2013. Using 504 equipment loan data provided by the SBA and looking at the distribution of all loans by size, 46.85% of total annual loan dollar value resides in loans of under $1M. Applying this distribution to the ELFA dataset gives a total annual equipment loan market value of $40B for loans under $1M.
Intro to Funding Circle 6
Who is Funding Circle? Funding Circle is the leading global marketplace for small business loans We ve helped 35,000 investors lend $850M to 7,000 small businesses globally since 2010 The banking system is broken, so we re building a better one Affordable small business term loans with rates from 5.99% Fast + simple application process with funding in 7-10 days We ve raised $123M from Accel partners, Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures + Ribbit Capital ~300 employees across San Francisco + London 7
Why do small businesses choose Funding Circle? We know small business Founded by small business owners for small business owners Our platform that provides a seamless, simple user experience Web-based and intuitive for the modern small business owner, with responsive customer support Human underwriting provides exceptional borrower experience and superior credit results Proven business model that is very well capitalized Fast, transparent, fair access to capital What do we offer? 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 year terms Interest rates starting at 5.99% 2.99% Origination Fee Referral Partner Program Loan sizes from $25,000 to $500,000 Monthly principal and interest payments No pre-payment penalty if principal amount is paid in full 8
Funding Circle Experience Technology driven, human underwriting powered by Experian data Complete an online application for an instant quote and pre-qualification. Hear from your account manager within hours and confirm application details. Credit reviewed, receive conditional approval and information verification. Get funded. Smart and simple. Total time to funding = 7-10 days 9
Competitive landscape for loans to small businesses 1 Product Speed Rate Security Focus Fees Term loan Less than 1 week 5.99% - 20.99% Term loan Less Than 1 Week 5.00% - 25.00% Secured Secured/Unsec ured 100% small business 2.99% 98% consumer 1.1% - 5% Working capital financing Less Than 1 Week 19.99% - 45%+ Secured/Unsec ured Small business Over 10% Working capital financing Merchant cash advance Merchant cash advance Less Than 1 Week 50%+ Unsecured Small business + consumer High Less Than 1 Week High Rate Unsecured Small business High Less Than 1 Week High Rate Unsecured Small business High Specialty Finance Various 3 to 6 Months Low Rate Secured Mixed High Banks Various 3 to 6 Months Lowest Rate Secured Mixed 1% - 4% 1 Indicative financing terms for specific companies sourced from publicly available information on those companies websites. Indicative financing terms for specialty finance providers and banks based on terms customary but not always available at those institutions. 10
Thank you & contact information Funding Circle USA 747 Front St, Floor 4 San Francisco, CA 94111 www.fundingcircle.com/us Sam Hodges Co-Founder & Managing Director US sam@fundingcircle.com 347.306.0060 (mobile) 855.385.5356 x700 (office)
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