Renaud Laplanche

Renaud Laplanche
Born1970
France
NationalityFrench
Alma materHEC Paris
Université de Montpellier
London Business School
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Business executive
Years active1995–Present
Known forTripleHop Technologies (MatchPoint), Lending Club, Upgrade, Inc.

Renaud Laplanche (born 1970) is a French-American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the co-founder and CEO of the fintech company, Upgrade, Inc.[1] Prior to founding the company, Laplanche co-founded and served as the CEO of Lending Club, an American peer-to-peer lending company, for a decade. Before his tenure at Lending Club, he also co-founded and led TripleHop Technologies, the maker of the MatchPoint software, which was subsequently acquired by Oracle Corporation.[2]

  1. ^ McLannahan, Ben (6 September 2017). "Ousted Lending Club chief boosts volumes at new venture". Financial Times.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Chris (12 December 2014). "France cheers and weeps as Lending Club IPO makes Renaud Laplanche fantastically rich... in the U.S." Venture Beat.