History
NerdWallet was founded in August 2009 by Tim Chen and Jacob Gibson, with an initial capital investment of $800. Its first product was a web application that provided comparative information about credit cards. Subsequently, it generated large quantities of content to help boost its search engine results. Website traffic grew quickly in 2010 and, by March 2014, the website had up to 30 million users. The following year, it raised $64 million in its first round of funding, at an estimated valuation of $500 million. In 2016, the company acquired the retirement planning firm AboutLife, and was valued at $520 million. In August 2020, the company expanded its footprint into the UK by acquiring Know Your Money, a Norwich-based startup that provides a similar range of comparison and information tools geared at people who live in the UK In November 2020, NerdWallet acquired small business loan marketplace, Fundera. In 2021, NerdWallet partnered with Inclusiv, a nonprofit network of community development credit unions, and committed to move millions of dollars to local credit unions to advance financial equity. In November 2021, the company went public on the Nasdaq stock exchange. In July 2022, NerdWallet acquired On the Barrelhead, a consumer debt robo-advisor platform, for $120 million. In May 2023, Yahoo! Finance reported that NerdWallet's platform had an average of 23 million monthly users.Products and services
The company's goal is to provide information that educates users in making financial decisions. NerdWallet's website and app feature comparison tools for financial products such as credit cards, checking accounts, and mortgages, as well as loan, net-worth, and credit-score calculators. NerdWallet staff also produce articles about financial topics such as investing, retirement planning, and taxes. By May 2015, the company developed business relationships with eight banks and a dozen insurance companies. In exchange for new customers, affiliated banks pay NerdWallet a success fee. Co-founder Chen reported that the company became profitable by virtue of the fees it earned through matching users with financial products and services. In October 2020, NerdWallet acquired Fundera, a company that provides loans to small and medium-sized businesses. Fundera operates as a subsidiary of NerdWallet. In 2022, NerdWallet acquired On the Barrelhead, a fintech company that generates loan and credit recommendations for individuals and small and medium-sized businesses. Upon acquisition, NerdWallet began to integrate On the Barrelhead's technology into its own products.Administration
Tim Chen is the CEO and co-founder of NerdWallet. Company leadership also includes Lauren StClair ( CFO), Kevin Yuann ( CBO), and Lynee Luque ( CPO). As of January 2023, the company had 770 employees. Following the dismissal of 11 employees in December 2013, NerdWallet reorganized its leadership structure. FormerSee also
* AwardWallet * Bankrate * CreditKarma * Intuit Mint * LendingTree * Money (financial website) * WalletHubReferences
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