Ondeck Secures $77 Million in Funding Led By Tiger Global; Set to Hit $ Billion Mark in Capital Deployed to Small Businees

Round to Fuel Tech-Powered Lender's Rapid Growth

NEW YORK, March 6, 2014 OnDeck (www.ondeck.com), the technology-powered Main Street lender, announced today it raised $77 million in a growth investment round led by Tiger Global Management with participation from existing investors Institutional Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, SAP Ventures, Google Ventures, First Round Capital and Peter Thiel. OnDeck has now raised a total of $180 million in equity and over $300 million in debt financing. The company also announced it will hit the $1 billion mark in total capital deployed to Main Street businesses by mid-March.

OnDeck will use the funds to advance its main growth initiatives: accelerating new product development, geographic expansion, robust marketing and aggressive hiring.

Today's announcement reinforces two key themes for the company: continued confidence from top investors that we are the leading alternative lender for small businesses and extremely strong customer demand for our product, said Noah Breslow, chief executive officer, OnDeck. OnDeck's rapid growth, driven by our innovation and commitment to Main Street, proves that we have built the premier transformative lending platform that makes it faster and easier for business owners to secure capital.

The growth investment round was welcomed by existing OnDeck investors.

We are pleased to have Tiger Global Management join our team of investors. This provides yet another strong affirmation that OnDeck is the leading financial technology solution in the small business market space, said Sandy Miller, general partner, Institutional Venture Partners. We have seen how their platform has helped drive an entire new industry, and we believe the company is poised to become a leading brand for small business financing.

Alternative lending continues to disrupt traditional channels that have failed small businesses. OnDeck is leading this industry with its innovative lending platform that more effectively evaluates the creditworthiness of small businesses, and can more efficiently deliver critical growth capital to them. The company offers loans from 3 to 24 months and $5,000 to $250,000 with approvals in minutes and funding in as fast as 24 hours.

For more information please visit www.OnDeck.com.

About OnDeck

Launched in 2007, OnDeck uses data aggregation and electronic payment technology to evaluate the financial health of small and medium sized businesses and efficiently deliver capital to a market underserved by banks. Through the OnDeck platform, millions of small businesses can obtain affordable loans with a fraction of the time and effort that it takes through traditional channels. The companys proprietary credit models look deeper into the health of businesses, focusing on overall business performance, rather than the owners personal credit history. The OnDeck system also provides a critically needed mechanism for financial institutions and other business service providers to efficiently reach the Main Street small business market.

OnDeck has deployed nearly $1 billion in capital to tens of thousands of businesses across 725 different industries. The company grew 150% in 2013, and was recently named #11 on Forbes 100 Most Promising Companies in America list and was listed on the Inc. 500/5000 for a second year in a row. The company also has earned an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. OnDeck is financed by some of the nations leading venture capital firms, including Google Ventures, SAP Ventures, RRE Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners and Tiger Global.

For more information, please visit: www.ondeck.com. Follow OnDeck on Twitter @OnDeckCapital

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