When was Orchard founded?

Orchard was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Orchard located?

Orchard is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Orchard have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Orchard is 51 - 200.

Is Orchard a funded company?

Orchard is a funded company, having raised a total of $64.7M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Dec 10, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of Orchard?

Orchard's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Aug 11, 2017, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Alternative Lending. In United States, the Alternative Lending sector has seen $1.09B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Orchard rank among its competitors?

Orchard ranks 51st amongst 131 active competitors, of which 38 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was OatFi, which secured $24M in Jun, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Orchard?

Orchard's top competitors include Sparkfund, Linedata and AutoFi. Among them, OatFi secured the most recent funding round in June, 2025.

Orchard - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Orchard Platform is an investment and analytics platform that supports the marketplaces for loans by providing technical and operational efficiencies to help institutional investors and loan originators connect and transact.The platform enables institutional investors to scale their investment in the marketplace lending space by providing investment strategy, real-time execution and reporting, analytics, and access to supply. It helps originators expand the credit landscape by connecting them to a diverse set of capital providers and enables them to focus on making loans and giving borrowers more choices. The company is a SEC registered investment adviser

Website: orchardplatform.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acqui-Hired

Total Funding

$64.7M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Aug 11, 2017, $*****

Investors

Conversion Capital & 11 more

Ranked

51^st among 131 active competitors

Employee Count

51 - 200 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

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Orchard has raised a total funding of $64.7M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 10, 2013. Orchard has 12 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Orchard:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 11, 2017	1897276	Series C	4767169	9049719	5209619	1312370
Sep 10, 2015	9045601	Series B	8212537	6877029	5241740	Thrive Capital & 8 more
Oct 01, 2014	4801085	Series A	7850320	7034437	3680055	QED Investors & 3 more

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The founders of Orchard are Jonathan Kelfer and David Snitkof.

Here are the details of Orchard's key team members:

Jonathan Kelfer: Co-Founder & CTO of Orchard. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
David Snitkof: Co-Founder, Chief Analytics Officer, Chief Product Officer of Orchard.
Matt Burton: CEO of Orchard.

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Orchard's employee count trend

Orchard has 51 - 200 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Orchard's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Orchard include Sparkfund, Linedata and AutoFi. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Orchard, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Sparkfund 2013, Washington, DC (United States), Series C	Subscription-based energy as a service provider	$49.9M	Energy Impact Partners, Vision Ridge Partners ... & 6 others	65/100
2nd	Linedata 1998, Neuilly sur seine (France), Public	Provider of software, data, analytics, and related services for financial institutions	-	Ardian, XAnge & 4 others	63/100
3rd	AutoFi 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Cloud-driven loan lifecycle management solution for automobile financing	$127M	Crosslink Capital, FJ Labs & 18 others	63/100
4th	GreenSky 2006, Atlanta (United States), Acquired	Lending as a service platform for consumer financing	$610M	Evolve Capital Partners, PIMCO & 6 others	61/100
5th	Lendflow 2019, Houston (United States), Series A	Provider of cloud-based lending solutions	$13M	Underscore VC, Navitas Capital & 8 others	61/100
6th	OatFi 2021, New York City (United States), Series A	Provider of API-driven working capital solutions for B2B payments platforms	$35.2M	QED Investors, Portage & 8 others	60/100
7th	NetSol Tech 1979, Calabasas (United States), Public	Developer of an AI-driven platform for asset finance and retail	-	-	58/100
8th	Cloud Lending 2013, Foster City (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital banking solutions for financial institutions and their clients	$16.1M	Cota Capital, Lighter Capital & 4 others	56/100
9th	Alfa Systems 1990, Sydney (Australia), Public	Developer of software platform for asset and auto finance operations	-	The Independent Investment Trust, Hampshire Trust Bank ... Read more	55/100
10th	Fundation 2011, New York City (United States), Series A	Online Small Business Lending Platform	$6.66M	Goldman Sachs, SunTrust Bank & 7 others	54/100
51st	Orchard 2013, New York City (United States), Acqui-Hired	Technology and infrastructure provider for marketplace lending.	$64.7M	Conversion Capital, QED Investors & 10 others	34/100