Formerly | RapidAdvance |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 2005 |
Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland, US |
Area served | United States |
Products | Small Business Loan, Merchant Cash Advance, Line of Credit, SBA Bridge Loan |
Owner | Dan Gilbert |
Number of employees | 254 (2016) [1] |
Parent |
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Website |
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Rapid Finance is a technology-powered financial services company that provides working capital to small and mid-sized businesses in the United States. As a sister company of Rocket Mortgage, it offers small and medium business loan programs for business owners in a variety of industries and categories. With over US$1 billion funded, it is the 4th largest online small business lender in the United States. [2] The company claims that no single business category accounts for more than 25% of its revenues. [3]
The company was founded in 2005 as RapidAdvance [4] and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. It was acquired by Dan Gilbert's Rockbridge Growth Equity, LLC in 2013. [5] It is part of Rock Family of Companies that include the Cleveland Cavaliers, Fathead, Rocket Mortgage and Genius. [6] The company went through a rebrand in 2019, changing its name to Rapid Finance [7] following its expansion and diversification of loan products. [8]
A publication from The Washington Post found Rapid Finance to be among the best in the Washington D.C. area from 2016 to 2019. [9] The Detroit Free Press also found Rapid Finance to hold the #1 ranking for Michigan's Top Small Workplaces in 2016. Consumers Advocate ranked Rapid Finance as the third best small business loan provider. [10]
In 2023, the company laid off 51 employees in its Detroit, Michigan facility. [11]
Formerly | RapidAdvance |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 2005 |
Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland, US |
Area served | United States |
Products | Small Business Loan, Merchant Cash Advance, Line of Credit, SBA Bridge Loan |
Owner | Dan Gilbert |
Number of employees | 254 (2016) [1] |
Parent |
|
Website |
www |
Rapid Finance is a technology-powered financial services company that provides working capital to small and mid-sized businesses in the United States. As a sister company of Rocket Mortgage, it offers small and medium business loan programs for business owners in a variety of industries and categories. With over US$1 billion funded, it is the 4th largest online small business lender in the United States. [2] The company claims that no single business category accounts for more than 25% of its revenues. [3]
The company was founded in 2005 as RapidAdvance [4] and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. It was acquired by Dan Gilbert's Rockbridge Growth Equity, LLC in 2013. [5] It is part of Rock Family of Companies that include the Cleveland Cavaliers, Fathead, Rocket Mortgage and Genius. [6] The company went through a rebrand in 2019, changing its name to Rapid Finance [7] following its expansion and diversification of loan products. [8]
A publication from The Washington Post found Rapid Finance to be among the best in the Washington D.C. area from 2016 to 2019. [9] The Detroit Free Press also found Rapid Finance to hold the #1 ranking for Michigan's Top Small Workplaces in 2016. Consumers Advocate ranked Rapid Finance as the third best small business loan provider. [10]
In 2023, the company laid off 51 employees in its Detroit, Michigan facility. [11]