Benoît Liénart, Founder of Pledg

About Benoît Liénart

Benoît Liénart is a French fintech entrepreneur and co-founder of Pledg, a payment solution enabling group purchases without advancing funds for others. As a polytechnician, he founded multiple fintech companies before launching Pledg with Nicolas Pelletier in late 2016. Pledg was acquired by Credit Agricole Consumer Finance in February 2024.

Benoît Liénart at a glance

• Company: Pledg
• Total raised: $100M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Portag3 Ventures, Aquiline Capital Partners, Smart Lenders Asset Management, Financiere Arbevel, ODDO BHF, Nestadio Capital
• Location: Paris, France

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