Clearview AI
Facial recognition technology supported by Peter Thiel
ZestFinance
Uses unconventional metrics to underwrite loans to those with low credit scores or thin credit histories; Los Angeles
TransferWise
Chops the high fees individuals and small businesses pay for international money transfers by (invisibly to customers) matching buyers and sellers of each currency; London
Stripe
Online and in-app payment platform with easy-to-use customer interface; San Francisco
SoFi
Offers student loan refinancing, personal loans and mortgages to young borrowers with high-end jobs and degrees; San Francisco
Avant
Makes instant online loans of $1,000 to $35,000 to average Joes, at 10% to 36% interest for two to five years; Chicago
Addepar, LLC
Develops software for the wealth management industry
Meta
Online directory and social network; Facebook rebrand