Renaud Laplanche, Angel Investor

Renaud Laplanche is an angel investor with a focus on fintech, consumer credit, and digital platforms. His portfolio includes Digitt, a company offering AI-driven financial planning tools, Hiive, a marketplace for trading private company shares, and Highnote, a modern card-issuing platform. He has also backed RentoMojo, an Indian rental services company that provides furniture, appliances, and electronics through flexible subscription models. Laplanche invests across Series A, Series B, and Series C rounds, supporting startups that expand access to financial services and consumer technology. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Upgrade, Inc., a fintech company based in San Francisco. Previously, he co-founded and led Lending Club (now Happen Bank), where he helped pioneer peer-to-peer lending and digital credit solutions.