Jaja
Company

Last deal

$13.34M
Local Amount - GBP 10M

Amount

Convertible Note

Stage

30.11.2020

Date

3

all rounds

$59.28M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Jaja is a fintech company that offers digital and physical credit cards and other financing services.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

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Also Known As

Jaja Finance Holding AS, Jaja Finance

founded date

25.09.2015

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Convertible Note

IPO status

Private

Description

Jaja's mission is to redefine and simplify the credit card experience, giving people more time to do the things they love. The company was founded in 2015 by three Norwegian entrepreneurs with the goal of shaking up the British credit card market. In addition to its own credit card, Jaja also partners with other businesses to create co-branded credit cards and payment solutions. The company is expanding rapidly and is looking for problem solvers, innovators, and finance experts to help shape the future.
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location

Contact Email

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Legal Names

Legal name

Jaja Finance Limited
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M&A Details
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Acquired by

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

announced date

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3

Number of Funding Rounds

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Money Raised

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Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
30.11.2020
4
$13.34M
Local Amount - GBP 10M
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People

Founders
3
Per Elvebakk
Per Elvebakk

Per Elvebakk

current job

Jaja
Jaja

organization founded

1

Per Elvebakk

Kyrre Riksen
Kyrre Riksen

Kyrre Riksen

current job

Jaja
Jaja

organization founded

1

Kyrre Riksen

Jostein Svendsen
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Jostein Svendsen

Jostein Svendsen currently serves as executive director of Jaja Finance since October 2015.

current job

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Jaja

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2

Jostein Svendsen

Employee Profiles
8
Adrian Rushton

Adrian Rushton

Chief Legal Officer

David Chan

David Chan

Chief Executive Officer

Manoj Mistry

Manoj Mistry

IT Operations Manager

Howe Timms

Howe Timms

Chief Risk Officer

Neil Radley

Neil Radley

Chairman & CEO

Per Elvebakk

Per Elvebakk

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Jostein Svendsen

Jostein Svendsen

Founder & Executive Director

Kyrre Riksen

Kyrre Riksen

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