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Loek Janssen

Founder

Loek Janssen is listed as a founder of Nova Credit on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.

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Quick Facts

  • Role Founder
  • Company Nova Credit
  • Country United States
  • Industry AI in Finance
  • Founded 2016
  • Known For Nova Credit tackles a data-access problem that sits upstream of any credit-decisioning model: without a standardized…
  • Status Active
  • Last Reviewed Aug 2026

Executive Summary

Loek Janssen is listed as a founder of Nova Credit on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.

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  1. 2016 Company founded

    Nova Credit was founded in 2016 per the company profile source on file.

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  2. 2016 Development

    2016: Misha Esipov, Nicky Goulimis, and Loek Janssen found Nova Credit after meeting as graduate students at Stanford University and going through Y Combinator.

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  3. 2019 Development

    Late 2019u20132021: Co-founder Loek Janssen departs the company; co-founder Nicky Goulimis steps back from active management in 2021, remaining on the board until 2024.

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  4. 2020 Funding

    February 2020: Nova Credit raises a $50 million Series B round at a reported $295 million valuation.

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  5. 2023 Funding

    October 2023: Nova Credit raises a $45 million Series C round led by Canapi Ventures, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, and Y Combinator.

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  6. 2025 Funding

    October 14, 2025: Nova Credit raises a $35 million Series D round led by Socium Ventures, the venture arm of Cox Enterprises, to expand cash-flow underwriting into auto and personal lending.

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Loek Janssen is listed as a founder of Nova Credit on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.

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