Stock Lending Startup Sharegain Raises $5 Million

London-based stock lending startup Sharegain Ltd. has raised $5 million, bringing the company’s total funding raised to $12 million, Sharegain announced Monday. Investors include San Francisco-headquartered early-stage venture capital firm Blumberg Capital, Berlin-based venture capital firm Target Global, and Israel-based Rhodium. Founded in 2015, Sharegain offers a marketplace where the holders of stocks and other securities can loan their assets to investors. The company has additional offices in Netanya, a coastal town in central Israel and has 29 employees according to Pitchbook data.

Sharegain CEO Boaz Yaari. Photo: Orel Cohen