# Affirm

> Public buy-now-pay-later lender founded by Max Levchin (NASDAQ: AFRM).

## Why it is interesting

Max Levchin BNPL IPO story — Khosla, Founders Fund, and Lightspeed in growth syndicate with a16z.

## Profile

- **Stage:** public
- **Status:** public
- **Industries:** fintech, consumer
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series B (May 2015): $80M; Spark led with a16z, Lightspeed, Khosla (Tracxn)
- Series D (Apr 2016): $100M led by Founders Fund; a16z participated (TechCrunch)
- IPO (2021): NASDAQ: AFRM

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/khosla-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/founders-fund
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners-nyc
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/spark-capital
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/ribbit-capital

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