Pillar

Pillar

I founded Pillar in 2018 to help 45M Americans get out of student loan debt. We built an incredible team of ~25 people and raised $7M led by Kleiner Perkins and founders & execs from companies like Plaid, Robinhood, and Wealthfront to solve it.

We successfully created the largest challenger student loan app in the US and helped customers manage over $500M worth of debt. We pivoted after the government shut down the student loan market due to Covid-19 and were ultimately acquired by AcornsAcorns in 2021.

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