[caption id="attachment_22464" align="alignleft" width="785"]Mr. Frind is part of a group dubbed the “Maple Syrup Mafia,” Canadian entrepreneurs, who, through recent liquidity events, are investing back into Canadian startups.
“Grouplend is one of the most promising and innovative startups in Canada,” Mr. Frind explained. “Its technology-anchored approach has the potential to revolutionize banking in this country.”
The company will devote some of the infusion to doubling its complement of software engineers and data scientists, with additional hired in marketing, credit and operations.