Zopa, the online marketplace for lending, raises $5m to match Prosper

Funny how this works, isn’t it?

Zopa, the start-up that is competing with Prosper to shake up the lending industry, has raised $5 million more in financial backing from Tim Draper, founder of US venture capitalists Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and the Rowland Family, reports Unquote News (registration required).

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This brings Zopa’s funding up to $20 million, to match exactly how much Prosper raised. We’re assuming this is so Zopa has the same bragging rights.

Zopa got $15 million earlier this year from Bessemer Venture Partners, Benchmark Capital and Wellington Partners. Zopa is launching in California soon, recently opening an office here.