Funding Circle raises $150 million to expand its P2P lending platform

It looks like another billion-dollar startup has been born, but this time it’s not based in the United States. Funding Circle, which is based in London, has just raised $150 million in funding to achieve a valuation exceeding $1 billion to expand its peer-to-peer investment platform. This platform make sit easier for small businesses to get their hands on loans and for investors to put in the money to actually finance those loans.