# Peter Sterling

> Peter Sterling is a seed investor at Neuberger Berman backing Financial Services and Credit. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Neuberger Berman](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neuberger-berman-group)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-sterling-90b8a0/

Peter Sterling is a seed investor at Neuberger Berman in San Francisco focused on Financial Services and Credit. Peter Sterling is based out of San Francisco, California and is the Head of Specialty Finance of Neuberger Berman and Board of Directors of Upgrade. Peter previously worked at Coastland Capital as President. Peter Sterling attended the Cornell University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 50% |
| Credit | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 25% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series G | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Upgrade | Upgrade is a neobank that offers credit to mainstream consumers through cards and personal loans, together with free credit monitoring and education tools that help consumers understand and manage their finances. Upgrade Card provides an innovative credit card that brings the low cost and responsible credit of installment lending to millions ofretail locations in the U.S., while Upgrade Account is a mobile banking product offered to mainstream consumers. | $165M | Series G | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| ClarityPay | ClarityPay is an all-in-one point-of-sale lending solution that empowers merchants with intelligent credit tailored to different customer segments, while streamlining operations both in-store and online. With advanced data models and underwriting that go beyond traditional credit scores, ClarityPay serves customers from sub-prime to super-primewith instant decisions and a fully configurable suite of offers designed to optimize conversions, customer experience, and long-term ROI. For more information, visit https://www.claritypay.com. Press inquiries can be directed to communications@claritypay.com. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 01, 2024 |  |
| Supermojo | Supermojo is building the embedded customer lending experiences to power the growth of NFTs as a powerful new asset class. | $6M | Seed | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| Supermojo | Supermojo is building the embedded customer lending experiences to power the growth of NFTs as a powerful new asset class. | $6M | Seed | Jul 14, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ripple](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ripple-labs) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Arca](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arca-5fb9) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-xrp-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BH Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bh-digital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Circle Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circle-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Neuberger Berman

VC Fund · New York, United States

Neuberger Berman is an independent and employee-controlled asset management company, providing global investment solutions. Neuberger Berman provides a broad range of global investment solutions to institutions and individuals through customized separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and alternative investment products.It was founded in 1939and headquartered in New York, United States.

5 contacts available at Neuberger Berman.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Sterling | Head of Specialty Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-sterling-2 |
| Amit Solomon | Portfolio Manager, Neuberger Berman Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-solomon |
| Andrey Borisovskiy | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrey-borisovskiy-9d29 |
| Brian Hahn | Managing Director and Wealth Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-hahn-2 |
| Brian Lord | Assistant Secretary and Senior Vice President of the GP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-lord |

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## FAQ

### What does Peter Sterling invest in?

Peter Sterling invests primarily in Financial Services, Credit and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series G stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Peter Sterling last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Peter Sterling closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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