# Zhengyuan Lu

> Zhengyuan Lu is a debt financing investor at Neuberger Berman backing Financial Services. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Neuberger Berman](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neuberger-berman-group)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhengyuan-lu-%E9%99%86%E6%94%BF%E5%85%83%EF%BC%89-6a04058/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/zlu94

Zhengyuan Lu is a debt financing investor at Neuberger Berman in New York focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Zhengyuan Lu - Managing Director @ Neuberger Berman

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 5 | 63% |
| FinTech | 4 | 50% |
| Finance | 3 | 38% |
| Lending | 2 | 25% |
| Consumer Lending | 2 | 25% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 5 | 63% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 13% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 63% |
| Ireland | 1 | 13% |
| Colombia | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Addi | Addi provides a digital consumer financing platform that enables customers to purchase products and services in installments without using a traditional credit card. Its mobile application allows users to apply for credit, manage available credit limits, review purchases, make installment payments, and access payment history from a single account.The platform also includes an integrated marketplace where customers can shop from partner merchants across multiple product categories while using approved financing options. | $50M | Debt Financing | Sep 23, 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 |  |
| Wayflyer | Wayflyer is a revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce brands. It provides fast and affordable funding to help grow businesses, without any of the complications and free marketing analytics to get out of budget. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. | $1B | Corporate Round | Sep 05, 2023 |  |
| Wayflyer | Wayflyer is a revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce brands. It provides fast and affordable funding to help grow businesses, without any of the complications and free marketing analytics to get out of budget. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. | $1B | Debt Financing | Sep 05, 2023 |  |
| Mercury Financial | Mercury Financial is a non-bank credit card and consumer lending company. Mercury Financial is an innovative and growing financial services company with locations in both Austin, Texas and Wilmington, Delaware. Mercury Financial's mission is to help those who need a second chance to build and maintain their financial future. | $200M | Debt Financing | Jul 26, 2023 |  |
| DailyPay | DailyPay offers a platform that allows employees to access their earned wages before their scheduled payday. The service integrates with employer payroll systems and provides tools for financial wellness. DailyPay aims to improve employee retention and engagement through flexible pay access. | $260M | Debt Financing | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| Prosper Marketplace | Prosper is an online lending platform that connects people who want to borrow money with individuals and institutions. Its platform provides lists of loan requests with low, fixed-rate loans and no hidden fees or prepayment penalties, enabling clients to easily gain access to affordable personal loans and investors to earn solid returns via adata-driven underwriting model.The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $75M | Debt Financing | Nov 17, 2022 |  |
| Oportun | Oportun is a fintech company that provides financial services from personal loans to financial resources. The company's mission-based technology-powered approach is designed to be inclusive, affordable, and empowering. It lends money to hardworking, low-to-moderate-income individuals and helps customers move forward in their lives,demonstrate their creditworthiness, and help establish the credit history they need to access new opportunities.Oportun was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Carlos, California. | $150M | Post-IPO Debt | Sep 15, 2022 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angelo Gordon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelo-gordon-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Barclays Corporate Banking](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-plc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Victory Park Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/victory-park-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal 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 Zhengyuan Lu invest in?

Zhengyuan Lu invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 8 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 Zhengyuan Lu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Zhengyuan Lu closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 8 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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