Lendzi
“Can a small-business lending marketplace add enough adjacent financial services—insurance, AI underwriting, direct lending—to become the primary financial gateway for underserved SMBs?”
HQUnited States (California)
IndustryFintech / Lending
The story
Lendzi began as a small business lending marketplace operated under DH & RK Investments LLC, connecting borrowers to a network of over 75 partner lenders. The company subsequently expanded beyond pure loan brokering by building its own direct lending capability and launching middleMan, an AI-powered underwriting and lender-integration platform. Most recently, Lendzi has deepened its embedded finance stack by integrating Coverdash's insurance products at the point of loan application, moving toward a one-stop financial services portal for SMBs.
Product timeline
2022
Published blog content explaining alternative business financing products, indicating active expansion of their lending marketplace.· lending
2024
Launched middleMan, an AI-powered lending platform with automated underwriting, bank statement parsing, and seamless lender integration.· lending
2025
Partnered with Coverdash to embed business insurance directly into the Lendzi platform, enabling borrowers to access insurance during the loan application process.· insurance
Regulated entities
Finance Lenders License
US (California)
DH & RK Investments LLC dba Lendzi
The stack
Lending
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