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Chris Larsen

American programmer

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Christian Larsen is an American business executive and angel investor best known for co-founding several Silicon Valley technology startups, including one based on peer to peer lending. In 1996, he co-founded the online mortgage lender E-Loan, and during his tenure as CEO E-Loan became the first company to freely provide consumers' FICO credit scores. By 2000, E-Loan's market value was estimated at $1 billion In 2005, Larsen left the company when it was sold to Banco Popular. In 2006, he co-founded Prosper Marketplace and was CEO until 2012. Later in 2012, he co-founded the company Ripple Labs, Inc., which developed Ripple, software that enables the instant and direct transfer of money between two parties.

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Born
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Place of birth
San Francisco wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
businessperson, business executive, angel investor wd
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business, San Francisco State University wd
Social media
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Questions

When was Chris Larsen born?
Chris Larsen was born on 1960 in San Francisco.
Where did Chris Larsen study?
Chris Larsen was educated at Stanford Graduate School of Business, San Francisco State University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Chris Larsen · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q19864583 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Chris Larsen on When Shift Happens (2025).jpg by When Shift Happens (CC BY 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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"Chris Larsen". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/chris-larsen. Retrieved 6 November 2026.

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