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Jared Kogan is a Co-Founder at Giggle Finance, a fintech startup on a mission to provide instant access to capital to a massively underserved market – the Gig Economy. The market represents 60M workers nationwide including dog walkers, rideshare and delivery drivers, truckers, and consultants. The market is expected to grow and represent over 50% of the US workforce by 2024. By utilizing technology and data analytics, gig workers/independent contractors can now access the funds they need to grow their businesses.

Prior to their work at Giggle Finance, Jared was a Consultant at Kurodai Advisors where they advised commercial lenders on strategic growth, customer acquisition, business development, partnerships, lending economics, and technology. Jared also facilitated conventional and alternative financing for small-to-medium sized businesses across all 50-states in multiple product lines (SBA, Merchant Cash Advance, Factoring, Term Loans, Lines of Credit, Commercial Real Estate).

Before Kurodai Advisors, Jared worked as a Business Development Consultant at SmartBiz Loans.

Jared has a passion for helping small businesses grow and succeed. Jared is excited to be working on a platform that will provide much needed capital to gig workers so that they can continue to thrive.

Jared Kogan has a BS from Indiana University Bloomington in Business with a focus in Finance, Real Estate, and Operations Management. Jared also has an Education from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business in Finance. Theiractivities and societies include the Circle of Life.