
Defynance is the first to refinance existing student loans with smart income share agreements (ISAs). Our AI-driven marketplace pairs refinancing candidates with ISA investors and our proprietary ML algorithm provides individualized risk-based income share pricing for each ISA refinancing candidate. For refinancers, we also provide resources during unemployment to help them achieve economic prosperity and a cash return when the ISA ends based on their own self-equity account. For ISA funders, our ISA refinancing fund diversifies and mitigates risk, provides tax-deferred returns, and also shields them from interest rate and stock market risk.

Defynance is the first to refinance existing student loans with smart income share agreements (ISAs). Our AI-driven marketplace pairs refinancing candidates with ISA investors and our proprietary ML algorithm provides individualized risk-based income share pricing for each ISA refinancing candidate. For refinancers, we also provide resources during unemployment to help them achieve economic prosperity and a cash return when the ISA ends based on their own self-equity account. For ISA funders, our ISA refinancing fund diversifies and mitigates risk, provides tax-deferred returns, and also shields them from interest rate and stock market risk.
What they do: Refinance student loans using income share agreements (ISAs) via an AI/ML-driven marketplace
Founded / HQ: Founded by Farrukh Siddiqui; operations listed in the United States (Atlanta referenced)
Stage / funding: $250,000 seed (Jan 2021) with Techstars and Netcapital involvement
Team size: Reported 1–10 employees
Student loan refinancing; alternative financing for education debt
Fintech / Education
$250,000
Dealroom listing cites Techstars and Netcapital for a Jan 2021 $250k seed
“Participated in Techstars accelerator; ran a crowdfunding campaign on Netcapital and lists individual and platform investors (Techstars, Netcapital, Aamir Rehman) in public profiles”