Bridge

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Field	Value
Name	Bridge (a Foro company)
Tagline	Platform connecting businesses with lenders for commercial loans of $1M+ using AI-driven matching
Headquarters	New York, NY
Stage	Series A
Business Model	Marketplace
Industry	Fintech / Commercial Lending
Technology Type	AI / Machine Learning
Geography	North America
Growth Profile	Venture Scale
Founding Team	Co-Founders (2): Rohit Mathur, Harte Thompson
Funding Label	Series A (amount undisclosed)

Links

• Website: https://www.bridgemarketplace.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgemarketplace
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgemarketplace
• Walmart partner portal: https://walmart.bridgemarketplace.com

Executive Summary

Bridge is a New York-based commercial lending marketplace that uses proprietary matching technology to connect growing companies seeking loans of $1 million or more with a network of more than 200 specialized lenders [Bridge website]. The company is one of the few venture-backed marketplaces purpose-built for the mid-market commercial debt segment, an area historically dominated by relationship banking and brokered transactions. Bridge originated inside Citi as "Bridge built by Citi" and was sold and scaled into an independent operating company under Foro Holdings in 2023, with Rohit Mathur taking the CEO role and Harte Thompson the COO role [Citigroup, 2023]. Both founders spent more than a decade at Citibank working with corporate clients [Bridge website]. The cap table is anchored by TTV Capital, Citi Ventures, FinCap, Correlation Ventures, US Bank Ventures, and Foro Holdings [AAHOA]. Distribution to date has come through enterprise channels including Walmart's supplier program and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), which launched AAHOALending.com powered by Bridge [Bridge blog; AAHOA]. Over the next 12 to 18 months, the questions worth tracking are loan origination volume, lender network expansion, and whether the Walmart and AAHOA channel partnerships translate into repeatable growth.

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Confirmed by Citigroup press release (2023), Bridge website, AAHOA, and Crunchbase.

How the Company Got Here

Bridge began life inside Citigroup as "Bridge built by Citi," an internal platform designed to streamline how commercial borrowers connect with capital. In 2023, Citi announced it had selected Foro Holdings, Inc. to scale the platform via a strategic investment and sale, with Rohit Mathur installed as CEO and Harte Thompson as COO of the newly independent operating company [Citigroup, 2023]. The platform retains Citi as both an equity-side relationship (via Citi Ventures) and a brand lineage [Bridge blog].

The company is headquartered in New York and operates as Bridge under parent Foro Holdings [Crunchbase]. Both founders bring more than ten years at Citibank working with large corporate clients, with Mathur educated at the Georgetown McDonough School of Business and Thompson at Villanova University [LinkedIn, 2026]. Bridge frames itself around commercial loan requests of $1 million and above, where underwriting complexity is higher and lender specialization matters more [LinkedIn].

Key milestones include the original Citi-internal launch, the 2023 sale to Foro and scale-out as an independent operator [Citigroup, 2023], the rollout of a Walmart supplier financing program co-branded with Citi [Bridge blog], the AAHOA partnership launching AAHOALending.com [AAHOA], and the company winning the 2025 FinTech Breakthrough Award for Best Overall Business Lending Company [WJBF / EIN Presswire, 2025].

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Confirmed by Citigroup, Crunchbase, AAHOA, and EIN Presswire.

Product and Technology

The core product is a marketplace that takes a borrower's loan request, structures it into a "lender-ready" package, and routes it to lenders in its network for competitive bids. Bridge's website states the platform "connects hotel developers and owners with lenders who specialize in ground-up construction, acquisitions, and renovations" and that borrowers can "compare competitive options and secure term sheets in as little as 48 hours" [Bridge website]. A free set of tools lets borrowers build a complete loan request without obligation [Bridge website].

On the technology layer, the company describes "proprietary AI-driven technology to match borrowers with lenders" that analyzes "borrower project details and lender criteria" to produce matches [Bridge blog]. The publicly described lender network exceeds 200 specialized lenders [Bridge website]. Bridge is described in third-party data as "a SaaS-based technology platform that optimizes the way businesses find and select commercial debt finance opportunities" [Crunchbase]. The homepage notes "Bridge provides direct lending and debt advisory" [Bridge website].

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Confirmed by Bridge website, Bridge blog, and Crunchbase.

Market Research and Opportunity

Mid-market commercial credit, the $1M-to-$50M loan band that Bridge targets, is the segment most disrupted by the post-2023 regional banking pullback and the rise of private credit and specialty lenders. The company has built vertical-specific channels in hospitality (via AAHOA) and in retail supply chain (via the Walmart supplier program) [AAHOA; Bridge blog]. Both channels imply a focus on asset classes where underwriting nuance is high.

Metric	Value
Bridge target loan size	$1M+ commercial loans
Specialized lender network	200+ lenders
Term sheet turnaround claim	as little as 48 hours

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Bridge's own product claims are confirmed; no third-party TAM figure was captured.

Competitive Landscape

Bridge is positioned as a specialist commercial loan marketplace operating one tier above small-business loan aggregators and one tier below syndicated corporate debt desks.

Company	Positioning	Stage / Funding	Notable Differentiator
Bridge	Marketplace for $1M+ commercial loans, vertical depth in hospitality and retail supply chain	Series A, amount undisclosed	Citi lineage, 200+ specialized lenders, bank-affiliated investor base
Lendio	Broad small-business loan marketplace, generalist matching	Later-stage, multiple rounds	Scale of small-business borrower acquisition

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Bridge and Lendio confirmed; competitive interpretation is analytical.

Opportunity

If Bridge executes, the prize is becoming the default origination layer for specialized commercial debt in the $1M-to-$50M segment. The company aggregates more than 200 specialized lenders [Bridge website], has a Citi-anchored lineage and bank-affiliated investor base [Citigroup, 2023; AAHOA], and has secured association- and enterprise-led distribution in two large verticals [AAHOA; Bridge blog].

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Channel partnerships and lender count confirmed; growth scenarios are analytical extrapolations from cited facts.

Sources

1. [Bridge] Business Financing Made Simple | https://www.bridgemarketplace.com/
2. [Bridge] Meet Bridge: Driving Commercial Financing Forward | https://www.bridgemarketplace.com/about-us
3. [Bridge] Create a Lender-Ready Loan Request for Free | https://www.bridgemarketplace.com/financing-tools/tools
4. [Bridge] Bridge vs Lendio: Best Business Loan Marketplaces 2026 | https://www.bridgemarketplace.com/post/bridge-vs-lendio-business-loan-marketplaces-2026
5. [Bridge] Bridge Wins FinTech Breakthrough Award for Business Lending Excellence | https://www.bridgemarketplace.com/post/bridge-wins-fintech-breakthrough-award-for-business-lending-excellence
6. [Bridge] Walmart and Citi Introduce the Bridge built by Citi platform to Walmart Suppliers | https://www.bridgemarketplace.com/post/walmart-and-citi-introduce-the-bridge-built-by-citi-platform-to-walmart-suppliers
7. [Bridge] Walmart supplier portal | https://walmart.bridgemarketplace.com
8. [Crunchbase] Bridge - Company Profile & Funding | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/foro-2bb7
9. [Crunchbase] Funding Round - Series A - Bridge | https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/foro-2bb7-series-a--b572bad7
10. [LinkedIn] Bridge company page | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgemarketplace
11. [LinkedIn, 2026] Rohit Mathur profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitmathur01/
12. [LinkedIn, 2026] Harte Thompson profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/harte-thompson/
13. [Citigroup, 2023] Citi Selects Foro Holdings to Scale Bridge built by Citi via Strategic Investment and Sale | https://www.citigroup.com/global/news/press-release/2023/citi-selects-foro-holdings-inc-scale-bridge-built-citi-platform-via-strategic-investment-sale
14. [AAHOA] AAHOA Launches AAHOALending.com, Powered by Bridge | https://aahoa.com/news-details/aahoa-launches-aahoalendingcom-powered-by-bridge-to-offer-streamlined-financing-for-members-welcomes-bridge-as-new-club-blue-partner-1
15. [Hotel Management] AAHOA launches AAHOALending.com | https://www.hotelmanagement.net/financing/aahoa-launches-aahoalendingcom
16. [WJBF / EIN Presswire, 2025] Bridge Wins FinTech Breakthrough Award for Business Lending Excellence | https://www.wjbf.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/797014485/bridge-wins-fintech-breakthrough-award-for-business-lending-excellence/
17. [Featured] Rohit Mathur, CEO and Co-Founder, Bridge | https://featured.com/p/rohit-mathur