Oct
19
SoFi, an Online Lender, Is Looking for a Relationship
ByCreditAdrienne Grunwald for The New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Alyson Casey recently received an invitation to a singles event in Manhattan from a start-up. But it didn’t come from a dating service. It came from the company that had recently refinanced her student loan: SoFi.
The idea of a financial firm playing matchmaker initially struck Ms. Casey, a 35-year-old software saleswoman, as rather unorthodox. But the invitation promised an even split of men and women, and free drinks at the rooftop bar of the James hotel…