Spark Capital heads up $275m round for fintech company Affirm

Venture investor Spark Capital Growth has led a hefty $275m funding round for financial technology company Affirm, which is headed up by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin. New investors Jefferies and Andreessen Horowitz and existing backers Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners also led the round, which consists of debt and equity financing. Affirm aims to …