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Figure Technologies in Helena luring engineers to Montana

May 20, 2019 /

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“Our focus is to hire people who live and work in Montana,”

Figure Technologies, a Helena startup company, has been turning heads and is drawing the tech eye to Montana, much the same way the co-founder’s first company, SoFi, did.

While SoFi is focused on student loans, Figure is focused on home equity. The company sells products that allow customers quick, low-cost access to the equity in their homes, including a home equity line of credit and a home purchase/leaseback offering, explained Otto Pohl, director of communications for Figure Technologies.

“And just last week, we announced a $1 billion financing facility with Jefferies, the investment banking firm,” he said.

There are 36 engineers working in Montana and about 43 total staff, 25 in Helena and 18 in Bozeman, and hiring still is underway.