Comcast Ventures has returned for the student loan provider's $30m series D round, having backed its $20m series C last year.

US-based student loan marketplace College Ave Student Loans has raised $30m in series D funding from a consortium that included Comcast Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of mass media group Comcast.

Venture capital firm Leading Edge Ventures and new, undisclosed investors also took part in the oversubscribed round, which had an initial target of $25m.

Founded in 2014, College Ave has developed an online platform that provides personalised loans to students at more than 2,500 campuses across the US, with…