Big news in the Toronto startup community today. John Philip Green, one of the founders of LearnHub.com, has joined CommunityLend.com as CTO. We have covered CommunityLend in the past as they have worked around regulatory hurdles to become the first provider of peer-to-peer financing in Canada. They have raised over $2.5 million to date.

John has helped to advise CommunityLend from the very beginning, so this seems like a natural fit. I am a bit disappointed that he won’t be working on a new startup of his own, but it is great to see him end up at such a high-potential Toronto startup.

Savvica, which John founded with his wife Malgosia, has been growing quickly and is back primarily by  Shantanu Prakash, the founder of Educomp Solutions. John and Malgosia have developed significant operations in India, with over 60 employees there at present, and a headquarters in Toronto. Savvica and its sister sites have evolved significantly in the last few years and now includes Learnhub,  JumboTests, Nuvvo, Studyplaces and EduIgnite.

CommunityLend, who announced John’s joining today, is the only provider of peer-to-peer financing in Canada.

Related posts:

1. Savvica is Back – Payoff for holding on!
2. Communitylend goes live
3. LearnHub.com launches – Teach and Learn Online