Crowdfunding a better world, one investment at a time.
Invest in SMEs in developing countries and earn up to 7% interest annualy.
upOwa 9
With EUR 200,000 upOwa can order 1820 Solar Home Systems that will be installed in family homes in the West Region in Cameroon.
- Direct investment
- 10 new jobs
- 9100 people reached
- 1820 solar systems installed
Still €92,600 needed, 56 days to go
+ 321 other investors
Our crowd has accomplished great things
74 M
Total investedThis reflects the total invested amount through lendahand.com and lendahand.co.uk
40 M
Already repaid7,200
Jobs created2,700
Projects fundedThoroughly researched crowdfunding opportunities
Know where your money goes
Our experienced team selects proven companies and local partners that need funding to grow their businesses. We then put these on the site as “projects” for you to crowdfund.
New projects are available every week
Choose how your money is used
You choose which projects you want to crowdfund based on what’s most important to you, such as job creation or environmental impact.
Make a difference in developing countries
See the impact you make
Help improve local communities by creating jobs, improving their access to basic needs, and building a sustainable financial system that benefits everyone.
Winner Best Crowdfunding Platform 2018 & 2019 by IEX.nl
“Lendahand won on the basis of strong performance in terms of growth, costs, transparency, and the continued development of services in 2019. With this, Lendahand rightly retains the title of ‘Crowdfunding Platform of the Year’.”
Media and Partners
Lendahand scores a
- 100% of the investors would recommend Lendahand
- Average of 1015 customer experiences
9.0
- 100% of the investors would recommend Lendahand
- Average of 1015 customer experiences
Positive investment possibilities, quick responses to queries.
Just 1 technical issue: when paying with MasterCard, the payment stays in the basket as if it ...- Darcia De Man
Easy investment and decent returns for an investment with a positive impact- anonymous
understandable, intuitive, satisfying- anonymous
Overall, as a P2P investor, it is good to see impact lending getting better traction. However, I do think that the interest rates generally are too low. Ther...- anonymous
Quick aprovement as investor, easy to use website and human projects- Roy
investments for the past 2 years- anonymous
It's a perfect way to help people develop. The interest rate contains a high human value- Eduardo
Quick feedback in case of questions. Good diversity of projects (supporting local communities, manufacturing, sustainable/ecological, ...) both through local...- anonymous
I just had to confirm that I was a tax resident in the Netherlands in order to proceed with my new investments, although this is not true. Thanks to adapt th...- Patrick Goodman
I just received my first repayment and reinvested my wallet balance into a new project. Easy, fast and no hassle! Keep up the great work, Lendahand! - Erna
Quick responses, great service. Even for the very small investor like me!- Anonymous
When I created an account, the website went to a blank page after every time I clicked "next". Not a great first impression. I managed to open an account any...- Wiesje vand en heerik
Overall positive. Projects and partners seem to be well selected. The selection / due diligence, however, is not transparent. Lendahand could improve on pr...- Anonymous
Very positive. Great initiative. Proud to be partnering with you soon on PlusPlus (I am working for Solidaridad).
Some minor glitches in the process. Some...- Ronald Visser
So far so good- Anonymous
I like the kind of projects in you can invsest, always supporting small communitites. I feel that my money is helping some people.- Anonymous
I feel that these are amazing projects. Looking forward to the future.- Oscar
Efficient and easy going - Anonymous
Great experience- Carola Bieniek
ACABO DE HACER MI PRIMERA INVERSIÓN, NECESITO UN POCO DE TIEMPO PARA PODER OPINAR- Antía
Very reliable platform.- Anonymous
I agreed to investe a small amount in two projects. One is fully funded.- Cedric
It's good and intuitive. The only two exceptions to that are that the e-wallet overview doesn't include projects that I invested in but haven't started yet a...- Linus Grob
The website is very clear and easy to use.
So far payments are on time, but i only started investing here 10 months ago - Rogier
fine and clearly working with Lendahand - Harm Jeurink