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Five Minutes With Koen
Today, we introduce you to Koen, who's had an unlikely career path from quantitative analyst, to institutional sales, to becoming Lendahand's CEO.
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Female entrepreneurs are driving GDP growth worldwide, and they’re not slowing down
Written by Lynn Hamerlinck on 11 December 2020
In many emerging markets, the empowerment of women is particularly important. But there’s a worldwide need to support women to fulfill their potential. Are women the next emerging market?
3 Lendahand Portfolio Companies that use Technology to Fight Poverty
ImpactWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 26 November 2020Today we explore three Lendahand Portfolio Companies you might not know are using innovative technology to fight poverty. Technological innovation creates opportunities to grow economies in entirely new ways.
Investor: He or She?
People worldwide have been investing since the 16th century, but did you know that women invest 40% less than men on average? Let's dive into this imbalance.
Get in the driver’s seat for better transportation
ImpactWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 5 November 2020When you travel to a country like Uganda, you prepare yourself for a string of buses, minivans and boda-boda’s to get around. But as a local, you want reliable and safe options to commute to work or to get to an appointment on time. How do you get from A to B?
One year at Heilige Boontjes
StoriesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 27 October 2020One year ago we moved to our office on Eendrachtsplein in Rotterdam. Lendahanders love their office. On our blog, we tell you all about what makes it so unique.
‘Help yourself, help developing countries with targeted capital injections’
Our CEO Koen The stated in the Dutch newspaper Het Parool that ordinary people, small savers, and investors with (small) targeted capital injections can make a difference in developing countries. Read on to know more.
COVID Update Webinar - Summary
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 26 October 2020If you didn't get the chance to participate in our latest webinar or forgot to take notes, we summarized the highlights for you. Our colleagues Thomas Plaatsman and Lucas Weaver talked about the situation and effects of COVID-19 in the emerging countries where our portfolio companies are based.
Five Minutes With Daniel
Lendahand has almost doubled in size in the last 1,5 years. Time for a re-introduction of our team! Starting in this series is our newly appointed CFO: Daniel van Maanen. Daniel joined our company this January (how much the times have changed since then..), has a background in investments and was the CFO at his previous company Aircrete.
Demand for Solar Home Systems increased since COVID-19
ImpactWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 7 October 2020It might sound surprising that while the pandemic is affecting economies and households all over the world, solar home systems are in high demand in Africa. But when you suddenly start spending all your time at home, light and electricity become priorities.
Strengthen several entrepreneurs with a single investment
ImpactWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 25 September 2020Over the past few years, the Lendahand portfolio has diversified significantly. You can directly fund entrepreneurs from several different industries, such as agriculture or solar energy. Additionally, you can also visit our platform for perhaps the best-known form of financing in emerging markets: microfinance institutions (MFIs).
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