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Investing with a Gender Lens: What is that?
In this new series Lendahand-investor Marlous van Oorschot tells us about her experience as with Gender Lens Investing. Read her first article here.
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New co-financing partner AlphaMundi soon to join forces with the Lendahand crowdfunding platform
Written by Lynn Hamerlinck on 29 April 2021
Lendahand is excited to announce our newest co-financing partner: AlphaMundi. As a global impact investment company, AlphaMundi is dedicated to reducing poverty and preserving the environment, particularly in developing countries.
#ChooseToChallenge
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 8 March 2021With #ChooseToChallenge, International Women’s Day is a call to action for accelerating gender parity- something we at Lendahand strive to accomplish as well. We dive into the gender balance at Lendahand and put some remarkable women behind our portfolio companies in the spotlight.
Poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the richest countries in natural resources. How is it that it is still one of the poorest countries in the world?
Interview with Funding Societies CEO Kelvin Teo
StoriesWritten by Lucas Weaver on 23 February 2021We recently conducted an email interview with Kelvin Teo, Co-founder and Group CEO of Funding Societies | Modalku. Here’s what he had to say about the exciting prospects of Peer-to-Peer lending in Southeast Asia, as well as the impact Funding Societies is making by providing much needed capital to underfunded SMEs.
A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy
ImpactWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 20 February 2021Today marks Social Justice Day, a global observance date by the United Nations to encourage people to look at how social justice affects poverty eradication. This year’s theme is A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy, a topical subject, as many of us work digitally due to the pandemic.
An interview with First Finance CEO Sothany Chun
StoriesWritten by Lucas Weaver on 28 January 2021This month, we got the chance to hear from First Finance CEO Sothany Chun who told us about what they’re doing to help people in Cambodia.
Lendahand is adding USD to our portfolio
We’re excited to announce that Lendahand is adding investment offerings in U.S. Dollars to our portfolio. Up until now, Lendahand has always carried out deals with our portfolio companies in euros. Adding investment opportunities in USD means a fresh batch of new opportunities will be coming your way.
Introducing Funding Societies to our portfolio
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 18 January 2021Funding Societies (FS) is a fast-growing digital financing platform in Southeast Asia, based in Singapore. They operate a crowdfunding platform and provide short-term credit to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Through their services entrepreneurs can get the financing they require to grow their business.
What is your Lendahand Wallet goal for 2021?
InvestingWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 17 January 2021New year, new goals! Is contributing to a better world one of your New Year’s resolutions? Are you also creating personal financial goals? Set your Lendahand Wallet goal for the year and get started.
Investor Jennie shares her experience with Lendahand:
In January 2020, I mentioned that I had started investing in crowdfunding projects through Lendahand. A year has passed, and I can share more about how I’m finding it and what has brought me so far.
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