Lendahand Blog

InvestingWritten by Lucas Weaver on 28 October 2019

What is impact investing, and why should you care? In this post, we dive into impact investing and explain the ins and outs you need to know.

InvestingWritten by Lucas Weaver on 24 October 2019

In this day and age of "Fintech" startups, the terminology can be a bit much to keep up with. In this post, I'll explain what we mean when we use the term "crowdfunding project" at Lendahand.

Stories

Discover the stories of Grace and Rachel and their families

Stories

In Kenya, unhealthy air is the no.1 cause of death. What can you do about it?

Updates

With the obtained funding upOwa will be able to provide access to affordable solar energy to off grid households in Central Africa and accelerate the achievement of UN SDG 7.

Updates

Lendahand is happy to welcome its latest partner and its first transaction in the commercial and industrial space (solar energy for SMEs), candi solar!

Impact

Lendahand is on a mission. We exist because we believe that there are very cool companies active in emerging markets that are creating economic value while having an enormous positive impact on their surroundings. With the right amount of funding they can build their company and create jobs. But the problem is that they find it very hard to impossible to find that funding.

Updates

Lendahand has won the Gouden Stier 2018 in the crowdfunding platforms category! The IEX Gouden Stier is an independent quality mark that provides investors with tools to make the right investment decisions.

Investing

Are you creating a Lendahand account and wondering why we ask for a copy of your identity card? We are happy to explain why this is necessary.

Updates

We are very proud of that we have been awarded again this year. SInce we first obtained our B Impact score we've tried to raise the impact bar for ourselves while creating an attractive financial product. Social impact and a healthy return go hand in hand.