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funding gap emerging markets
South Africa

Siyavula Education

  • Lulalend
  • Invest in a Financial Institution
  • + 158 other investors
  • With a loan of EUR 54,350 Siyavula Education will be able to attract more students for their online learning environment and expand the available content.

    €54,350
    Amount
    4.25%
    Interest
    12 months
    Maturity
    6 months
    Repayments
    EUR
    Currency
    Amount€54,350
    Interest4.25%
    Maturity12 months
    Repayments6 months
    CurrencyEUR
      100%
      Fully funded in 2 days on 20 May 2020.

      Summary

      Warning

      In the coming period there are different conditions for this partner. More information can be found here.

      • The interest rate has been temporarily increased by 0,5 percentage point to accommodate the growing uncertainty associated with COVID-19.
      • In addition, this investee is allowed - provided they continue to comply with the applicable covenants - to refinance future repayments to Lendahand investors with the funds raised from this project.
      • Repayments occur after 12 months, not after 6 months (grace period).

      Lulalend is a South African SME lender. The company is built on the belief in the power of small businesses and strives to empower businesses throughout South Africa. Lulalend's loans are characterised by speed, convenience, and easy application. This is achieved through the company's automated online platform.

      Information document issuing entity (NL)

      Information note issuing entity (BE)

      Trevor Gosling is the company's founder and has been its CEO since inception in 2014. Trevor is a chartered accountant with 7 years of experience in investment banking as well as 3 years experience in structured finance. Before starting Lulalend, Trevor found and succesfully exited an e-commerce venture.

      With this loan Lulalend will be able to provide working capital to Siyavula Education.

      Siyavula was born as a fellowship project with the aim of making openly licensed content available for all grades and subjects within South Africa. Siyavula Education was established with a focus on building an integrated learning experience, drawing on the benefits of open content and adaptive practice.

      Their vision is a world in which learning is celebrated and pursued and education is accessible to each and every individual, each and every day. Their mission is to create and enable engaging, integrated, high-quality learning experiences and to have a long-lasting, enriching impact on learners and teachers in South Africa and globally. They constantly seek out and build the most relevant, effective technology whilst remaining rooted in the science of learning and instruction; and to engage and motivate young minds, helping them to master and develop the skills our future needs.

      Company nameSiyavula Education
      CEOMark Horner
      Founded2011-01-01
      LocationCape Town
      SectorServices
      Turnover€815,379
      Employees18

      Impact

      More than 40% of SMEs in Africa mention the lack of financing as the major factor limiting their growth. To help overcome this challenge, Lulalend offers access to funding to SMEs in South Africa by delivering working capital within 24 hours through their automated online platform.

      Easy access to working capital increases productivity and job creation, both necessary conditions to reduce poverty. A formal job creates impact on income and enables regularity of wages, allowing a family to plan for the future, save money, and improve access to credit, housing, and children’s education. It can lift unskilled workers out of poverty and allow skilled workers to enter the middle class. Therefore financing SMEs with growth potential is one of the key ingredients for inclusive growth.

       

      SDGs impacted

      With this project you are contributing to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

      SDG 1. No poverty

      SDG 8. Decent work and economic growth

      Read more about the impact you can make through our platform and the SDGs on our impact page.

      • With this investment 5 jobs are created
      • With this investment 72 lives are improved

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