Impact This Week
- 1 loan every 15 seconds.
- 3,115 entrepreneurs funded.
- $1,331,325.00 lent.
- 18,257 lenders made a loan.
- 806 gift certificates purchased.
- 98.27% repayment rate to date.
- 4,554 new lenders joined.
Stories from the Field
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Featured Entrepreneurs
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Anas Al- Buhaisi
Palestine
General Store
Anas Al- Buhaisi is looking for a good sustainable project to start, as are all other Palestinians from Gaza. Grocery... more >>
$2,000
0% raised
Nguyễn Thị Kim's Group
Viet Nam
Manufacturing
Kim Nguyễn Thị (20203020002) is a 50-year-old female living in the town of Yên Phong - Bắc Ninh. Kim is the... more >>
$1,650
54% raised
Ametauna Group
Bolivia
Services
The group “Ametauna” is represented by Bleidy and is comprised of 15 members who reside in the area of Trompillo.... more >>
$4,900
90% raised
Claudia Judith Lainez De Amaya
El Salvador
Bakery
Claudia Judith Lainez de Amaya is 32 years old and resides in the department of San Salvador, the country's capital.... more >>
$1,000
82% raised
Edis Ramón Vásquez Rivera
Nicaragua
Livestock
Edis Vásquez has always worked with livestock, raising cows that he feeds and cares for in order to get milk. He... more >>
$925
81% raised
Abiola Oyase
Nigeria
Jewelry
Abiola is 30 years old and married and she has three children. Her youngest child is only 2 months old. Her husband... more >>
$350
42% raised
Alinyikira Kazinga Group, Mukono
Uganda
General Store
Birungi Teo is 46 years old and a single mother of eight children, who also takes care of one sibling. Teo has a... more >>
$2,425
25% raised
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Featured Lender
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| Lender: | Amit Garg |
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| Location: | Menlo Park, CA United States |
| Joined: | September 28, 2007 |
| Occupation: | student as of Aug 2008 |
| I Loan Because: | I believe in self-sustainability |
| About me: | continue building a career at the intersection of medicine and technology, to fulfill a need in the world |
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