Lendable bridges the gap between institutional debt investors and high growth alternative lenders in Emerging Markets. We exist to help alternative lenders grow their loan book.
Location: Kenya, Nairobi
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $450K
Founded date: 2014
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Belgian In... | bio-invest... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 27.08.2018 | Grant | $450K | - |
Mentions in press and media 19
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| 07.04.2023 | The impact of rising interest rates on venture debt funding TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | Equity funding has typically been the go-to for African startups looking to raise capital. Due to the infancy of startups seeking funding, equity rounds—where founders trade capital for a piece of the company—were the norm. However, as the ... |
| 03.02.2023 | ShopUp secures USD 30 million debt financing to fuel expansion and strengthen supply chain operations | ShopUp's commerce platform Mokam partners with manufacturers, brands, and mills to streamline the distribution of food and household necessities to small shops. ShopUp, the largest full-stack B2B commerce platform in Bangladesh, announces a... |
| 01.02.2023 | ShopUp secures USD 30 million debt financing to fuel expansion and strengthen supply chain operations | ShopUp, the largest full-stack B2B commerce platform in Bangladesh, announces a major milestone in securing $30 million in debt financing. The $30 million financing round was comprised of $20 million from Lendable, the global provider of de... |
| 26.04.2022 | Sharia fintech firm secures $30m debt facility from Lendable | FintechInvestmentsNewsStartups Aditya Hadi Pratama · 26 Apr 2022 · 1 min readSharia fintech firm secures $30m debt facility from Lendable Alami, an Indonesia-based sharia fintech firm, has secured a debt facility worth US$30 million from Le... |
| 18.04.2022 | Philippine BNPL firm gets $20m debt facility from Lendable | FintechInvestmentsNewsStartups Roehl Niño Bautista · 2d ago · 1 min readPhilippine BNPL firm gets $20m debt facility from Lendable Philippines-based BillEase, a buy now, pay later platform, has raised US$20 million in debt financing from Le... |
| 11.03.2022 | UK fintech Lendable lands £210M | London-based Lendable has raised £210 million at a £3.5 billion valuation. The startup's platform connects institutional investors with borrowers across products including loans, credit cards and car finance. The round was led by the Ontari... |
| 11.11.2021 | Nigerian drones and smart glasses, Rabbit’s $11m pre-seed, MFS Africa’s $100m Series C, and Flutterwave’s Disha acquisition | Share this article: Hi there, Today, I’m discussing: Kifta Technologies’ defence tech gadgets Equity-free financing by Lendable Rabbit’s massive $11m pre-seed Flutterwave’s Disha acquisition MFS Africa’s $100m Series C Nigeria’s real-life 0... |
| 10.11.2021 | How UK-based debt financing company, Lendable, is providing equity-free financing for African startups | Share this article: For most startup founders looking to raise money, the obvious choice is equity financing. However, there is another option – debt financing. Equity financing requires that founders give away shares in their business in e... |
| 27.10.2021 | Lendable to Launch $100M Emerging Market Fintech Fund | Lendable Inc., a Nairobi, Kenya-based emerging market fintech credit provider, is targeting a $100m closed-ended fund focused on emerging and frontier market fintech investments. The Lendable MSME Fintech Credit Fund today has soft closed a... |
| 12.10.2021 | Emerging markets lender Lendable seeks $100M to fund fintech companies | Emerging markets fintech financier Lendable is targeting to raise a $100 million fund to invest in African and Asian fintech companies, the firm said in an emailed statement today. In March, the firm said it planned to raise funds between $... |
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