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Mentions in press and media 11
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| 06.04.2016 | Brief: Kiva Zip Forms New Partnership With Malena to Launch Crowdfunded Order Platform | On Wednesday, Kiva’s loan lender, Kiva Zip, announced that it has teamed up with ecommerce marketplace, Malena, to launch a crowdfunded order platform. The lender revealed how it works: Users invest in an entrepreneur or small business to f... |
| 03.02.2016 | How to Become a Social Entrepreneur Without Leaving Your Day Job | Article after article has shown that millennials are the most purpose driven generation. We value purpose over the size of our paycheck, demand meaningful work, and are consistently on the hunt for new ways to change the world. Enter the so... |
| 10.12.2015 | Bill Clinton at Kiva’s National Launch of Small Biz Lending Platform | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Wednesday night in New York, Kiva took the wraps off its nationwide platform for zero-percent-interest small business loans—with a little help from former President Bill Clint... |
| 05.10.2015 | A Decade After Being Founded In SF, Kiva Turns Its Focus Toward Zero-Interest Loans For Bay Area Entrepreneurs | When online donors overloaded the requests of Kiva co-founders Matt Flannery and Jessica Jackley more than a decade ago, they were targeting some of the world’s poorest borrowers in places as far away as East Africa and India. But 10 years ... |
| 14.05.2015 | 1776 Challenge Cup semifinalists announced [Startup Roundup] | WHO’S MAKING MOVES? Union Kitchen and Shaw-based Compass Coffee are teaming up behind Made in DC, a nonprofit that will back local food ventures. The new organization is raising $10,000 on Kiva Zip. Impact Hub DC’s founding director Max Har... |
| 20.11.2014 | You can now lend money to Philly businesses with Kiva Zip | With the help of the Barra Foundation, the City of Philadelphia is helping local businesses get startup capital. Not startup venture capital — just good old fashioned small business loans, but these come with zero percent interest. The loan... |
| 09.09.2014 | The benefits of crowdfunding aren’t what you think | Crowdfunding’s appeal is obvious — it’s essentially free money just for having a clever idea. At least, that’s the impression the casual observer gets when they see a guy raise $55,000 to make some potato salad or $6,000 to “hire a man in a... |
| 24.01.2014 | Houston Entrepreneur Starts Microfinance Program to Boost Startups | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints [Updated 1/27/14 7:49 am] Entrepreneurship is an intensely personal business. Customers and investors must have faith in you, not just your product. A decade ago, Prasad Menon... |
| 09.08.2013 | Etsy, Crowdfunding Site Kiva Form Partnership | Kiva, a microlending crowdfunding site, and online marketplace Etsy have announced a unique partnership designed to help artisans around the world get the capital they need to start or grow their businesses. Sellers on Etsy can access zero-... |
| 22.03.2013 | Kiva Piloting Microlending For U.S. Small Biz, Clinton Says It’s ‘A Very Big Deal’ | Do you have a favorite coffee shop or dressmaker in your neighborhood? Now you can do a lot more than simply rave about your favorite local business to a friend: microloan giant, Kiva, is bringing crowdfunding to U.S. businesses. Normally r... |
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