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accion-venture-lab | April 22, 2017
Fintech startup First Circle raises $1.3 million for small business lending in the Philippines
Rather than traditional collateral, First Circle relies on basic data such as customer numbers and transactions to underwrite loans averaging $10,000. The startup …
accion-venture-lab | March 31, 2017
Accion Venture Lab backs Lidya to bridge capital gap for small businesses in Nigeria
Accion Venture Lab has backed Lidya to bridge the capital gap for small businesses in Nigeria. The International Finance Corp. estimates a $2 trillion …
accion-venture-lab | February 22, 2017
Elevar and Accion double down on CreditMantri to help Indian borrowers
The Chennai-based online credit management venture CreditMantri is close to closing a $7.6 million Series B round from its existing investors. Accion’s investment …
accion-venture-lab | April 29, 2016
Double-Dose of #DealFlow 4.29.16: Impact Investments by Bridges, Aavishkar, Omidyar, Accion, OPIC and More
When we launched ImpactAlpha, skeptics wondered whether there were really enough deals to report on. This edition of #dealflow should put those doubts …