2. Company Purpose
• Founded in 2005, Kiva alleviates poverty by
giving entrepreneurs in the developing world
access to capital through micro-loans at 50k.
4. Problem
• It is difficult for entrepreneurs in 3rd world
countries to access capital, information and
opportunity.
5. Solution
• Kiva - an internet bank that provide small loans
to 3rd world entrepreneurs, and tools that helps.
6. Why Now
World wide, there are about 300 million persons trying to start about 150 million
businesses. About one third will be launched, so you can assume 50 million new firm births per
year. Or about 137,000 per day.
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https://www.quora.com/How-many-startups-are-created-in-the-US-and-worldwide-each-year