Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
Ambitious entrepreneurs need stimulating ecosystems. Dutch partners in regional economics (Ministry of Economic Affairs, Economic Board Utrecht, Utrecht University) now explore the Dutch entrepreneurial ecosystem. In that system venture capital of course is vital for ambitious entrepreneurs. Don Ginsel (Capital Waters) explains the Dutch situation.
The Coordinating Impact Capital report by the Center for Science, Technology, and Society encompasses over 10 months of surveys and analysis with more than 45 investment organizations currently working in the field of impact investing. The intent of this project was to unearth actionable suggestions for the social impact community, and identify market mechanisms that can increase the efficiency of invested capital, resulting in greater liquidity opportunities for investors. The project was generously supported by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs. The lead authors and guest experts will discuss the landscape of impact investing and a foundation for vetting future social impact investment opportunities.
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Ambitious entrepreneurs need stimulating ecosystems. Dutch partners in regional economics (Ministry of Economic Affairs, Economic Board Utrecht, Utrecht University) now explore the Dutch entrepreneurial ecosystem. In that system venture capital of course is vital for ambitious entrepreneurs. Don Ginsel (Capital Waters) explains the Dutch situation.
The Coordinating Impact Capital report by the Center for Science, Technology, and Society encompasses over 10 months of surveys and analysis with more than 45 investment organizations currently working in the field of impact investing. The intent of this project was to unearth actionable suggestions for the social impact community, and identify market mechanisms that can increase the efficiency of invested capital, resulting in greater liquidity opportunities for investors. The project was generously supported by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs. The lead authors and guest experts will discuss the landscape of impact investing and a foundation for vetting future social impact investment opportunities.
An insider look of a venture capital fund. What it takes to successfully raise funds Knowledge learned over years of working for one of the top tier VC funds
Welcome to Investment & by Challenge Advisory, our approach to supporting technology companies in securing strategic investment.
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Analysis on an decade of data relating to start-up which would guide the budding start-ups towards the way of success and also provide them the right place for maximum funding.
The Changing Relationship Between Investors and Investments OurCrowd
Take this opportunity to meet OurCrowd’s new president, Anthony DeChellis, who brings to the discussion his extensive experience in the private banking and institutional finance world. Anthony previously served as CEO of Private Banking Americas at Credit Suisse, headed Private Wealth Management at UBS, and held a range of leadership positions at Merrill Lynch, including Manager of the European Private Banking Business.
Recipe for Retail Sector Success: Q&A with Andrew Heyer, Jamba Juice Investor...OurCrowd
What's the recipe for success investing in the retail and consumer sectors? Join us for a live discussion and Q&A session with Andrew Heyer, whose investment portfolio includes brands like Jamba Juice, Celestial Seasonings and XpresSpa. He will join OurCrowd's Principal David Stark and Head of Investment Community Zack Miller for a lively discussion and Q&A session.
BCP Capital Advisors is an international strategic and financial advisory firm. We advise executive management and boards of global companies, ranging from emerging growth to mid-market, who are confronted by critical strategic decisions and require the benefit of an experienced advisor - often to even the playing field and to provide knowledge and expertise in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, strategy and business development.
Our ability to view client mandates from advisory, operator and investor perspectives provides unique insights into how best to maximize value while also achieving each client's objectives. Our dynamic professionals provide direction, access to capital markets & the intellectual horsepower to drive our clients’ objectives forward with expertise and integrity. BCP's global network of principals & advisors includes representative offices in New York, London and Singapore.
Funding Options at MassChallenge
Are you thinking about what you need to fund your company? Where do you start? Funding is not one size fits all. Every company has to approach their pathway to funding with a unique approach. Join our fundraising experts for an in depth discussion of what options you have for funding and how to decide which paths are right for you and your company. Topics covered will include investment criteria, time to closing, investment range, success rates, control features, compliance requirements and the overall costs of capital from each such source.
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IAG (London) Real Estate Fund Administration 2016Alan Ross
IAG (UK) delivers specialist fund administration services for private equity, real estate, alternative assets and listed fund structures. Each client is served by a highly skilled team led by a board director. Globally IAG has assets under administration of over $16bn.
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Analysis on an decade of data relating to start-up which would guide the budding start-ups towards the way of success and also provide them the right place for maximum funding.
The Changing Relationship Between Investors and Investments OurCrowd
Take this opportunity to meet OurCrowd’s new president, Anthony DeChellis, who brings to the discussion his extensive experience in the private banking and institutional finance world. Anthony previously served as CEO of Private Banking Americas at Credit Suisse, headed Private Wealth Management at UBS, and held a range of leadership positions at Merrill Lynch, including Manager of the European Private Banking Business.
Recipe for Retail Sector Success: Q&A with Andrew Heyer, Jamba Juice Investor...OurCrowd
What's the recipe for success investing in the retail and consumer sectors? Join us for a live discussion and Q&A session with Andrew Heyer, whose investment portfolio includes brands like Jamba Juice, Celestial Seasonings and XpresSpa. He will join OurCrowd's Principal David Stark and Head of Investment Community Zack Miller for a lively discussion and Q&A session.
BCP Capital Advisors is an international strategic and financial advisory firm. We advise executive management and boards of global companies, ranging from emerging growth to mid-market, who are confronted by critical strategic decisions and require the benefit of an experienced advisor - often to even the playing field and to provide knowledge and expertise in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, strategy and business development.
Our ability to view client mandates from advisory, operator and investor perspectives provides unique insights into how best to maximize value while also achieving each client's objectives. Our dynamic professionals provide direction, access to capital markets & the intellectual horsepower to drive our clients’ objectives forward with expertise and integrity. BCP's global network of principals & advisors includes representative offices in New York, London and Singapore.
Funding Options at MassChallenge
Are you thinking about what you need to fund your company? Where do you start? Funding is not one size fits all. Every company has to approach their pathway to funding with a unique approach. Join our fundraising experts for an in depth discussion of what options you have for funding and how to decide which paths are right for you and your company. Topics covered will include investment criteria, time to closing, investment range, success rates, control features, compliance requirements and the overall costs of capital from each such source.
www.thecapitalnetwork.org
IAG (London) Real Estate Fund Administration 2016Alan Ross
IAG (UK) delivers specialist fund administration services for private equity, real estate, alternative assets and listed fund structures. Each client is served by a highly skilled team led by a board director. Globally IAG has assets under administration of over $16bn.
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WEBINAR | RESILIENCE RELIABILITY ENERGY PROJECTS NEPAL | Research Collaborat...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
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www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
WEBINAR | RESILIENCE RELIABILITY ENERGY PROJECTS NEPAL | Reliability of Micr...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
WEBINAR | THE MINIGRID GAME | Introduction and Case Studies - Ayu Abdullah, E...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
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https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-minigrid-game
Minigrids. They're one of the most attractive models for remote community electrification. They're scalable, and flexible, and capable of supplying power at levels that really permit productive use to be made of the power. But at the same time, they raise alot of questions - what is the most appropriate structure, size, payment system etc for a particular local community. Getting these things wrong has led to systems failing, or not having the development impact they were intended to have.
To try to address some of these issues, Energy Action Partners have devised their Minigrid Game. This is a collaborative role-playing game built around a representation of a minigrid system, intended to be used as an educational and collaborative planning tool in designing a community-sized minigrid system. The game is designed to be used within a process that explores minigrid planning and operational decisions.
The Minigrid Game is a completely novel way for communities to develop workable solutions to the unique challenges of managing a community minigrid, such as system sizing, tariff-setting, and demand-side management. By playing as a group, the players can also improve their understanding of energy technology, practice negotiation and consensus-building skills, and most importantly, have fun.
Join us on Tuesday 15th to hear more about the game and its applications from Scott Kennedy, Executive Director and Ayu Abdullah, Southeast Asia Director of Enact Partners, and also for an opportunity for all partipants worldwide to play the game live during the webinar!
WEBINAR | ENERGY AND TRANSPORT | Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure in...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
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https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-energy-and-transport
Transport is an often overlooked aspect of rural development and linkage to energy access and productive use of energy in the developing world, but it is of critical importance. Not only does transportation rely on a source of energy (and hence transport can itself become a productive use of energy), but an effective transport infrastructure is a critical part of allowing mobility, access to markets, establishment of distribution chains (both to access energy generating equipment as well as marketing services, goods and products).
In this webinar, we were joined by experts presenting on diverse aspects of this complex challenge, including Prof Gina Porter and Dr Arash Azizi of the University of Durham, Dipak Gyawali, former Minister of Water Resources in Nepal and Chair of the Nepal Water Conservation Foundation, and Dr Ben Campbell from the UK Low Carbon Energy Development Network. As usual, we provided an opportunity for the participants joining the webinar to put questions to the speakers, for them to be answered during the session.
WEBINAR | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Children and Energy - Jiska de GrootSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Communication and Social Change - Jo Tacchi & A...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | CROWD POWER | Sosai RE Crowdfunding Experience - Habiba AliSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | CROWD POWER | Crowdfunding Energy Access Ventures - Davinia CoganSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | DEC 2017 | Smart Villages Findings on Translating Research into Pra...Smart Villages
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT e4sv.org
In September 2017, the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN) held its annual conference on the topic of "Equity and Energy Justice" at Durham University, UK. As a follow-up to this conference, we held two webinars to share highlights from the conference.
The first webinar focussed on energy justice. This month, we examined a second theme from the conference, and focused on questions of how academic research can best have impact at the grassroots of energy access and productive use, how that "knowledge gap" can be closed, and what some of the most effective solutions might be for ensuring that research can be applied effectively and equitably.
The speakers included Practical Action's Sarah Begg, who has been leading a participatory learning study with LCEDN looking at how academic research impacts the grassroots. She will be joined by her colleague from Practical Action's Bangladesh office, Iffat Khan, who will present some of the specific outcomes and experiences of the study in Bangladesh. Finally, the Smart Villages Initiative will share the global perspectives they have been able to gather on bridging academic research and making it relevant to energy access practitioners, entrepreneurs, and rural communities.
Sarah Begg, Global Knowledge and Learning Officer, Practical Action
Iffat Khan, Knowledge and Business Development Specialist, Practical Action Bangladesh
Dr Bernie Jones, Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative
More more information, please visit e4sv.org
WEBINAR | DEC 2017 | Closing the Knowledge Gap - Solar Waste Disposal in Bang...Smart Villages
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT e4sv.org
In September 2017, the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN) held its annual conference on the topic of "Equity and Energy Justice" at Durham University, UK. As a follow-up to this conference, we held two webinars to share highlights from the conference.
The first webinar focussed on energy justice. This month, we examined a second theme from the conference, and focused on questions of how academic research can best have impact at the grassroots of energy access and productive use, how that "knowledge gap" can be closed, and what some of the most effective solutions might be for ensuring that research can be applied effectively and equitably.
The speakers included Practical Action's Sarah Begg, who has been leading a participatory learning study with LCEDN looking at how academic research impacts the grassroots. She will be joined by her colleague from Practical Action's Bangladesh office, Iffat Khan, who will present some of the specific outcomes and experiences of the study in Bangladesh. Finally, the Smart Villages Initiative will share the global perspectives they have been able to gather on bridging academic research and making it relevant to energy access practitioners, entrepreneurs, and rural communities.
Sarah Begg, Global Knowledge and Learning Officer, Practical Action
Iffat Khan, Knowledge and Business Development Specialist, Practical Action Bangladesh
Dr Bernie Jones, Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative
More more information, please visit e4sv.org
Given by Martin Kariongi
The second in our series of workshops designed to gather input from stakeholders involved in existing off-grid projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This event was held in Malaysia for the ASEAN countries, organised by Smart Villages and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
This presentation gives an overview of the activities taken in the remote village of Terrat, in Northern Tanzania, and the impact this has had on the population.
This is a re-upload of the original file, which was corrupt on Slideshare
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ACEF2017 Smart Villages Energy as a Catalyst to Holistic Rural DevelopmentSmart Villages
Smart Villages presentation at ADB's Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 in Manila, by Dr Bernie Jones, on the topic of how energy and other technological and social innovations can act as catalysts for rural development - for more information see www.e4sv.org
ACEF2017 Global Insights into Innovative Climate Smart Energy for AsiaSmart Villages
Smart Villages presentation at ADB's Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 in Manila, by Molly Hurley Depret, on the topic of how energy and other technological and social innovations can act as catalysts for rural development - for more information see www.e4sv.org
Presented by: Dr Rosie Day, Senior Lecturer of Environment and Society in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham
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- How These 4 Leaks Force You To Work Longer And Harder in order to grow your income… improve just one of these and the impact could be life changing.
- How to SHUT DOWN the revolving door of Income Stagnation… you know, where new sales come into your magazine while at the same time existing sponsors exit.
- How to transform your magazine business by fixing the 4 “DON’Ts”...
#1 LEADS Don’t Book
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3. … while the market is almost 15x bigger and growingA $1,400 billion funding gap…
Sources:
IFC – Closing the Credit Gap for
Formal & Informal MSMEs (2013)
APP – Africa Progress Report
(2015)
3
We are not inventing, we are executing
Connecting underserved demand with a market desperate for impactful projects
4. Lendahand is Online. Impact. Investing. Platform.
4
Making it easy to invest in awesome and impactful projects in emerging markets…
… by employing (fin)tech solutions to improve the lives of many.
5. It’s now 2018 and Lendahand has shown
product & impact & market fit…
5
Average investment per lender of
€7,500
2,000 SMEs funded
(more than half owned by women)
Lenders from 36 countries
4,000 jobs created and 17,000
tons CO2 per year reduced
6. 6
Lendahand-
Ethex Ltd
50% 50%
Ethex is an established and fast growing UK
platform for positive investments
- Professionals with deep experience in ethical
retail investing
- £60mio raised
- Strong ties with public development agencies
Efficient use of each party’s assets and skills to
maximize impact and minimize costs
Live since August 2017
7 committed solar home systems companies
£3mio lent through platform
3 large impact-driven investors, 300 private
investors
The UK roll-out is going strong
Joint venture with UK-based Ethex allows us to hit the ground running
7. Snapshot of current portfolio
7
With a total size of combined facilities of EUR 20mio (over a 2 year period)…
… we have been able to assist both early stage scale-ups and more mature VC backed businesses in their growth
8. Flexible and reliable funding
8
• Raise funds when needed and only pay interest when you have the funds
• Each time you can pick and choose amount & maturity
• All projects on our platform have been fully funded
• As a social fintech company we are competitive in our pricing
• Processes have been optimized for admin burden
• Be part of a new and innovative way of funding and gain international visibility
9. We lend a hand
Our team is sometimes fin-nerdy, at times tech-geeky, but always socially driven
9
Peter Heijen – Founder & Biz Dev
MSc Econometrics at Erasmus Univeristeit
Theodoor Gilissen Bankiers, MN
Koen The – CEO
MSc Econometrics at Vrije Universiteit
MBA at UC Berkeley
BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs
Peter Stolze – Customer Experience,
Branding & Content
MSc in Business at Radboud Universiteit
Cordaid, T-Mobile
Eduard Tee – Operations & Growth
MSc Business Mathematics & Informatics
at Vrije Universiteit
Mirabeau, Deloitte
Tobias Grinwis – Investment Ranger
MSc Strategic Management at Erasmus
Universiteit
Dinand Mentink – Web Cowboy
MSc Financial at Engineering Universiteit
Twente
Web-developer/Owner at Dcreative
Richard Baptist – Purpose Driven
Developer
IT at Univ. of Applied Sciences Rotterdam
DevOps at Rabobank International
Marija Urumovska – Investment Lady
BSc Int’l Economics at Bocconi University
Morgan Stanley
Dedicated contractors
Danny den Hartog : International expansion
Hans Kramer : Digital marketing & PR
Harmke de Hoogh : Legal matters
Philipp Kollenda : Impact measurement
10. 10
Join us on our journey
Our goals for 2020
✓ Facilitate €150 million in debt funding
✓ Create 60,000 jobs
✓ Train 5,000 SME owners through the foundation
✓ Reduce 250,000 tons CO2 emission
✓ Tackle at least 2 other SDGs (e.g. water &
education)
Our dreams for 2020
✓ A global platform where locals can fund local SMEs
✓ Frictionless P2P funding using tech such as block
chain, biometric identification, psychometric credit
scoring
✓ Cheap and fast for SMEs, attractive and sustainable
for investors
✓ An inspiring example of a well-run social enterprise
✓ A level playing field for all people
11. Risks*
▪ Cheap funding in emerging markets: if central banks keep providing
liquidity, and money flows to emerging markets, the margin becomes
under pressure
Diversify globally, more focus on social impact, and possibly lower
interest rate to lenders
▪ Deteriorating credit risk local partner
As Lendahand gets more scale the network of local partners – and
thus the possibility to diversify – grows
Local partners are monitored closely
▪ Lendahand might not be able to attract large local partners that can
provide sufficient pipeline
Lendahand is increasingly working together with experienced
investment managers
As volumes grow it will be easier to attract larger local partners
▪ Big players stepping into the EM SME crowdfunding market
Remain flexible/lean/mean and hire brightest and most committed
people. Stay ahead of the game so that large financial institutions or
online platforms prefer to acquire Lendahand rather than compete
11
▪ Growth of crowdfunding market slows
Lendahand profiles itself as the online platform in the social impact
investing space and once it has reached a certain scale it can shift focus to
institutional investors
▪ A (Dutch) crowdfunding company experiences a high profile default
Lendahand has a contingent communication plan ready where it
pronounces its distinction from other platforms because of the use of
local partners that select and monitor SMEs, and assume the credit risk
to these SMEs
▪ Lendahand does not attract sufficient funding
Lendahand adheres to a strict cash management policy and is cost
conscious. Salaries are the largest cost center and the MT members are
willing to accept (even) lower salaries if needed
Cashflow positive in 2018
▪ International roll-out fails
Concept has been proven in the Netherlands. Lendahand can become
profitable if it operates in the Netherlands only
▪ Scalability issues
Lendahand follows the path of operational excellence and is
continuously (investing in) improving processes
▪ Mission creep
Lendahand measures its social impact and has a dedicated Impact
Officer
* This is not an exhaustive list of risks.
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