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FinTech Company Seeking Loan in Najjera, Uganda

Uganda-based FinTech company with a proprietary P2P lending application linking secured borrowers to lenders.
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Established 5-10 year(s)
Employees 5 - 10
Legal Entity Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Reported Sales USD 690 thousand
Run Rate Sales USD 236 thousand
EBITDA Margin 30 - 40 %
Industries FinTech
Locations  Najjera
Local Time 6:37 AM Africa / Kampala
Listed By Business Owner / Director
Status Active
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Seeking Loan
USD 273 thousand for 16.0% annual interest, 5 years (Native Currency: UGX 1,000,000,000)
Reason: We would like to capitalize our internal lending portfolio to boost our revenue earned from direct l... View More
Collateral Available: USD 660 thousand
Includes physical assets worth USD 8.2 thousand
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Business Overview
- Uganda-based FinTech company that has been operational for 9 years but with major breakthrough from September 3 years back.
- We matched USD 686k in credit last year, a significant increase from USD 27k in the 3 years back, and surpassing 2,000 downloads.
- This was among only 24 lenders spread across Uganda (12) including 2 investment clubs, Japan (8), South Africa (2), Australia (1) and the UK (1)
- We've matched a total transaction volume of USD 1,200,000 from September, 3 years back to date across 224 borrowers.
- We've generated sales revenue of USD 163,000 and a net profit of USD 65,000 between the same period.
- We continue to manage an active loan portfolio of $660,000.
- We have experienced CAGR of 485% between FY20 and FY23, driven primarily by an increase in both borrowers and the amount borrowed on the platform.
- Our EBITDA margins have significantly improved, rising from -267% in FY20 to 40% in FY23.
- The average lending rate of our lenders as of the past year has been 6% per month on reducing the balance amortization method.
- We have, twice, been awarded the Digital Impact Africa Awards certificate of excellence in the presence of stakeholders from both the private sector and government including the Minister of I. C. T.
- In July 2024, we were the 1st runner-up in the Uganda-Japan (UJ) Connect business accelerator program/competition earning us a trip to the GITEX event in Dubai in October, 2024.
Products & Services Overview
Loans matching and management platform matching private and SME borrowers to lenders/investors in Uganda and beyond.
Assets Overview
3 office desks, 1 conference table, 1 pull-up banner, 2 laptops, 2 smartphones, 1 backlit logo, an office lounge set.
Intangible asset is our app.
Facilities Overview
We occupy a 72-square meter office space in Kira under $186 monthly lease-obligation.
Capitalization Overview
The business is funded by its sales revenue and in part by the 15 shareholders with the majority shareholder at 51% followed by a Japanese shareholder at 10%, and 13 local shareholders varied between 6%, 5%, 2% and 1%.
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