FMO

FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, plays a significant role in supporting the private sector in developing countries and emerging markets across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe. Established in 1970 through a partnership between the Dutch government and various financial institutions, FMO focuses on providing loans, equity, and other investment activities. Its investment portfolio is diversified, with key sectors including financial institutions, energy, agribusiness, food and water, and private equity. By fostering sustainable economic growth, FMO aims to create a positive impact in the regions it serves.

Yvonne Bakkum

Managing Director/CEO, FMO Investment Management

Linda Broekhuizen

Chief Investment Officer

Jaap Reinking

Director Private Equity

Jurgen Rigterink

Chief Executive Officer

Erik Smeets

Investment Manager - Debt

Past deals in Retail Lending

Lendingkart

Debt Financing in 2021
Lendingkart Technologies Private Limited is a fintech company based in Ahmedabad, India, that specializes in providing working capital loans and other financing solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2014, the company employs advanced technology and big data analytics to assess the creditworthiness of borrowers efficiently. Lendingkart offers a range of financial products, including business loans, MSME loans, and short-term loans, aimed at facilitating access to credit for small businesses in India. Its application, LENDINGKART, streamlines the loan application process, enabling users to receive loan sanctions quickly. With additional offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai, Lendingkart is focused on transforming small business lending by making it more accessible and convenient for entrepreneurs.

liwwa

Series A in 2019
liwwa connects small businesses in need of capital with people who want to invest in them. The company’s peer-to-peer lease-to-own model addresses the capital access and interest-free investor return opportunities. Liwwa conducts in-house reviews of a small business's creditability and enables them to pay a monthly fee to investors. Founded in 2013, Liwwa raised seed funding with DASH Ventures, al Etihad, and MENA Venture Investments, which it plans to use to hire several new team members, including an underwriting team and to support a new product offering.

InCred

Series A in 2019
InCred Financial Services Limited is a non-banking financial corporation based in Mumbai, India, that provides a range of loan products to retail, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and commercial customers. The company operates primarily through two segments: Consumer Retail and SME, offering personal, education, business, and two-wheeler loans, as well as affordable home loans. Leveraging technology and data science, InCred aims to simplify the lending process, making it quick and hassle-free for its clients. Originally known as Visu Leasing and Finance Private Limited, InCred was incorporated in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Bee Finance Limited based in Mauritius.

Lendable

Grant in 2018
Lendable is a lending platform. When you borrow money, it comes straight from an investor. Unlike banks, who hand out loans from piles of cash they look after on behalf of savers. Their platform is super-fast (you’ll see in a moment), and makes lending as hassle- free as possible. It’s a matter of a few clicks and you get your quote. Unlike banks, who require paperwork and run expensive branch networks.

Lendable

Grant in 2018
Lendable, Inc. is a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014. The company specializes in providing risk analytics for lenders and originators of debt in developing markets. Lendable offers a comprehensive database that includes market repayment, demographic, and contextual data, which aids in improving and validating credit models. Additionally, it features a risk engine designed to assess individual credit risk as well as portfolio and group-level risk. Lendable focuses on offering debt financing to fintech companies in emerging and frontier markets, aiming to promote impact investing as a viable asset class. Through its technology and financial products, the company seeks to facilitate access to finance for a significant number of underserved borrowers.

liwwa

Series A in 2018
liwwa connects small businesses in need of capital with people who want to invest in them. The company’s peer-to-peer lease-to-own model addresses the capital access and interest-free investor return opportunities. Liwwa conducts in-house reviews of a small business's creditability and enables them to pay a monthly fee to investors. Founded in 2013, Liwwa raised seed funding with DASH Ventures, al Etihad, and MENA Venture Investments, which it plans to use to hire several new team members, including an underwriting team and to support a new product offering.