At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 17 Micro Lending companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Micro Lending Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Kiva
Kiva is an international non-profit organization that enables families to make small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.
Founder(s): Jessica Jackley, Matt Flannery
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Micro Lending, Non Profit, Social Entrepreneurship
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Juvo
Juvo is a developer of mobile identity scoring software designed to establish financial identities who are creditworthy.
Founder(s): Steve Polsky
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: FinTech, Micro Lending, Personal Finance
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Umba
Umba is an African digital bank, offering free bank accounts and financial services to our customers
Founder(s): Barry O’Mahony, Tiernan Kennedy
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Emerging Markets, Financial Services, FinTech, Micro Lending, Mobile Apps
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Opportunity Fund
Opportunity Fund’s microloan & microsavings programs help working families gain financial stability.
Founder(s): Eric Weaver
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Micro Lending, Non Profit
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Lenme
Lenme is the subscription-based peer-to-peer lending platform in the small amount loan market.
Founder(s): Albert Mansour, Beshoy Louka, John Hakim, Mark Maurice
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Lending, Financial Services, FinTech, Lending, Micro Lending, Personal Finance
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SURETLY
Suretly is an international crowdvouching platform.
Founder(s): Eugene Lobachev, Svetlana Eydelman
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Financial Services, Micro Lending
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NuCash Inc
Mobile App, Neo Banking, Lending, Super App
Founder(s): Ashit Joshi
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Micro Lending
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Odin Money
Neobank serving the needs of the underbaned in America and globally.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech, Micro Lending, Personal Branding
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Laguna Ventures LLC
Incubator and Management Consulting
Founder(s): Shelly Bennecke
Location: Laguna Beach, California, United States
Industries: Angel Investment, Cryptocurrency, Environmental Consulting, Information Technology, Management Consulting, Micro Lending, Transportation, Wellness
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New Wave Lending Group
New Wave Lending Group is a financial and lending services provider.
Founder(s):
Location: City Of Industry, California, United States
Industries: Financial Services, Lending, Micro Lending
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The Digital Reserve
Decentralized Financial Solutions focused on financial inclusion and innovative financial products that make doing good profitable.
Founder(s): Jomari Peterson, Joshua Rittenberg
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Micro Lending, Peer to Peer, Social Impact
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DomoGeo
Modular live and work spaces using green construction technologies.
Founder(s): Hasan Alemdar
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Green Building, Micro Lending, Real Estate, Sustainability
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Zawadisha
Empower, entrust and expand opportunities for women through micro-loans and training.
Founder(s):
Location: Truckee, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Micro Lending, Non Profit
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Ality Funding
Ality Funding is a funding platform that offers loans for business services.
Founder(s):
Location: Whittier, California, United States
Industries: Financial Services, Funding Platform, Lending, Micro Lending
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Black Cooperative Investment Fund
Black Cooperative Investment Fund provides microloans for minority & black communities.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Finance, Micro Lending
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Women’s Economic Ventures
Women’s Economic Ventures is a nonprofit public benefit corporation.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: Micro Lending, Non Profit, Service Industry, Training
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Synergy Direct Funding
Synergy Direct Funding offers business micro-loans, merchant cash advances, equipment leasing, credits, and working capital services.
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Credit, Financial Services, Leasing, Lending, Micro Lending
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