MoneyNeverSleeps
MoneyNeverSleeps
Sharp riffs, big ideas and real insights from smart people - all in under 15 minutes. Hosted by early-stage investor Pete Townsend with the people rebuilding money, markets, and the internet from the ground up.
Sept. 18, 2018

018: Lending Song | Kris Koik and Flender

018: Lending Song | Kris Koik and Flender
018: Lending Song | Kris Koik and Flender
MoneyNeverSleeps
018: Lending Song | Kris Koik and Flender

Kris Koik from Flender joins us on the show, fresh from raising €10m in debt funding to support SME's through its platform. and also shares his story on how tennis helped him as an entrepreneur!

Flender is a peer-to-peer lending platform aimed in particular at social lending - people looking for a loan from friends and family or a local business looking for a loan from the local community who may be anxious to support the business.

The company believes there is a niche in supporting and putting some structure on lending in social circles. Flender provides an alternative source of finance to SME’s.
It aims to solve the problems associated with dealing with traditional lenders such as: length of time to get approved, poor experience, no understanding of the business, etc.
By allowing companies to approach family, friends, customers, etc, Flender also increases the connection with the customer as the customer has a chance in supporting the growth of the business.

Flender

In 2018, Kris Koik of Flender joined the show shortly after the peer-to-peer lending platform raised €10 million in debt funding, to talk about giving small businesses an alternative to traditional bank loans.