Omondi Otieno
“I plan to grow my loan with Bora to KES 100,000, working towards eventually building a house.”
For the women who keep Kenya’s markets running.
Loans for Kenya’s women’s groups
Apply and get
a business loan.
Easy-to-access loans for women’s groups. We vet and credit score their groups using proprietary technology. Simple to apply, with money in hours.
Easy from the first tap.
Loans for women’s groups
Easy access to credit, together.
Credit score groups
Using proprietary technology.
Money in hours
A simple application, without branch visits.
Early payments, rewarded
We reward those who pay early.
Low rates. No deposit.
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Traction
+1,233%
member growth in 2 months
200+
members
0%
defaults
Member voices
Eunice Manano
“Bora’s loans are cheaper and friendlier. As members, we feel cared for and supported, so our hard work can bring us real benefits.”
App and access
Easy access, from your phone.
- Receive loans through M-Pesa
- Keep up to date with SMS updates
The founder story
Raised by women’s groups.
I grew up watching women’s groups build family homes and pay school fees, one contribution at a time. Bora exists to give those groups the fair, fast credit they’ve always deserved.
Team
Justine Moturi
Co-founder & CEO
Former Lead Product Manager at Trivelta, experience building payment infrastructure handling $500M a year for 3 million users. Dartmouth College BA in Economics.
Wema Goodness
Co-founder & CTO
Full-stack engineer with 3+ years of experience building secure, scalable web and mobile applications. University of Nairobi graduate and CTO at Lilbel Solutions.
Yu Lin
Co-founder & COO
Startup founder and senior backend engineer with 8+ years building production SaaS and distributed systems, including a real-time platform processing $6M+ in monthly transaction volume. M.S. in Computer Science from Northeastern University.
Gladys Nyabonyi
Co-founder & CMO
Business owner and women’s group (chama) member. Kenya-based market expert.
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