Omondi Otieno
Omondi plans to grow a 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 women 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
+433%
member growth in 2 months
80
members
0%
defaults
Member voices
Eunice Manano
Eunice describes Bora’s loans as cheaper and friendly. Members feel cared for and supported, so their hard work can bring them 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
Dartmouth economics graduate. Former Lead Product Manager at Trivelta, building payment infrastructure handling $500M a year for 3 million users.
Wema Goodness
Co-founder & CTO
Short bio to be added.
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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