Funding Database
Kiva Crowdfunding Debt Fund
Current as of: 2025-11-13
Description
Kiva offers crowdfunded micro-loans to small businesses and projects in underserved communities where there are limited funding opportunities available.
Instrument Type
Debt
Type of loans provided
Concessional debt
Bridge loan
Microloan
Bridge loan
Microloan
Range of loan tenors
Up to 36 months
Is the loan concessional?
Yes
Ticket sizes per transaction (EUR)
0 - 100,000
100,000 - 500,000
100,000 - 500,000
Currencies used
US Dollars
Eligible market segments
Stand-alone solar systems
Clean cooking
Energy for productive use
Clean cooking
Energy for productive use
Special requirements pertaining to gender, diversity and local content
No specific requirements expected from investees
Technical assistance
Technical assistance is not provided
Eligible regions under GET.invest mandate
Caribbean
Central Africa
East Africa
Pacific
Southern Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Pacific
Southern Africa
West Africa
Additional eligible regions not under GET.invest mandate
Asia
Europe
Middle East
North Africa
North America
South America
Europe
Middle East
North Africa
North America
South America
Eligible countries under GET.invest mandate
Angola
Belize
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Gabon
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Niger
Nigeria
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Tanzania
The Gambia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Belize
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Gabon
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Niger
Nigeria
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Tanzania
The Gambia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Examples of past investments
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Eligibility criteria
For more information on eligibility criteria, contact the fund manager at the details providedApplication process
Details of the application process are available hereCurrent status of instrument
Active Apply onlineContact
Go to fund websiteHeadquarters
San Francisco, USAOther branches
Bangkok, ThailandNairobi, Kenya
Portland, USA
Fund manager
Kiva
About
Kiva is a non-profit, crowdfunding platform aimed at expanding financial access by providing microloans to small businesses and projects in underserved communities. Kiva makes use of microfinance institutions, nonprofits, and other organisations as lending partners to disburse funds raised on the platform to the communities that they serve.