Zencap

Zencap Global Services
Private
Industry Financial Services, Software
Founder Dr. Christian Grobe, Dr. Matthias Knecht
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Area served
 Germany, Spain, The Netherlands
Products Peer-to-peer lending
Number of employees
 65
Parent Rocket Internet
Website Official website

Zencap is a multinational company, operating a peer-to-peer lending platform, which allows private savers to lend money directly to small and medium sized businesses in Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands.[1] Using the crowdfunding model, the company based in Berlin, Germany[2] aims to create a direct link between private lenders and small businesses seeking loans.[1][3][4][5] As of December 2014, Zencap had facilitated 5 million Euro in loans to small and medium sized firms.[6]

Recently, the company was merged with Funding Circle, being active on UK and US.

Origin

The company, based in Berlin, was founded in March 2014[7][8] by Christian Grobe and Matthias Knecht, with support from Rocket Internet.[1][7][9]

Lending

The business model resembles the US peer-to-peer lending platform Lending Club and UK-based company Funding Circle.[10] Zencap facilitates small business loans from 10,000 to 250,000 euros.[1] Zencap determines whether the borrower is creditworthy and assigns a credit grade that determines the payable interest rate and the fees. Zencap itself charges borrowers a 1% to 4.5% origination fee. The loan period can range between 6 and 60 months while the loan can be repaid without an early repayment fee at any time.[11] Conditions vary between countries.

Der Tagesspiegel quoted founder Christian Grobe, "We are very strict with the risk assessment."[1] Once approved, businesses post their loan request on the Zencap marketplace, where private lenders are able to choose which businesses they want to lend money to.[12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Neuhaus, Carla (15 June 2014). "Woran Berliner Start-ups arbeiten". Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Neuhaus, Carla (15 June 2014). "Woran Berliner Start-ups arbeiten". Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Hackmann, Felicitas (7 February 2014). "Zencap is the latest investor-investment matching platform — now with credit, not equity". Human Ipo. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rocket Internet's Credit Marketplace Zencap Will Help SMEs Ditch Bank Loans". Human Ipo. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Zencap crea una "nueva alternativa" de financiación para las pymes andaluzas". Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Geld leihen von Privatpersonen: 5 Millionen Euro erfolgreich finanziert". Zencap. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. 1 2 Drost, Frank Matthias (22 May 2014). "Jungunternehmer finanzieren den Mittelstand". Welt. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.deutsche-startups.de/verzeichnisse/startups-a-z/zencap-deutschland-gmbh/
  9. ↑ Räth, Georg (31 March 2014). "Das neue Rocket-Startup – Lendico für den Mittelstand". gruenderszene. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Hesse, Martin (31 March 2014). "David gegen Goliath". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Jarotschkin, Viktor (5 September 2014). "Innovative Mittelstandsfinanzierung mit Zencap". fuer-gruender.de. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Start-Up-Schmiede will den Mittelstand finanzieren". Handelsblatt. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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