🚀 Unlocking Growth, One Sip at a Time 🍹 At Jia, we believe that business success is like a finely crafted beverage—it takes the right ingredients, careful preparation, and perfect timing. That’s why we’re thrilled to partner with African Originals, a brand that has not only transformed Kenya's craft beverage industry but has also set new standards for innovation and quality. This partnership is a perfect example of how innovative financing can brew opportunities for rapid growth. 🤝 Founded by Alexandra Chappatte, African Originals has been shaking up Kenya's craft beverage scene with bold flavors made with local ingredients like Turmeric & Chili Tonic and Passion & Lime Cider—perfect for cracking open on a sunny Nairobi afternoon. ☀ Despite their early success and strong demand for their unique products, African Originals—like many growing businesses—faced challenges in accessing the capital they needed. With Jia's invoice financing solution, African Originals was able to unlock capital tied up in receivables, allowing them to invest in their growth and craft success, sip by sip. 📈 The results speak for themselves: African Originals achieved a remarkable 200% growth last year, firmly establishing themselves as one of Kenya's premier craft beverage brands. Their products are now synonymous with quality, innovation, and the authentic taste of Kenya. 🇰🇪 We’re incredibly proud to have facilitated over $1M in working capital originations for African Originals, helping them navigate the challenges of scaling a business in today’s competitive market. But this partnership is about more than just numbers; it’s about supporting a brand that embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of Kenya. It’s about bringing the refreshing, vibrant flavors of African Originals to more people, one bottle at a time. 🌍 Curious how Jia can help your business reach its full potential? Learn more about our collaboration with African Originals and explore our financing solutions that can help you grow. 🚀 #Fintech #InvoiceFinancing #SMEGrowth #SmallBusiness #CraftBeverage #BusinessGrowth #FlavorsOfKenya
About us
Small businesses drive the economy. They deserve to own a piece of it. Jia gives entrepreneurs anywhere in the world power to control their financial destiny. 💸 We provide blockchain-based financing to businesses in emerging markets and reward them with ownership, enabling them to create wealth and prosperity for themselves and their communities. 💗 Hop onboard at http://jia.xyz/ 🚀 Join us on Twitter @jia_DeFi 🐣
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- Financial Services
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- 2-10 employees
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- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2022
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#foodpandaPH & Jia Financing Inc. have partnered for "Negosyo Like a Panda" (Do Business Like a Panda) program! The initiative offers quick, affordable loans and convenient repayment options to our MSME vendors, providing our merchants with tools and guidance to expand their business. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/d9N3Rb9Q
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We’re proud to team up with our friends foodpanda to provide restaurant owners in the Philippines with the capital they need to grow their business. 😋 🐼 🚀 Through our partnership, Jia provides starting loans of ₱30,000, which can be used to increase inventory to match demand, buy new equipment, or reinvest in expansion efforts. Restaurant owners like Chef Bryan in Marikina Heights leveraged this additional capital to cater larger gigs, with his business now able to accommodate weddings! 👰 📈 Learn more about our partnership and watch Chef Bryan’s story below. 🇵🇭 📽
Jia partners with foodpanda to empower mom and pop restaurants in the Philippines
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We’re proud to team up with our friends foodpanda to provide restaurant owners in the Philippines with the capital they need to grow their business. 😋 🐼 🚀 Through our partnership, Jia provides starting loans of ₱30,000, which can be used to increase inventory to match demand, buy new equipment, or reinvest in expansion efforts. Restaurant owners like Chef Bryan in Marikina Heights leveraged this additional capital to cater larger gigs, with his business now able to accommodate weddings! 👰 📈 Learn more about our partnership and watch Chef Bryan’s story below. 🇵🇭 📽
Jia partners with foodpanda to empower mom and pop restaurants in the Philippines
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Congratulations to our esteemed friend and board member of Jia's Kenya entity Frank Mwiti, who begins his chapter as CEO of the Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC today! Frank's journey to this pivotal role is a testament to his unwavering dedication and exceptional leadership in strengthening the financial sector in East Africa. We feel fortunate to partner with Frank in building a fairer financial landscape for businesses to thrive and flourish. Hongera Frank! #Leadership #financialsector #finance #Kenya
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🌟 Excited to announce we are partnering with Circle and Celo Foundation and have launched a new pool on Huma Finance powered by Celo's native USDC integration. This marks a significant milestone in our mission to revolutionize financial access across the globe! 🌍 Partnering with Circle and the Celo ecosystem, we're leveraging the transformative potential of USDC to drive real-world impact and build a more inclusive and connected financial future. 💸 With native USDC on Celo, Jia is unlocking a world of possibilities for entrepreneurs and small businesses. From low-cost payments to 24/7 trading and lending opportunities, USDC is helping us build a gateway to a more inclusive and connected financial ecosystem. 💡 Check out Jia's Celo pool on Huma Finance and join us in our mission to expand financial access worldwide. Thank you to our community, our partners Circle and Huma Finance and the Celo Foundation ecosystem for their unwavering support and collaboration. Together, we're redefining the future of finance! 🦒 Asante from the Jia-raffes! 🦒 https://lnkd.in/eYd3UeZ2
Jia Goes Live on Celo with Circle’s Native USDC!
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Thank you Jenny Ortiz & CoinGeek for sharing our story and shining the spotlight on Jimsen Iguan, one of our borrowers in the Philippines who has expanded his family sari sari store into a booming banana-cue business with our fair financing! 🍌🔥
Journalist | Executive Producer | Gaming | Web3 | Blockchain | Crypto | Fintech | Emerging Technology | International Journalism Fellow, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
Blockchain technology has many use cases and here's one: I had the privilege to cover the story of how microfinancing firm Jia is using blockchain technology to serve small business owners in the Philippines 🇵🇭 and Kenya 🇰🇪 . Thank you Zach Marks and Mark Anthony Sy Quimsiam for introducing Jimsen, a fruit and vegetable vendor from Makati City, to me and letting me tell his story. When I started covering the blockchain space two years ago, it is my hope to put faces of people who are benefiting from the technology. And Jimsen's story is one example. Read the full CoinGeek article here: https://lnkd.in/ghXBSWnc #blockchain #microfinance #Philippines #Kenya #JIA
Blockchain firm Jia records $2M in microfinance originations in the Philippines, Kenya
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We're #hiring a new Business Development Manager in Manila, National Capital Region. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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We are thrilled to announce we've crossed $2 million in originations, a major milestone in our journey to unlock growth for small businesses in emerging markets. 🌍 🚀 It took 11 months from our launch in January 2023 to hit $1 million. It took just 2 months to double that and reach $2 million. 📈 Reaching the $2 million mark is not just a number for us — it represents the tangible impact we are making in the lives of small business owners. This rapid growth is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our team. 🦒🦒 We want to give a special shoutout to one of our outstanding Jia-raffes, Grace Gitari from Nairobi, Kenya. From staying up late to help a fruit vendor understand his repayment schedule to teaching the team how to do TikTok dances to Afrobeat hits, Grace has consistently leveled up Jia’s game by bringing both outstanding customer service and infusions of creativity and fun. 🎉 As we celebrate this achievement, we want to express our gratitude to our growing community. Your trust and belief in Jia have fueled our journey, and with team members like Grace, we are more determined than ever to continue making a difference. 💪 At Jia, our mission is clear: to bridge the credit gap faced by entrepreneurs in emerging markets, a challenge that is measured in the trillions. We believe that every business, regardless of its size or location, deserves the opportunity to thrive. 🌽🍠 🌱🌶 We are excited about the possibilities that lie ahead and look forward to reaching many more millions in originations as we relentlessly chip away at the multi-trillion dollar credit gap. Help us celebrate this moment by minting our first collectible on Paragraph to mark the milestone! Thank you for being a part of this journey!⚡ #defi #fintech #emergingmarkets #startup #milestone
Jia Hits $2 Million in Blockchain-Based Microfinance Originations
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Congratulations to our friends Huma Finance on reaching the $100 million milestone with 0% default. We are grateful some of those millions backed Jia loans to entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Thrilled to be on this journey with you to help realize blockchain's real world impact and shape the future of finance! 📈
Huma Finance reached $100M credit origination on the platform, with 0% default! 🟣💪 This comes just 7 months after the launch of the first credit solution with Jia, followed by Arf, BSOS, impactMarket and Rain. Thank you as well to our strategic partners Circle, Polygon Labs, Celo Foundation, Credit Collective and Securitize. Looking ahead to 2024, we're aiming to hit $2B and are geared up for a year filled with innovation, and new partnerships that will help maximize blockchain's real world impact. Join us as we shape the future of finance: https://huma.finance/ 🌍 Dashboard on Dune: https://lnkd.in/eGprtkjD 📊
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