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Jeff App, the 'Tinder for Loans', Raises EUR 150 K to Boost Financial Inclusion in Southeast Asia
Latvian fintech startup Jeff App has raised EUR 150 thousand to further evolve its "Tinder for loans" solution in the Vietnamese market, as well as expand to Indonesia later in 2020. A number of European business angels participated in the Jeff App pre-seed round, the very first company’s funding round to date.
Launched in Riga in the summer of 2019, Jeff is a loan brokerage solution that utilizes alternative data to boost financial inclusion and has its focus set on Southeast Asia.
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