Review (September 2024)
Make a loan to an entrepreneur across the globe for as little as $25. kiva is the world's first online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs across the globe.
17.57M
Estimated Revenue
761.16k
Website Visitors
2.9/5
Trustpilot Score
What do we know about Kiva?
Estimated Revenue (2020)
$17.57M
Total Funding
$11.5M
Total Employees
350
Founded
2005
Industry
Nonprofit Organization Management
Last Funding Date
Other Jul 2020
Location
San Francisco, United States
About
Kiva: Make a loan to an entrepreneur across the globe for as little as $25. Kiva is the world's first online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs across the globe.
What is Kiva's Revenue?
Kiva's estimated revenue for 2023 is $17.57M.
What does Kiva do?
Kiva (www.kiva.org) is a mission-driven technology non-profit. We run a global marketplace platform for crowd-funded micro-loans to serve the financially excluded in sectors such as education, water, clean energy, and refugee resettlement. Kiva combines the culture and approach of an internet start-up with a mission to alleviate poverty. We aim to drive social impact and enable opportunity while providing a borrower-to-lender connection: "Loans that change lives." In just 15 years, Kiva has raised nearly $1.5 billion in loan capital for more than 2 million borrowers in 84 countries. Kiva's lenders fund over $1 million in loans every 3 days. Headquartered in San Francisco, Kiva's team has 100+ employees and 450+ volunteers worldwide.
What are the monthly traffic metrics for Kiva?
6/mo Traffic Growth
19.60%
All Time Traffic Growth
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Monthly Hits
761k
Time on Site
3.7Mins
Pages per Visit
5.0
Bounce Rate
42%
How fast is Kiva growing?
Kiva has grown by -1.2% in the last 6 months according to SimilarWeb.
How do people interact with Kiva?
Last month, Kiva received 761k visitors who spent an average of 3.7 minutes on the website and visited 5.0 different pages per session. Overall, 42% of people bounce on the first visit.
How do people find Kiva?
627.8k people (82%) visit Kiva directly. 97.3k (13%) people search for them in Google. Whereas, 16k (2%) discover Kiva through Facebook, Reddit, and YouTube. 6.4k (1%) visitors come from Kiva's email newsletters. Finally, 1.5k (0.2%) people come from affiliates and or paid referrals.
Who uses Kiva?
Kiva's top market is the United States and they receive 398.9k (52.4%) people.Then the 2nd is Canada with 44k (5.8%).The 3rd is is United Kingdom with 30.1k (3.9%).
Traffic Growth (last 6 months)
What do Kiva's customers say about them?
Review Score
2.9/5
Total Reviews
24
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Shankara
A meaning for our life
Reviewed on 2021-04-01T21:36:27
We have been lending thru Kiva for more than 15 years now. Our initial deposit of $ 1,000 has gone round 11 times,for a total of $ 11,500 lent amount. Default is neglible at $ 35 to date. We have supported more than 220 families world over. Absolutely no issues to date. We tried withdrawal once to check out KIVA, and they were prompt. We cannot describe how happy we feel when we see the 220+ families we supported and the letters we get from them. It has given a meaning for our life.
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Sine Macula
If you want to lend money to...
Reviewed on 2021-03-20T21:13:32
If you want to lend money to only the highest risk borrowers in the entire world for 0% interest and also contribute to global greed and corruption.This site is for you.
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Nathan Williams
A nasty misogynist organisation…
Reviewed on 2021-02-02T20:23:42
A nasty misogynist organisation masquerading as a progressive charity.
T Starnes
I've been donating for years
Reviewed on 2021-01-13T04:21:03
I've been donating for years. Now I can give a little each month. Yes, I've had one or two loans not be paid back,but if 25 bucks a month could break me, maybe I shouldn't be giving at all. I've helped put women through college, helped build drinkable water, feed animals to sell and breed. I'm fine with it. Glad to help.
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Ben Lee
Used Kiva for years, still do.
Reviewed on 2021-01-02T12:18:27
I've been donating on Kiva for years. Ive always liked the personalisation it has that you can pick where your money goes.I've taken money out multiple times totalling about $300 and although it took quite a while I did get it back, and I've waited longer with peer to peer style lenders.
I've lost some money, about $35 over the years at different points, but that risk is there and you are made aware of it before you put your money in. I just see it as a donation.
You choose how much you want to put in, you choose if you want to donate to Kiva themselves. If you don't like any risk don't use them. No charity is spending your money exactly how you want, with Kiva you get more say than most.
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Amy Maggs
Good company!
Reviewed on 2020-12-29T21:13:32
I’ve never had a problem with kiva despite all of the other reviews. I’ve been lending money on there for ages.When you agree to loan, it states that there is a risk that you may not get your money repaid, so that’s on you. People moaning about that have clearly not read the fine print. There are other companies but I genuinely like using kiva and I will continue to do so until I have a reason not to!
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Mike
HORRIBLE way to lend money
Reviewed on 2020-11-02T11:56:03
HORRIBLE way to lend money.
Ive lent over $10,000 with Kiva which puts me in the top 1% of lenders on their platform.The first 9 month from the loan origination date was a breeze, was able to track my loans, see estimated repayment dates, and keep taps on delinquencies.
The problems start when you begin to redeem/withdrawal funds from the platform...like clockwork they freeze your account delay withdrawals and take 20+ business days replying to EACH email.
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Aris
It sounds like a good idea
Reviewed on 2020-10-21T14:16:18
It sounds like a good idea, but it's really just another GoFundme. It's a crowdsourcing program,NOT a traditional small business loan program. Once you are set up, you have to beg friends and family to loan money to your project. Once a set number of friends and family loan you money, they send your project out to the "network." It's all or nothing at that point. My project raised over half of the loan amount...money I could have used for my business, but they sent it all back to the people who donated. This should only be a last resort, even then...I would suggest just trying a GoFundMe instead. A LOT less hassle.
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