1. Founded in 2014, kountable Inc., based in San Francisco, is a new player in the blossoming fintech
sector. kountable uses technology to connect dynamic entrepreneurs in the developing world
who need financing for their high impact projects with investors looking to create immediate
positive change in the world while also generating a healthy return on their capital.
Entrepreneursseekingfinancingfortheirprojectsthrough kountable sign upthrough awebappthat measures
theirdigitalfootprintfromwhichkountable assignesthemakScore, which measurestheirliklihoodtobeable to
executeadeal.Anentrepreneur’snetworkofrelationshipsandsphereofinfluencearevaluableassetsthatthey
leverageeverydaytodobusiness.kountable allowsthemtoquicklyturn thisasset intoreal financial capitaltofund
dealsandbringsaffordabletradefinancingtosmall andmediumenterprisesforthefirst timeon alargescale.
Demandforthiskindoffinancingishighasevidencedbythe$12MUSin fundabletradesthat one
weekofmarketinginKigali,Rwandageneratedforkountable at thetimeofitslaunch therein Mayof
2015.kountablehasspentthepasttwoyearsbuilding andproving itsmodel andtechnologyplatform
withRwandanentrepreneursandUSinvestorsandispoisedtogoglobal in thecoming year.
SOME EXAMPLES OF KOUNTABLE’S PROJECTS TO DATE INCLUDE:
• Fundingthedeliveryofequipmentfor24neonatal
ICUs(Rwandahadonly2forapopulationof
over12Mpeoplepriortothisproject.)
• HelpingaRwandanchalkimporterwhose
nearestsouceofsupplywasSouthKorea
becomethefirstlocalmanufacturerof
highqualitychalkforRwanda’sschools
• PurchasingPCsforacomputer
labforgirlsinalocalschool
• Supplyingequipmentrequiredtoperform
schoolentranceexams(withoutkountable’s
speedtofinance,theexamswouldhavebeen
delayedandanumberofstudentswould
havehadtostartschoolweekslate.)
kountable is the brain child of Chris Hale, CEO and co-founder, who began thinking about measuring
social capital as a means to seeking financial capital more than 10 years ago when he was a musician.
Chris has since had a very successful career in financial services, most recently driving the exceptional
growth of Perigon Partners, a wealth management firm in the Bay Area, as COO. He has also served
as a volunteer at Kiva. His co-founders include Craig Allen, PhD, who has decades of experience using
data science to build sophisticated financing structures and building and running multibillion dollar
trade finance companies, and Catherine Nomura, an expert in developing and marketing innovative
products and services for entrepreneurs around the world with over 25 years experience.