How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
In this unprecedented times - numerous people are losing thier jobs. To re-enter the job market it is more crucial than ever to invest in large scale reskilling efforts and equip those people with the skills companies are and will be looking for. StudentFinance facilitates access to quality education, while removing the upfront financial barriers completely, with a fair and sustainable model - using Income Share Agreements. This brings opportunity to people directly affected economically, who would otherwise either not be able to "regain" their jobs back, neither afford financially the investment for a quality education that would lead them to a new career path
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Recovery - we're positioned to support in the recovery of those directly affected.,Response - we're responding directly to issues caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
What is the stage of your product development?
I have a market ready product/service. I have sold to customers.
What strengths does your team bring? Include skills and personal experience with the problem.
- Mariano: Operational / execution background - having built a previous startups before: Uniplaces, raised $30m, scaled to 200 employees across Europe, delivered $100m+ in GMVs- Sergio: Previous experience in student lending market, building the technology infrastructure from scratch, being CTO of another player in the space in the USA (Future Fuel)- Marta: Banking/Financial experience, having spent 10+ years at Credit Suisse
What countries do you operate in?
Spain, Portugal, Slovenia. Entering soon in Netherlands and the UK
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No
