Hustler Fund — Bridge Loan
Supports Kenyan businesses with bridge financing for working capital through mobile channels.
The Hustler Fund Bridge Loan is a working-capital credit product offered by Kenya's Financial Inclusion Fund (Hustler Fund) specifically to small businesses. The Hustler Fund was launched in November 2022 by President William Ruto as a state-backed financial inclusion initiative under the Ministry of Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development. Access requires no traditional …
Provides bridge working-capital loans to qualifying Kenyan small businesses via USSD/M-Pesa infrastructure, with public reporting citing ceilings up to KES 2.5 million at 8% per annum.
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