Lenkie: ‘Grow Now, Pay Later’ funding for UK businesses
Sanjeev Jeyakumar (CEO) and Nnaemeka Obodoekwe founded Lenkie in 2020; Jeyakumar had previously been building a marketplace to help small businesses scale. Lenkie closes the cash-flow gap for UK businesses with a ‘Grow Now, Pay Later’ credit facility that pays suppliers’ invoices, repaid over up to 12 months.
Lenkie raised £49m in Series A funding from venture firms including Ground Up Ventures and has deployed more than £100m to UK firms, typically small and medium businesses with £1m–£50m in annual revenue. It aims to become the UK’s biggest non-bank lender.
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Registered as LENKIE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDCompany 13043898Activesince 25 November 2020· London
Role: Founders
Lenkie closes the cash-flow gap for UK businesses with a ‘Grow Now, Pay Later’ credit facility that pays suppliers’ invoices.
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