Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: Eskala
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/eskala
Updated at: 2026-06-13T05:00:38Z

Tagline: Alleviating poverty in Latin America through community-owned banks
Elevator pitch: Eskala lends and invests in community-owned banks in Latin America to keep funds circulating and create self-sustaining economies.

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 131070 | citation: https://wefunder.com/eskala#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 39 | citation: https://wefunder.com/eskala#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 131070 | observed_at: 2026-06-13T05:00:38Z | expires_at: 2026-06-14T05:00:38Z
- Total investors: 39 | observed_at: 2026-06-13T05:00:38Z | expires_at: 2026-06-14T05:00:38Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 131070
- total_investors: 39
- team_size: 8
- featured_investor_count: 1
- faq_count: 1
- recent_post_count: 2

Quick facts:
- Join Eskala's preferred debt partner, Nicolet National Bank, committed $20k to this loan | citation: https://wefunder.com/eskala#claim-fact-1
- Eskala has deployed $3m+ of impact investment to transform banking in under resourced communities | citation: https://wefunder.com/eskala#claim-fact-2
- We aim to empower 18M people living in poverty with financial services by 2025 | citation: https://wefunder.com/eskala#claim-fact-3
- We have issued $1M in loans so far, serves the capital needs of 2,500+ micro-enterprises | citation: https://wefunder.com/eskala#claim-fact-4
- 0% default rate to date | citation: https://wefunder.com/eskala#claim-fact-5
- Featured in Forbes, American Banker, and Milwaukee Business Journal | citation: https://wefunder.com/eskala#claim-fact-6
- Partners include Kiva, World Bank, Whole Planet Foundation, Inter-American Development Bank | citation: https://wefunder.com/eskala#claim-fact-7

FAQ:
- Q: The Rotary Club of Bathurst (New Brunswick) would like to make a $5,000 loan to the Eskala project. We would like to understand how the promissory note will be provided to the club.
  A: Hi Brian, when you click through the "invest" button, you can see the promissory note contract in the side bar. It gets imitated during the checkout process. wefunder.com/eskala/…lates/19860/preview Please email pallav.vora@eskala.org with further questions. And thank you so much for your support.

Recent posts:
- Eskala just reached a $3.3M loan portfolio with ~0% default rate! (2022-10-28T20:05:12Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/159072
- Eskala featured on Feast Over Famine podcast (2022-09-27T18:29:41Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/157170