# Eskala

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.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/eskala
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:87017
- Last updated: 2026-06-13T05:00:38Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-14T01:40:48Z

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

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:45597: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:59701: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## Story
We believe every person is worth investing in.*The above slide refers to banks that Eskala has either invested in and or lent to.

## FAQ
1. **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.**
   - 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.

## Team
- Colleen O'Brien (Co-Founder & CEO)
- Steve Atamian (Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer)
- Pallav Vora (Co-Founder & VP of Legal)
- Luis Quan (Co-Founder & VP, Honduras)
- Pablo Garron (VP, Panama)
- Denis Gaitan (VP, Nicaragua)
- Nancy Amador (VP, Finance)
- Juan David Villegas (VP of Programs)

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

## Q&A
- 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.