According to Franziska Reh, Uncap CEO, “We strongly believe in the founders we invest in and want them to be in the driver seat of their business. That means we give them room to grow at their own speed and trust them to make the right decisions. We only hold a minority stake, don’t take any board seats, and generally don’t get involved if not needed.” The platform has launched to help early-stage entrepreneurs access capital easily unlike the risky and expensive microfinance, bank financing and inaccessible venture capital investors. Uncap buys a share in the entrepreneur’s business, which is then re-purchased by the entrepreneur at a pre-agreed price over time, as a percentage of their revenues. Post investment, every entrepreneur gets access to a personalized dashboard. This dashboard delivers valuable data insights into key financial and non-financial KPIs and access to resources and training programs from local capacity-building partners to support the founders on their journey.
