Kanda

Affirm for general contractors

Y CombinatorWinter 2021ActiveFintechCredit and LendingFintechSaaSProptech

What they do

Problem

Homeowners who want to remodel often cannot afford to pay the full project cost upfront, making it harder for contractors to close jobs.

Solution

Kanda provides a financing platform that lets general contractors offer installment or loan options to homeowners for remodeling projects.

Who it's for

General contractors who want to offer financing to homeowners remodeling their homes.

Founders

Phillip Daneshyar

Founder

Ex-Kanda CEO (W21), working on AI tooling & giving thoughts on selling to SMBs

Richard Fleeman

Founder

Co-founder and COO at Kanda. I have vast experience in the home remodelling sector after running an electrical contracting business for 10 years. This was the driving force behind the idea for Kanda, after losing out on jobs to bigger companies that could get credit facilities for there customers that just weren't available for my own company.

Rob Gallagher

Founder

Technical co-founder of Kanda. Started out as an academic, studying Theoretical and Experimental Astrophysics, first completing an MSci at the University of Nottingham, before earning my PhD at the University of Cambridge. Highly proficient in data analysis through Python, having created a bespoke data reduction and analysis pipeline during my PhD. Founded Kanda and took on the CTO role whilst writing my thesis.