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Julia Kurnia

Founder

Founder at Zidisha

Sterling, Virginia, United States

FoundedZidisha · YC

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About

Julia Kurnia is the founder and director of Zidisha Inc., a person-to-person lending platform that connects lenders and borrowers across international borders without intermediary banks, which she started in 2009. As a student, she co-founded a microfinance organization in Senegal funded through crowdfunding sourced online, and she later spent four years managing U.S. government grants to small businesses in Africa. She has also founded Kid Art Show, an online marketplace for children's paintings, and Nautilus Homeschool, a literature-based homeschooling curriculum, and has written two novels for young people, The Song of Tiyya and Deep Calls.

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Who is Julia Kurnia?
Julia Kurnia is the founder and director of Zidisha Inc., a person-to-person lending platform that connects lenders and borrowers across international borders without intermediary banks, which she started in 2009. As a student, she co-founded a microfinance organization in Senegal funded through crowdfunding sourced online, and she later spent four years managing U.S. government grants to small businesses in Africa. She has also founded Kid Art Show, an online marketplace for children's paintings, and Nautilus Homeschool, a literature-based homeschooling curriculum, and has written two novels for young people, The Song of Tiyya and Deep Calls.
Where does Julia Kurnia work?
Julia Kurnia is Founder of Zidisha.
What companies did Julia Kurnia found?
Julia Kurnia founded Zidisha.

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