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Julia Kurnia

Founder

Founder/Director 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.

Founder/Director at ZidishaYC W14

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YC

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Zidisha's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Experience

  1. Zidisha Inc.Founder and Directorcurrent2009 — presentSterling, Virginia and Mountain View, California
  2. US African Development FoundationPortfolio Analyst2007 — 2012Washington D.C. and West Africa
  3. The SEM FundCo-Founder2006 — 2007Dakar, Senegal

Skills & more

Capacity Building11Emerging Markets4International Development69Economic Development37Microfinance78Non-profits14Social Entrepreneurship26Financial Analysis10Policy Analysis15International Relations35Grants15Africa28
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Frequently asked questions

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/Director of Zidisha.
What companies did Julia Kurnia found?
Julia Kurnia founded Zidisha.
Where did Julia Kurnia go to school?
Julia Kurnia studied at The George Washington University (Master's degree, International Economics); Wake Forest University (Bachelor's degree, Political Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Zidisha Inc.1

Mack McConnellFounder at Geostar

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