ClientMeet Frank (South Africa)
IndustryFinance (small-business lending)
ProductWeb platform
RoleLead engineer
[ 01 / 07 ] About the client
Who it’s for
Meet Frank helps South African small-business owners find funding. There are many lenders, each with its own rules on turnover, trading history and funding type.
[ 02 / 07 ] The challenge
What needed to change
Owners were applying blindly, getting rejected and losing weeks, and every failed application can hurt their chances. They needed to know which lenders would realistically say yes before applying.
[ 03 / 07 ] The build
What we built
[ 04 / 07 ] How it works
How it works, step by step
- [01]
The owner answers a few questions
- [02]
Answers are checked against lender rules
- [03]
Matching funding types are shown
- [04]
Lenders that fit are listed
- [05]
Frank introduces the owner to the lender
[ 05 / 07 ] Results
Results so far
27+
lender criteria checked for every business
~3 min
to get matched
5
types of funding covered
[ 06 / 07 ] Key decisions
Decisions that mattered
- [01]Check eligibility before applying, so owners avoid rejections.
- [02]Keep it free and private until the owner chooses a lender.
- [03]Plain questions with no financial jargon.
[ 07 / 07 ] Under the hood
The technology
Next.jsRules-based matching engineAI-assisted questionnaire
For anyone curious about the tools. You don’t need to know any of this to work with us.
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