Justus Poldermans

Everyone is looking to make their impact on the world. At Lendahand, you make your impact by investing in ambitious entrepreneurs in emerging markets while earning a financial and social return.

At Velocity, we invest in fintech companies with unstoppable founders. We provide early stage capital funding to leaders with vision, determination, and strong business models. We stand by founders as allies and counselors whenever they hit a crossroads, adversity, or complex issue they can’t untangle alone. Velocity invests globally, partnering early with fintech companies in Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America. Our propensity is to keep investing in subsequent funding rounds. We seek fast growth (hence our name), but we recognize the realities of business, so our sights are set on the best outcomes, not a ticking clock.

Cellulant is a leading Pan African payments company that provides locally relevant and alternative payment methods for global, regional and local merchants. Cellulant provides a single digital payments platform – named Tingg- addressing the complex payments needs of businesses. Tingg makes it easy to collect and make payments across multiple payment methods in different currencies, with the best customer experience for any business looking to digitise their payments. Today, Cellulant has an office presence in 18 African countries with a payments platform connecting thousands of businesses with 154 payment options across 35 countries. The platform powers payments for 220M consumers on a single inclusive network allowing for interoperability across Africa.

Meniga is a global leader in digital banking solutions, serving over 100 million banking customers across 165 financial institutions in 30 countries spanning Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. Our customers include some of the most influential banks of these regions, such as UniCredit, Groupe BPCE, UOB, Swedbank, SAB, Tangerine, and Crédito Agrícola. Our award-winning products enable large financial institutions to transform their online and mobile digital environments with minimal investment within weeks, not years. Meniga has developed a framework for next-generation digital banking around advanced data consolidation and enrichment and AI-powered Insights, allowing banks to hyper-personalise the digital banking experience. Our state-of-the-art finance management solutions position Meniga as the chosen orchestration platform for enabling neobank-grade customer experiences. Meniga is a six-time winner of “Best of Show at Finovate Fall and Finovate Europe, “Best Digital Banking Vendor” at the Banking Tech Awards, “Best Company” at the European FinTech Awards and has been featured three times on the FinTech50 list. Meniga’s offices are in London, Reykjavik, and Warsaw with plans for ongoing expansion into new markets globally.

Everyone is looking to make their impact on the world. At Lendahand, you make your impact by investing in ambitious entrepreneurs in emerging markets while earning a financial and social return.

Since our inception in 2010, SparkOptimus has established itself as one of Europes premier digital consultancies, consistently guiding businesses toward success in the digital era. Our extensive track record speaks volumes, with over 350 clients across 25+ countries entrusting us with over 1,000 projects. Our portfolio encompasses groundbreaking disruptors and industry giants alike, including Bol.com, eBay, IKEA, and Heineken. Our expertise lies in strategic consultancy tailored specifically for achieving success in the digital, sustainable, and (Gen) AI landscape, and bridging the gap between strategic vision and on-the-ground execution. We delve into the why, what, and how, ensuring our clients not only conceptualize innovative strategies but also execute them effectively. Our focus centers on change management and capability building, emphasizing the importance of creating fast-learning, adaptive organizations. Our ultimate objective is to cultivate organizations that not only adapt to change but thrive in it, delivering early and impactful business results. We manage over 100 projects annually with our teams working across the globe, coordinated from our headquarters in Amsterdam. Join us on the journey of transforming businesses from strategy to action, where every project is an opportunity to create lasting impact in the evolving digital, sustainability and data & (Gen) AI landscape.