Prodigy Finance
Postgraduate student loan service
Prodigy Finance is a fintech company that develops a platform enabling financing for international postgraduate students who attend a participating postgraduate institution.
The company's loans are funded by a community of alumni, institutional investors, and private investors. The company finances postgraduate programs in the fields of business, engineering, public policy, law, and health sciences.
Since 2007, Prodigy Finance has disbursed over US$1.4 billion through its platform, to fund over 20,000 students across 150 different nationalities. The company is headquartered in London, and maintains offices in Cape Town and New York.
History
The company was conceptualized in 2006, by Three INSEAD MBA students.
That same year, the company's concept was recognized at INSEAD's International Venture Capital Investment Competition, resulting in the initial seed funding for the company.
Prodigy Finance was officially founded in 2007.
Prodigy Finance started with a peer-to-peer funding programme for INSEAD students. Alumni invested in bonds which enabled students to study their MBA at that institution.
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