There has been endless talk in fintech over the past year and a half about the pullback from equity investors and how difficult it is to raise money in this environment. Less is being talked about the debt investment landscape.

So, I wanted to bring Jacob Haar, Founder and Managing Partner of Community Investment Management (CIM), back on the show (he was previously a guest in 2015 and 2020). He has been a debt investor in fintech for almost a decade now and he has deep experience with fintech lending not just in the United States but increasingly around the world.

In this podcast you will learn:

How he describes CIM today.
How the pandemic played out for them.
What areas of fintech he finds most interesting today.
What countries he is focused on.
Examples of some recent deals CIM has closed.
The size of the typical debt facilities they provide.
The factors CIM considers today when making an investment decision.
Why they decided to move outside small business lending.
How their investors view impact versus a financial return.
How the deal between Camino Financial (podcast here) and Fundation (podcast here) came together.
Jacob's thoughts on transparency in small business lending and the regulatory movement there.
Some of the key milestones that fintech lending has reached in the past 10 years.
Why he is optimistic about the next decade.

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