{"id":2290,"date":"2022-09-13T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solofunds.com\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2024-05-20T15:31:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T19:31:42","slug":"solo-funds-celebrates-first-worldwide-community-finance-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solofunds.com\/blog\/solo-funds-celebrates-first-worldwide-community-finance-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"SoLo Funds Celebrates First Worldwide Community Finance Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the first-ever <\/span><b>SoLo Worldwide Community Finance Summit,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hosted at the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/culture.house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Culture House<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at LA Tech Week, the SoLo family did what we do best\u2014celebrated each other and the impact a community can make. SoLo Funds members, supporters, investors, and industry leaders joined for a powerful presentation of all that we\u2019ve accomplished and what\u2019s still to come in community finance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the event, co-founders Rodney and Travis revealed the incredible milestones accomplished by the SoLo Funds community, including<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding $100+ million in loans\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Returning more than $7 million in yield to community members<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enabling 400,000+ loans between members<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becoming one of the largest microlending leaders in the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Millions more people will soon have the opportunity to join the community and directly experience its impact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rodney and Travis also shared details on SoLo\u2019s upcoming projects that expand access to financial autonomy, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/solofunds.com\/blog\/ese-a-new-financial-platform-for-black-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ese<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, going international with SoLo Africa, launching the first community Lending DAO, and our Community Lending as a Service (CLaaS) platform, SoLo Pro.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through the efforts of this amazing community that you\u2019ve helped build and thrive, we have been able to provide access to fair and equitable financial services for all, not just the privileged few. We look forward to expanding our reach to provide more people the financial access and autonomy necessary to truly make a difference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See a recap of the Summit below, as well as highlights from the event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SoLo Worldwide Community Finance Summit 2022 Recap:<br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nt1wZ9rftO8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nt1wZ9rftO8<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Event highlights:<br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T02AlvPklmE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T02AlvPklmE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the first-ever SoLo Worldwide Community Finance Summit, hosted at the Culture House at LA Tech Week, the SoLo family did what we do best\u2014celebrated each other and the impact a community can make. 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