Rang De

rangde.org

Started in 2008, Rang De is India’s first and pioneering social peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform with a mission to provide access to low-cost and affordable credit. It leverages the power of empathy and technology and, via its platform, enables individuals to invest in first-time borrowers - farmers, entrepreneurs, and students from low-income households who are financially excluded. Rang De was supported by ICICI Foundation and Tata Trusts until 2017 and raised more than INR 80 crores from 15,000+ individuals and disbursed it to 65,000 low-income households. In 2019, the new platform, rangde.in, was launched, a non-banking financial company (NBFC P2P), to become the first RBI regulated social peer-to-peer lending platform in India. Rang De Advantage: Rang De provides a unique opportunity for individuals to make social investments. For a global Indian who wants to contribute not through charity, Rang De’s unique social investing model is an instant hit. Unlike in traditional char