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Edify

Can a faith-based education NGO sustainably deliver loan capital, teacher training, and EdTech to low-fee private schools across 16 developing-market countries?

Founded2009
HQUnited States
FoundersChris Crane, Tiger Dawson, Blake Armstrong
IndustryVertical SaaS / Education (NGO)
The story

Founded in 2009 as a Christian NGO focused on providing loan capital to low-fee independent schools in the Dominican Republic and Ghana. Over time expanded to 16 countries and added teacher training and education technology solutions alongside the original school-finance mission. The embedded finance angle is primarily the facilitation of loan capital to schools in developing markets rather than a commercial fintech product.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
2009
Co-founded by Chris Crane, Tiger Dawson, and Blake Armstrong to provide loan capital for low-fee independent schools in the Dominican Republic and Ghana.· lending
2015
Expanded school loan and training programs to multiple countries beyond initial markets.· pivot
2020
Broadened partnership model to include training and education technology solutions alongside loan capital.· pivot
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Edify’s embedded-finance stack
Lending
School loan capital for low-fee independent schools
Accounting gap: none