Matt and Premal first met one another through a shared passion for microfinance and co-founded kiva.org in 2005. In this special episode, they take a look back to hear from many of the staff who helped to launch, sustain, and scale Kiva in the early days and years. Thank you to everyone who played a role in getting Kiva off the ground. Thanks also to those from the early days who weren’t able to participate in this episode. And sincere gratitude to all the Kiva lenders around the world who continue to make Kiva possible. For those of you who are curious to learn how Kiva got started and want to hear stories from the early days, we hope you enjoy this episode! Below is the list of Kivans in roughly chronological order in those early days….

02;11 - Carl Hayneshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carlhaynes/

05;52 - Jeremy Frazaohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyfrazao/

12;15 - Fiona Ramseyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fionaramsey/

16;33 - Ali Pricehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alicarrollprice/

18;05 - Jonny Pricehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jonnyprice/

18;43 - Ben Elbergerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-elberger-5094347/

20;22 - Rupa Tejurahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rupamodi/

22;08 - Sam Mankiewiczhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sammankiewicz/

24;16 - Aldi Haryopratomohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/aldi-haryopratomo-434455/

27;42 - Karen Little https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenelittle/

29;13 - Bennett Grassanohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bennett-grassano-20335a/

34;24 - Gerard Niemirahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/gerard-niemira-aaa9b73/

37;35 - Justin Renfrohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/justinrenfro/

39;22 - Bennett Grassano performs his original Kiva song “Jonny Got His Fun”You can download the song here: https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/QeXZMjbUPX9ZGF3H6 (https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/QeXZMjbUPX9ZGF3H6)