2025

Lendorse: Removing financial barriers to higher education as a response to global challenges in talent access and opportunity.

Berlin, Germany

Lendorse & Soulmates

Lendorse

Milestones

Co-lead Investment, 2025

Team

Bjoern Christian Wolf - Co-founder & CEO
Evgenii Avdeev - Co-founder & CCO
Hannah Sharpe - Co-founder

Partners

Soulmates Ventures
LUMO Labs
PI Impact

Financing the future of global talent

Lendorse removes financial barriers for international students by offering sustainable, income-share financing based on a data-driven evaluation model—unlocking higher education and long-term economic opportunity.

Addressing a global challenge in education

Every year, millions of talented international students are accepted into top universities but are unable to enroll due to financial constraints. Traditional student loans are often unavailable to them due to lack of credit history, local guarantees, or nationality-based restrictions. This results in a massive loss of human potential and perpetuates global inequality in access to education and upward mobility.

A new way to finance potential

Lendorse provides a future-proof alternative to traditional student loans through income-share financing. Students receive funding for tuition and living costs, with repayments only required once they reach professional success. The repayment amount is tied to a fixed percentage of their future income—ensuring fairness and reducing risk of debt traps.

At the core of Lendorse’s model is a proprietary, data-driven underwriting engine that evaluates applicants based on academic background, career trajectory, and personal motivation. This approach allows for fast, consistent, and unbiased financing decisions that scale across geographies.

Beyond capital: integration and outcomes

Financing is only one part of the solution. Lendorse also offers tailored career support and integration tools, enabling international students to navigate both academic life and the job market more effectively. This holistic approach improves employment outcomes, increases repayment rates, and enhances long-term impact.

Why we invested

At Soulmates Ventures, we look for visionary teams solving systemic challenges with scalable and sustainable models. Lendorse represents an elegant solution to a deeply entrenched problem—unlocking access to education for high-potential individuals while offering measurable, performance-aligned returns.

Their platform doesn’t just fund students—it invests in human capital, future innovation, and socioeconomic resilience across Europe and beyond.

We are proud to support the team behind Lendorse in their mission to redefine how the world finances education.

More information is coming soon! Meanwhile, you can visit through the Lendorse website HERE!