Co-Founder, FarmDrive
Peris is the co-founder & CEO of FarmDrive, a fintech company based in Kenya that uses advanced data analytics, mobile phones and operational efficiency to provide productive mobile loans to smallholder farmers (SHFs). FarmDrive has expertise in balance sheet lending and non-balance sheet lending to smallholder farmers using technology as an enabler.
Peris has a First Class Honours BSc. Computer Science degree from the University of Nairobi and is a champion of financial inclusion & youth employment having worked closely with The Mastercard Foundation to create inclusive youth engagement strategies for Africa.
When she’s not organizing 1s and 0s, Peris enjoys running, reading books and summiting.
Economic Opportunity • Financial Services • Human Rights • Livelihoods • Living Conditions • Responsible Supply Chains • Smallholder Productivity • Sustainable Markets • Youth Job Skills
Eastern and Southern Africa
