Zidisha

Zidisha is a nonprofit direct person-to-person microlending and crowdfunding platform that connects funders in wealthier countries directly with low-income entrepreneurs in developing countries, with no local intermediary taking a cut. Founded in 2009 and backed by Y Combinator, Zidisha lets entrepreneurs apply for funding, communicate directly with their backers, post updates, and repay at zero interest so that funds recycle into new projects. The platform focuses on agriculture, retail, transportation, and small-business growth across regions including Kenya, Indonesia, Burkina Faso, and beyond. Zidisha operates as a consumer-facing web platform and does not currently publish a public developer API, SDK, or integration surface; this profile tracks its public web presence in the API Evangelist network.

Zidisha is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Microlending, Crowdfunding, Fintech, and Nonprofit.

Zidisha’s developer surface includes getting-started guide, signup flow, support, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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17.1/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 4/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
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CompanyMicrolendingCrowdfundingFintechNonprofitFinancial InclusionPhilanthropyPeer to Peer Lending

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 17.1/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 4/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Zidisha Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Login
Login

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

WellKnown
WellKnown

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

HelpCenter
HelpCenter
 Support
Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 About
About
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: zidisha
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image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/zidisha.png
name: Zidisha
description: Zidisha is a nonprofit direct person-to-person microlending and crowdfunding platform that connects funders in
  wealthier countries directly with low-income entrepreneurs in developing countries, with no local intermediary taking a
  cut. Founded in 2009 and backed by Y Combinator, Zidisha lets entrepreneurs apply for funding, communicate directly with
  their backers, post updates, and repay at zero interest so that funds recycle into new projects. The platform focuses on
  agriculture, retail, transportation, and small-business growth across regions including Kenya, Indonesia, Burkina Faso,
  and beyond. Zidisha operates as a consumer-facing web platform and does not currently publish a public developer API, SDK,
  or integration surface; this profile tracks its public web presence in the API Evangelist network.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/zidisha/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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- Financial Inclusion
- Philanthropy
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- type: Login
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- type: Support
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- type: Blog
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  email: info@apis.io
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