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$1trillion

by 2025

$9billion

in 2014

started in

2005

Peer-to-Peer Finance (P2P) is a form of crowdfunding where finance is raised from a large number of investors to lend to businesses without the use of a conventional intermediary such as a bank.

The P2P industry is over 10 years old and was worth over $9 billion in 2014 and is forecast to deliver $1 trillion by 2025.

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Beehive is the UAE’s (and GCC’s) first peer-to-peer financing platform

Beehive directly connects established, creditworthy businesses with smart investors to build mutually beneficial partnerships for

growth

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Timeto Finance

Accessto Finance

Costof Finance

Why Use Peer-to-Peer

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Sample of businesses funded via Beehive

“Beehive really understands what it means to be an SME and it felt like they were part of our team.”

Prabissh ThomasCEO of PTL Solar

“Beehive did a good deal of the grunt work for us. They provided us with a cheaper, quicker and more flexible loan, and as a result we saved around 30% on our financing costs.”

Wadih HaddadFounder & CEO of The Box

“We would strongly recommend any smart business to approach Beehive for their funding requirements.”

Shahriar KhodjastehCo-Founder & President of DDE

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