Show Notes
Agricultural loans offer a unique combination of high collateral and EU subsidies – in a crisis-resistant sector. Lande gives us exclusive access to these loans, and this week I'm speaking to the founder, Nikita Goncars.
Meet Nikita on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-goncars-lande/
Or jump straight to Lande's homepage at https://lande.finance/
BadIdeas.fund is at, you guessed it, https://www.badideas.fund/ and Fintech Latvian is at https://fla.lv/
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