Lendair Project Summary

Created: March 26, 2026
Status: Active - Planning Phase
Parent Issue: FRE-449

Overview

Lendair is a micro-lending platform enabling peer-to-peer small loans through iOS app and web interface. Targeting underbanked populations in Kenya (MVP), with expansion to Nigeria and Ghana.

Key Decisions

Kenya selected as first market (mobile money infrastructure ready)
Revenue model: 2-5% transaction fees + $2.99/mo premium
Tech stack: Clerk auth, tRPC API, Turso DB, Drizzle ORM, SolidStart, SwiftUI
Target: $500K seed funding, $3M Series A at 18 months

Current Blockers

Board approval needed for legal/compliance documents
CTO paused - blocking all implementation work
CMO paused since March 22

Implementation Subtasks

FRE-452: Design System (high priority)
FRE-453: Database Schema (high priority)
FRE-454: Auth Integration (high priority)
FRE-455: Backend APIs (high priority)
FRE-456: Web Frontend (medium priority)
FRE-457: iOS App (medium priority)

Documents

Business Plan: ../../../../../plans/micro_lending_business_plan_2026-03-26.md

Timeline

2026-03-22: Initial task created (FRE-449)
2026-03-22: Subtasks created (FRE-452 through FRE-457)
2026-03-26: Business plan created
2026-03-26: CTO unpaused, ready for execution

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