Eskala is raising funds on Wefunder. The company is a spinoff of the non-profit Global Brigades and is committed to alleviating poverty in Latin America. The business focuses on partnering with community leaders in rural Central America to grow the capacity of their baking cooperatives and lend low-interest loans to under-resourced people. Eskala has issued $1 million in loans so far and serves the capital needs of more than 2,500 micro-enterprises. Colleen O’Brien, Pallav Vora, Luis Quan, and Steve Atamian founded Eskala in October 2020. The current crowdfunding campaign has a minimum target of $50,000 and a maximum target of $5 million. The campaign proceeds will be used for making micro-investments in rural banking and agricultural cooperatives, scaling the model to other countries in Central America and West Africa, and general operating expenses.