Meet the Team

Jeremy Ellens

Jeremy co-founded Yazamo in 2011. Previously, he co-founded Ellens Technologies, a veterinary app development company. He was named one of the top five college entrepreneurs in the nation by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2011.

Dornubari Vizor

Dornubari co-founded Yazamo in 2011. Dornubari has been developing websites and crafting social media campaigns since 2008. He has worked in entrepreneurial ventures including Inlab Creative, a web development firm and ChimpJob, a venture which he took to the finals of AZ Disruptors, a software startup incubator.

About Us

Dornubari Vizor grew up in Africa spending three years in UN refugee camps. Since then, Dornubari has been passionate about finding solutions to combat the poverty he grew up with. Dornubari and Jeremy met while students at Arizona State University. They both shared their passion helping others and cofounded Yazamo in 2012, a company that would match every website purchase with a loan through Kiva for a deserving entrepreneur in need. At Yazamo, we are passionate about entrepreneurship and believe that it is the driving force for economic growth and the advancement of human welfare.

Why Kiva?

Kiva helps provide safe, affordable access to capital to those in need. Through this microfinance initiative, entrepreneurs all over the world can help create better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.