Mintifi is India’s first online lending platform with the mission of achieving financial empowerment for small and medium businesses. They provide loans and other simple lending solutions to SMBs in the fastest and easiest way possible. Mintifi has partnered with various companies, including WhatsApp, to offer its services through digital channels. This allows businesses to easily access Mintifi's financing solutions and manage their supply chain operations more efficiently.
RenewBuy is an online insurance distribution platform making life and general insurance policies simplified and accessible. RenewBuy offers expert insurance advice that is curated specifically for an individual’s requirements. RenewBuy ensures that their POSP advisors can efficiently and instantly provide the right advice and sell the right insurance to their customers.
Akshayakalpa is an organic food company that manufactures, sells, and markets organic milk products. It handholds the farmer on a continuous basis and ensures the economic viability of his farming operations. The company provides bank linkages, farmers outreach, technical services, and access to markets. Akshayakalpa organic products include Farm Fresh Milk, A2 Milk, Curd, Ghee, Butter, Paneer, and Artisan Cheese under the Akshayakalpa brand. They work with farmers and groom them to be entrepreneurs by transforming their farming operations from livelihood-focused to wealth-creation opportunities. It works with farmers to set up small organic dairy farms that are owned and looked after by farmer families.
Suryoday Micro Finance is a registered non-banking finance company that provides loans to women from economically weaker sections and unable to access traditional banking services. It offers products and value-added services to the economically challenged people by helping them generate higher incomes, build an asset base, and achieve a sustainably better standard of living. The company’s objective is to reduce poverty in its area of operation.
Veritas Finance focuses on meeting the financial needs of the micro, small, and medium enterprises. Veritas Finance Private Limited is an organization started with the primary intention of reaching out to the customers who either have no access or inadequate access to financial services in the informal sector. 'Veritas' in Latin means truth. True to its name, Veritas is focused on making a true impact through inclusive access to financial services on the customers engaged in informal activities. The company is run by professionals with rich experience in the financial services industry that aims to make availing credit easy to this segment and make a positive impact on the lives of millions of Indians engaged in informal activities and who actually build the nation.
RenewBuy is an online insurance distribution platform making life and general insurance policies simplified and accessible. RenewBuy offers expert insurance advice that is curated specifically for an individual’s requirements. RenewBuy ensures that their POSP advisors can efficiently and instantly provide the right advice and sell the right insurance to their customers.
Monsoon Harvest provides contemporary food products. Its products use local ancient grains and produce such as millets, amaranth, and palmyra sugar, which are traditionally grown in India in contemporary ways. Its product range comprises breakfast mueslis & cereals and snacks. Its products are handmade in small batches by a strong female workforce. It believes in offering clients products that are free from hydrogenated fats, artificial flavors & sugars, and synthetic preservatives & colors.
Drishti is a social impact enterprise that provides affordable eye care in under-served markets. Our model effectively covers distributed populations across one district using a hub and spoke model.
Suryoday Micro Finance is a registered non-banking finance company that provides loans to women from economically weaker sections and unable to access traditional banking services. It offers products and value-added services to the economically challenged people by helping them generate higher incomes, build an asset base, and achieve a sustainably better standard of living. The company’s objective is to reduce poverty in its area of operation.
Ummeed Housing Finance is a housing finance company that provides home loans and loan against property to lower and middle income families. The company aims to help people with informal incomes, who have limited access to organized finance and who constitute significant portion of the Indian population. Ummeed Housing Finance's services include issuance of home loans and loan against property to improve operational efficiency and reduce turnaround time for customers, enabling low and middle income households to get access to affordable housing loans in an innovative and personalized manner.
Emerging from an intent to enable affordability to millions of ailing commoners, Affordplan provides tailored financial planning solutions that allow the people to plan, save & pay for their medical expenses beforehand. From pre-planned procedures like cosmetic dentistry to chronic or intensive conditions like cardiac care, an Affordplan is of aid to a diversified range of medical treatments.
Mintifi is India’s first online lending platform with the mission of achieving financial empowerment for small and medium businesses. They provide loans and other simple lending solutions to SMBs in the fastest and easiest way possible. Mintifi has partnered with various companies, including WhatsApp, to offer its services through digital channels. This allows businesses to easily access Mintifi's financing solutions and manage their supply chain operations more efficiently.
Veritas Finance focuses on meeting the financial needs of the micro, small, and medium enterprises. Veritas Finance Private Limited is an organization started with the primary intention of reaching out to the customers who either have no access or inadequate access to financial services in the informal sector. 'Veritas' in Latin means truth. True to its name, Veritas is focused on making a true impact through inclusive access to financial services on the customers engaged in informal activities. The company is run by professionals with rich experience in the financial services industry that aims to make availing credit easy to this segment and make a positive impact on the lives of millions of Indians engaged in informal activities and who actually build the nation.
Veritas Finance focuses on meeting the financial needs of the micro, small, and medium enterprises. Veritas Finance Private Limited is an organization started with the primary intention of reaching out to the customers who either have no access or inadequate access to financial services in the informal sector. 'Veritas' in Latin means truth. True to its name, Veritas is focused on making a true impact through inclusive access to financial services on the customers engaged in informal activities. The company is run by professionals with rich experience in the financial services industry that aims to make availing credit easy to this segment and make a positive impact on the lives of millions of Indians engaged in informal activities and who actually build the nation.
Mintifi is India’s first online lending platform with the mission of achieving financial empowerment for small and medium businesses. They provide loans and other simple lending solutions to SMBs in the fastest and easiest way possible. Mintifi has partnered with various companies, including WhatsApp, to offer its services through digital channels. This allows businesses to easily access Mintifi's financing solutions and manage their supply chain operations more efficiently.
Ummeed Housing Finance is a housing finance company that provides home loans and loan against property to lower and middle income families. The company aims to help people with informal incomes, who have limited access to organized finance and who constitute significant portion of the Indian population. Ummeed Housing Finance's services include issuance of home loans and loan against property to improve operational efficiency and reduce turnaround time for customers, enabling low and middle income households to get access to affordable housing loans in an innovative and personalized manner.
Suryoday Micro Finance is a registered non-banking finance company that provides loans to women from economically weaker sections and unable to access traditional banking services. It offers products and value-added services to the economically challenged people by helping them generate higher incomes, build an asset base, and achieve a sustainably better standard of living. The company’s objective is to reduce poverty in its area of operation.
Osam procures every drop of milk from a network of trained dairy farmers. The rigorous training is supplemented by quality checks at the time of procurement on a daily basis through Milk Analyser which checks the milk on pre-defined parameters. If the milk does not meet our standards on purity, quality and freshness, we reject the milk at the farm level. Once the milk comes to the plant, expert dairy professionals take over in a modern, eco friendly and hygienic infrastructural set up. The milk is neither exposed to air or human touch. We ensure that nothing but the best comes out of the ‘Osam’ plant. We are proud of our infrastructure and processes and we will be humbled if you would visit us at our plant in Patratu any time convenient for you.
HR Food Processing
Series B in 2016
HR Food Processing, founded by Abhinav Shah, Rakesh Sharma, Abhishek Rajan and Harsh Thakkar, started operations in May 2015 with a single processing plant in Jharkhand. The company sells two varieties of milk, besides value-added products such as paneer, curd, sweet curd, mango lassi, lassi, butter milk and pedha under the Osam brand.
Ummeed Housing Finance is a housing finance company that provides home loans and loan against property to lower and middle income families. The company aims to help people with informal incomes, who have limited access to organized finance and who constitute significant portion of the Indian population. Ummeed Housing Finance's services include issuance of home loans and loan against property to improve operational efficiency and reduce turnaround time for customers, enabling low and middle income households to get access to affordable housing loans in an innovative and personalized manner.
Adro Ad Exchange is a real-time advertising platform that connects a range of suppliers and real-time exchanges to secure the ad placements on various websites and applications. The platform’s direct integration enables its users to work with a variety of publishers across private and public market places. Adro Ad Exchange works with over 50,000 publishers through its suppliers to deliver a monthly reach that represents more than 76% of online Persian users. The platform launched its demand-side platform for ad buyers and supply-side platform for inventory suppliers. Launched in 2014 by Masoud Khosravi and Sayed Ali Jafari, Adro Ad Exchange is operated from Tehran, Iran.
Veritas Finance focuses on meeting the financial needs of the micro, small, and medium enterprises. Veritas Finance Private Limited is an organization started with the primary intention of reaching out to the customers who either have no access or inadequate access to financial services in the informal sector. 'Veritas' in Latin means truth. True to its name, Veritas is focused on making a true impact through inclusive access to financial services on the customers engaged in informal activities. The company is run by professionals with rich experience in the financial services industry that aims to make availing credit easy to this segment and make a positive impact on the lives of millions of Indians engaged in informal activities and who actually build the nation.
Siddhivinayak Agri Processing operates a managed potato supply chain intended to create value across the food supply chain and food processing sector. The company's managed potato supply chain offers seeds, inputs and process grade potatoes to farmers, food processors and large domestic and international snack makers, enabling them to yield large volume of potatoes for the masses.
Dvara KGFS focuses on establishing and supporting local community financial services institutions known as Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services (KGFS). These institutions are designed to enhance financial inclusion in geographically targeted areas, particularly in remote rural markets. Dvara KGFS operates under the umbrella of IFMR Holdings, which also includes IFMR Capital, a platform that facilitates debt capital markets for various originators, providing micro-loans, small business finance, and other financial services. Through its innovative KGFS model, Dvara KGFS aims to address the unique financial needs of underserved communities, promoting economic development and accessibility to essential financial services.
Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) is a trade union for poor, self-employed women workers in India. SEWA was founded in 1972 by the noted Gandhian and civil rights leader Dr Ela Bhatt. SEWA's main office is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and it works in several states of India. SEWA had a membership of 966,139 in the year 2008. SEWA members are women who earn a living through their own labour or small business. They do not obtain regular salaried employment with welfare benefits like workers in the organized sector. They are the unprotected labour force of India. Constituting 93% of the labour force, these are workers of the unorganized sector. Of the female labour force in India, more than 94% are in the unorganized sector. However their work is not counted and hence remains invisible. SEWA is strongly supported by the World Bank which holds it out as a model to be replicated elsewhere
Utkarsh Micro Finance Private Limited is registered with Reserve Bank of India as Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC). Its registered office and corporate office is in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). It is started to provide financial and non financial services in its area of operations to the unbanked population who have the skill but are in need of capital. Initially it has started with credit and insurance, but eventually it will also undertake other activities to bring transformation in the lives of underprivileged.
Sitara provides affordable housing finance to the under-served low income households in urban and peri-urban locations.
Suryoday Micro Finance is a registered non-banking finance company that provides loans to women from economically weaker sections and unable to access traditional banking services. It offers products and value-added services to the economically challenged people by helping them generate higher incomes, build an asset base, and achieve a sustainably better standard of living. The company’s objective is to reduce poverty in its area of operation.
QED intends to make science learning inclusive, relevant and more importantly universally accessible for all boys and girls - young budding scientists. QED is neither a school nor a laboratory. QED is quite aptly called The Center For The Art Of Science.
Having incepted back in 1995, when times were quite different, MAS delivered financing solutions to those who needed it the most. The company is registered as non-banking financial company with the Reserve Bank of India.
Equitas Holding Ltd is an India-based company operating in the business segment of Core investment operations. It is engaged in investing in and providing loans to group companies. The group derives revenue from Interest income, Rental income, Profit on sale of an investment, Revenue from contracts with customers, Net gain on fair value changes and guarantee income, of which a majority of revenue is earned from the interest income. Its subsidiaries are involved in carrying the business of small finance banks and freight aggregation. Geographically, the group operates in India.
Drishti is a social impact enterprise that provides affordable eye care in under-served markets. Our model effectively covers distributed populations across one district using a hub and spoke model.
The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through providing access to finance, to deserving small business men, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, consisting of customers with an annual income of Rs 120000-10,00,000, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system.
Hippocampus Learning Centres (HLC) aims to address the growing demand for quality education in India by providing a specialized curriculum that will better prepare children for advanced education and employment opportunities. HLC recruits, trains, and manages a network of teachers in rented village centers, and charges an affordable monthly fee for quality educational services based on international best practices.
Ujjivan Financial Services Limited, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, specializes in providing a comprehensive range of financial services aimed at economically active poor individuals in urban and semi-urban areas. The company offers a variety of products, including micro and rural finance, housing loans, personal and vehicle loans, and loans for micro and small businesses. Additionally, Ujjivan provides group and individual insurance products. Its subsidiary, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited, was established in 2016 and focuses on serving financially unserved and underserved segments through banking products, including savings and current accounts, fixed deposits, and an array of loan offerings such as agricultural, educational, and personal loans. Ujjivan operates a significant network of banking outlets and ATMs, reflecting its commitment to financial inclusion in India.
Drishti is a social impact enterprise that provides affordable eye care in under-served markets. Our model effectively covers distributed populations across one district using a hub and spoke model.
Suryoday Micro Finance is a registered non-banking finance company that provides loans to women from economically weaker sections and unable to access traditional banking services. It offers products and value-added services to the economically challenged people by helping them generate higher incomes, build an asset base, and achieve a sustainably better standard of living. The company’s objective is to reduce poverty in its area of operation.
RuralShores is a social enterprise, pioneering the next major innovation to the corporate operating model. It is focused on providing underprivileged rural youth with sophisticated employability solutions and sustainable employment opportunities. It aims to help organizations tap the talent and markets of rural India and in the process integrate rural youth into knowledge economy. It offers its clients a game changing proposition to support their operational transformation efforts and cost savings and committed service levels that are enabled through a talented and dedicated workforce. In addition, we provide non-replicable access to rural markets that is critical to companies growing in India heartland.
Ujjivan Financial Services Limited, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, specializes in providing a comprehensive range of financial services aimed at economically active poor individuals in urban and semi-urban areas. The company offers a variety of products, including micro and rural finance, housing loans, personal and vehicle loans, and loans for micro and small businesses. Additionally, Ujjivan provides group and individual insurance products. Its subsidiary, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited, was established in 2016 and focuses on serving financially unserved and underserved segments through banking products, including savings and current accounts, fixed deposits, and an array of loan offerings such as agricultural, educational, and personal loans. Ujjivan operates a significant network of banking outlets and ATMs, reflecting its commitment to financial inclusion in India.
Arohan Financial Services Limited is a non-banking financial company based in Kolkata, India, that specializes in providing a diverse range of financial services primarily to economically active women and small businesses in low-income areas. The company offers microfinance solutions, including small loans for personal and business use, and focuses on facilitating financial inclusion through various products such as loans for shopkeepers, toilet construction, and utility needs. Additionally, Arohan provides supplementary services like group term life insurance and hospi-cash products, along with micro, small, and medium enterprise lending options. Established in 1991, Arohan operates through a network of branches to reach remote locations, thereby enhancing access to financial services for underserved populations. The company is committed to supporting entrepreneurship and development through its loan offerings and financial safety net products.
Janalakshmi Financial Services is a for-profit NBFC serving the urban underserved, with the promoter stake held in the not-for-profit entity Janalakshmi Social Services. This is the only NBFC in India structured in such a manner, with the deliberate intent of keeping the social spirit intact. Janalakshmi Financial Services' market-based approach to financial inclusion is defined by three distinct characteristics: first, an exclusive focus on servicing the needs of the urban poor; second, a strong customer-value driven approach in designing financial products and services; third, the centrality of technology and processes as the foundation of a scalable enterprise.
Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd is a Micro-finance company head-quartered at Hyderabad, India. Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited offers micro-loans to customers who do not have easy access to credit from the formal channels of finance. All microfinance loans under the JLG model of group-based lending are extended to women who are engaged in entrepreneurial (income generation) activities, thus ensuring financial security, empowerment, and improved quality of living to their families.
Janalakshmi Financial Services is a for-profit NBFC serving the urban underserved, with the promoter stake held in the not-for-profit entity Janalakshmi Social Services. This is the only NBFC in India structured in such a manner, with the deliberate intent of keeping the social spirit intact. Janalakshmi Financial Services' market-based approach to financial inclusion is defined by three distinct characteristics: first, an exclusive focus on servicing the needs of the urban poor; second, a strong customer-value driven approach in designing financial products and services; third, the centrality of technology and processes as the foundation of a scalable enterprise.