Elevar Equity

Elevar Equity, established in 2006, is a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and growth equity opportunities. It focuses on emerging markets, particularly in South East Asia and Latin America, with a strong presence in India, Peru, Brazil, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Elevar Equity specializes in investing in companies that provide essential products and services, such as financial services, education, healthcare, and housing, to underserved communities at the base of the pyramid. It also invests in the Fintech sector, education and employability, market linkages, and MSMEs. The firm takes both minority and majority stakes in companies and considers long-term investments. Elevar Equity is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in San Francisco, Bangalore, Ebene, Bogota, and Mexico City.

Ajit George Abraham

Venture Partner

Raghunandan Bokare

Senior Investment Associate

Chris Brookfield

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Nilay Chandra

Investment Director

Sandeep Farias

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Shikha Gupta

Investment Director

Jyotsna Krishnan

Managing Partner

Amie Patel

Board Member, CEO and Partner

Debjyoti Paul

Managing Director

Johanna Posada

Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Board Member

Ruchi Ramann

Venture Partner

Shobha Venkataraman

Partner

Poornima Dore Ph.D

Venture Partner

82 past transactions

FinX

Seed Round in 2024
FinX is an Indian company that specializes in providing integrated collaborative certification services. The firm focuses on streamlining the certification process through innovative approaches, fostering collaboration among various stakeholders in the certification ecosystem. By leveraging technology and collaboration, FinX aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of certification, catering to a diverse range of industries and sectors.

SarvaGram

Series D in 2024
SarvaGram Fincare Private Limited is a fintech startup based in Mumbai, India, established in 2018. The company specializes in providing financial services to individuals and small enterprises in rural and semi-urban areas. SarvaGram offers a range of loan products, including gold loans, consumer durable loans, farm loans, and business loans, aimed at enhancing the economic potential of rural households. By utilizing a data science-enabled platform, SarvaGram assesses the financial viability of these households through an in-depth understanding of their cash flow, balance sheets, and diverse income streams. The company focuses on serving underserved communities, facilitating access to credit and productivity enhancement tools, thereby supporting livelihood improvements for aspiring households and small to medium businesses.

Cloudphysician

Series A in 2024
Cloudphysician is a prominent provider of Smart-ICU services that utilizes a cloud-based platform to enhance critical care delivery. The company employs advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and predictive analytics, to facilitate real-time clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes. By offering remote management solutions, Cloudphysician enables healthcare providers to monitor patients effectively, assisting in early-stage diagnosis of critical illnesses in adults and tracking the health and immunization of newborns to reduce neonatal mortality rates. Through this innovative approach, Cloudphysician aims to transform the healthcare landscape, providing hospitals and healthcare professionals with improved support and training capabilities.

Niro

Series B in 2024
Niro is a fintech startup focused on integrating personal credit products into prominent consumer internet platforms. By providing an application programming interface, Niro enables these platforms to offer tailored credit solutions that enhance user engagement and generate additional revenue. The company aims to transform the consumer lending landscape in India, seeking to democratize access to convenient and streamlined embedded credit options for the country's vast population of internet users. Through its innovative approach, Niro strives to create significant value for both consumer internet brands and their end users.

TapFin

Seed Round in 2024
Tapfin is a sustainability platform that focuses on offering several services, including financing and insurance, to startups and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the sustainability ecosystem.

CureBay

Series A in 2024
CureBay is a healthcare platform designed to enhance access to medical services through teleconsultation and a network of microsatellite centers. It enables healthcare providers to join its platform, facilitating connections between patients, particularly those in remote areas, and expert doctors. The platform offers a range of healthcare support services, allowing individuals to consult with medical professionals for their health concerns at a nominal cost. By bridging gaps in the healthcare system, CureBay aims to make quality healthcare accessible to everyone, regardless of their location.

Niro

Series A in 2023
Niro is a fintech startup focused on integrating personal credit products into prominent consumer internet platforms. By providing an application programming interface, Niro enables these platforms to offer tailored credit solutions that enhance user engagement and generate additional revenue. The company aims to transform the consumer lending landscape in India, seeking to democratize access to convenient and streamlined embedded credit options for the country's vast population of internet users. Through its innovative approach, Niro strives to create significant value for both consumer internet brands and their end users.

Fairplay

Venture Round in 2023
Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that specializes in supporting e-commerce companies by providing funds for marketing expenditures. The company advances revenue to its clients, enabling them to invest in performance marketing campaigns that drive growth. In return, Fairplay receives a consistent share of the client's revenues until the advanced capital is fully repaid, along with a predetermined fee. By utilizing advanced data analytics, Fairplay optimizes investment in digital marketing initiatives, allowing clients to enhance their sales while effectively managing their financial commitments.

Peepul Tree

Seed Round in 2023
Peepul Tree is a platform dedicated to showcasing and selling authentic, hand-made artisanal products from skilled artisans across India. The company specializes in a diverse range of offerings, including home decor, apparel, bespoke paintings, accessories, and fine silver jewelry. By focusing on high-quality craftsmanship and unique designs, Peepul Tree aims to celebrate and preserve the rich cultural heritage of Indian artisans, providing customers with access to exceptional products that reflect the artistry and traditions of the region.

CureBay

Series A in 2022
CureBay is a healthcare platform designed to enhance access to medical services through teleconsultation and a network of microsatellite centers. It enables healthcare providers to join its platform, facilitating connections between patients, particularly those in remote areas, and expert doctors. The platform offers a range of healthcare support services, allowing individuals to consult with medical professionals for their health concerns at a nominal cost. By bridging gaps in the healthcare system, CureBay aims to make quality healthcare accessible to everyone, regardless of their location.

Bike Bazaar

Series D in 2022
Bike Bazaar is a two-wheeler life cycle company based in Pune, Maharashtra, India, founded in 2017. It specializes in facilitating the buying, selling, and exchanging of two-wheelers, while also offering financing solutions for both new and pre-owned vehicles. The company aims to provide a seamless experience throughout the two-wheeler lifecycle, which includes access to eco-friendly bikes, insurance options, and a transparent marketplace for pre-owned vehicles. By employing proprietary underwriting tools, Bike Bazaar streamlines the loan approval process, allowing customers to secure financing with minimal documentation and receive loan sanctions within a day at competitive monthly installments.

StrideOne

Seed Round in 2022
StrideOne is a provider of tailored financial services specifically designed for startups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company has developed a financial services platform that aims to innovate credit structures for these businesses. By offering customized financial solutions, StrideOne enables startups to efficiently reach underserved borrower segments, enhancing their access to necessary capital. Additionally, the platform serves supply chain partners of startups, further supporting the growth and financial health of emerging businesses in various sectors.

Fairplay

Series A in 2022
Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that specializes in supporting e-commerce companies by providing funds for marketing expenditures. The company advances revenue to its clients, enabling them to invest in performance marketing campaigns that drive growth. In return, Fairplay receives a consistent share of the client's revenues until the advanced capital is fully repaid, along with a predetermined fee. By utilizing advanced data analytics, Fairplay optimizes investment in digital marketing initiatives, allowing clients to enhance their sales while effectively managing their financial commitments.

SarvaGram

Series C in 2022
SarvaGram Fincare Private Limited is a fintech startup based in Mumbai, India, established in 2018. The company specializes in providing financial services to individuals and small enterprises in rural and semi-urban areas. SarvaGram offers a range of loan products, including gold loans, consumer durable loans, farm loans, and business loans, aimed at enhancing the economic potential of rural households. By utilizing a data science-enabled platform, SarvaGram assesses the financial viability of these households through an in-depth understanding of their cash flow, balance sheets, and diverse income streams. The company focuses on serving underserved communities, facilitating access to credit and productivity enhancement tools, thereby supporting livelihood improvements for aspiring households and small to medium businesses.

Indifi

Series D in 2021
Indifi Technologies Pvt. Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, operates an online platform that facilitates loans for small businesses. It connects borrowers with lenders, providing a range of services to support the lending process, including data aggregation, analysis, and loan monitoring. Indifi specializes in serving businesses in sectors such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, retail, and trading. Its unique approach involves assessing creditworthiness based on industry-specific performance data, enabling it to identify low-risk, high-potential businesses that may lack access to traditional financing. The platform presents these applications to multiple lenders, increasing the chances of loan approval and providing lenders with choices.

Cloudphysician

Seed Round in 2021
Cloudphysician is a prominent provider of Smart-ICU services that utilizes a cloud-based platform to enhance critical care delivery. The company employs advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and predictive analytics, to facilitate real-time clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes. By offering remote management solutions, Cloudphysician enables healthcare providers to monitor patients effectively, assisting in early-stage diagnosis of critical illnesses in adults and tracking the health and immunization of newborns to reduce neonatal mortality rates. Through this innovative approach, Cloudphysician aims to transform the healthcare landscape, providing hospitals and healthcare professionals with improved support and training capabilities.

Niro

Seed Round in 2021
Niro is a fintech startup focused on integrating personal credit products into prominent consumer internet platforms. By providing an application programming interface, Niro enables these platforms to offer tailored credit solutions that enhance user engagement and generate additional revenue. The company aims to transform the consumer lending landscape in India, seeking to democratize access to convenient and streamlined embedded credit options for the country's vast population of internet users. Through its innovative approach, Niro strives to create significant value for both consumer internet brands and their end users.

Favo

Series A in 2021
Favo is a supermarket shopping community that facilitates connections between local entrepreneurs and neighbors. The platform enables users to shop at wholesale prices while eliminating delivery costs and order management challenges through popular social media channels. By providing a streamlined and efficient buying experience, Favo allows customers to generate income without any upfront investment, fostering a sense of community and supporting local businesses.

SarvaGram

Series B in 2021
SarvaGram Fincare Private Limited is a fintech startup based in Mumbai, India, established in 2018. The company specializes in providing financial services to individuals and small enterprises in rural and semi-urban areas. SarvaGram offers a range of loan products, including gold loans, consumer durable loans, farm loans, and business loans, aimed at enhancing the economic potential of rural households. By utilizing a data science-enabled platform, SarvaGram assesses the financial viability of these households through an in-depth understanding of their cash flow, balance sheets, and diverse income streams. The company focuses on serving underserved communities, facilitating access to credit and productivity enhancement tools, thereby supporting livelihood improvements for aspiring households and small to medium businesses.

Favo

Series A in 2021
Favo is a supermarket shopping community that facilitates connections between local entrepreneurs and neighbors. The platform enables users to shop at wholesale prices while eliminating delivery costs and order management challenges through popular social media channels. By providing a streamlined and efficient buying experience, Favo allows customers to generate income without any upfront investment, fostering a sense of community and supporting local businesses.

Bike Bazaar

Series C in 2020
Bike Bazaar is a two-wheeler life cycle company based in Pune, Maharashtra, India, founded in 2017. It specializes in facilitating the buying, selling, and exchanging of two-wheelers, while also offering financing solutions for both new and pre-owned vehicles. The company aims to provide a seamless experience throughout the two-wheeler lifecycle, which includes access to eco-friendly bikes, insurance options, and a transparent marketplace for pre-owned vehicles. By employing proprietary underwriting tools, Bike Bazaar streamlines the loan approval process, allowing customers to secure financing with minimal documentation and receive loan sanctions within a day at competitive monthly installments.

Nuvemshop

Series C in 2020
Nuvemshop provides entrepreneurs and SMBs with the tools to set up, manage, and promote their online businesses easily from any device. With the suite of tools around payments, shipping, inventory management, and marketing provided by the company, owners are enabled to participate in the e-commerce market, ramp up their sales, reduce costs, and provide their end customers with a shopping experience. In 2011, co-founders Alejandro Alfonso, Santiago Sosa, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, and Alejandro Vazquez established Nuvemshop in 2011.

LEAD

Series C in 2020
LEAD School, founded in 2012 and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, provides comprehensive educational services through an integrated Edtech platform. The company aims to enhance learning for every child by leveraging technology to empower teachers. Its platform offers detailed lesson plans, audio-visual resources, and curriculum materials, facilitating collaboration among teachers, parents, and schools to achieve educational excellence. Additionally, LEAD School provides teacher training programs and a school management system, which collectively improve learning efficiency and promote standardized curricula, contributing to professional development in the education sector.

Jüsto

Seed Round in 2020
Jüsto is an online grocery store chain that specializes in delivery-only services. It provides a broad selection of items including fruits, vegetables, meat products, beauty products, and household supplies directly to consumers' doorsteps. The company focuses on offering fresh and healthy food products at competitive prices through its user-friendly platform.

Kamatan Farm Tech

Series B in 2020
Kamatan Farm Tech Pvt Ltd is a New Delhi-based company, founded in 2017, that specializes in developing efficient agricultural supply chains for fresh produce in India. The company focuses on connecting farmers with buyers by sourcing produce directly from farmers and farmer producer organizations. It provides support to farmers in implementing best practices for production, harvesting, packaging, and transportation, ensuring they receive higher value for their products compared to traditional supply chains. Kamatan Farm Tech utilizes technology to minimize waste and inefficiencies while fostering transparent and value-driven relationships between producers and bulk buyers. By leveraging a comprehensive understanding of agricultural policy, farming practices, and logistics, the company ensures quality produce reaches the market efficiently, enhancing the overall value chain from farm gate to consumer.

CreditMantri

Venture Round in 2020
CreditMantri is an India-focused digital credit services management platform that assists consumers in understanding and improving their credit health. By creating comprehensive credit profiles using data from institutional sources, such as credit history and scores, along with alternative data, CreditMantri offers tailored solutions for users. These solutions may include guidance on discovering suitable loans or credit cards and accessing credit improvement services. Additionally, CreditMantri provides a range of services for lenders, including marketplace listings of credit products and tools that facilitate instant credit decisions for new-to-credit users. The platform also offers verification services and collaborates with over 55 lenders to enhance the credit experience for both consumers and financial institutions.

SarvaGram

Seed Round in 2020
SarvaGram Fincare Private Limited is a fintech startup based in Mumbai, India, established in 2018. The company specializes in providing financial services to individuals and small enterprises in rural and semi-urban areas. SarvaGram offers a range of loan products, including gold loans, consumer durable loans, farm loans, and business loans, aimed at enhancing the economic potential of rural households. By utilizing a data science-enabled platform, SarvaGram assesses the financial viability of these households through an in-depth understanding of their cash flow, balance sheets, and diverse income streams. The company focuses on serving underserved communities, facilitating access to credit and productivity enhancement tools, thereby supporting livelihood improvements for aspiring households and small to medium businesses.

CanastaRosa

Series A in 2019
Canasta Rosa operates an online marketplace that specializes in unique, local, and handmade products. The platform facilitates the buying and selling of a diverse range of quality items, including confectionery, fashion goods, gifts, pet products, and various accessories. By providing a comprehensive infrastructure, Canasta Rosa ensures a seamless experience for both buyers and sellers, allowing customers to access affordable domestic products while supporting local artisans and craftspeople.

LEAD

Series B in 2019
LEAD School, founded in 2012 and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, provides comprehensive educational services through an integrated Edtech platform. The company aims to enhance learning for every child by leveraging technology to empower teachers. Its platform offers detailed lesson plans, audio-visual resources, and curriculum materials, facilitating collaboration among teachers, parents, and schools to achieve educational excellence. Additionally, LEAD School provides teacher training programs and a school management system, which collectively improve learning efficiency and promote standardized curricula, contributing to professional development in the education sector.

Indifi

Series C in 2019
Indifi Technologies Pvt. Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, operates an online platform that facilitates loans for small businesses. It connects borrowers with lenders, providing a range of services to support the lending process, including data aggregation, analysis, and loan monitoring. Indifi specializes in serving businesses in sectors such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, retail, and trading. Its unique approach involves assessing creditworthiness based on industry-specific performance data, enabling it to identify low-risk, high-potential businesses that may lack access to traditional financing. The platform presents these applications to multiple lenders, increasing the chances of loan approval and providing lenders with choices.

Bettr Credit

Seed Round in 2019
Bettr Credit is a values-driven start-up on a mission to provide financial products to one and all. Bettr Credit offers the first modern credit card experience that is mobile-first - ensuring that the user has complete control over his card and credit. Bettr Credit also offers a free credit score, personal loans, overdraft facilities and mobile insurance.

Samunnati

Series D in 2019
Samunnati is a Chennai-based company established in 2014 that focuses on enhancing the agriculture value chain through financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services. Its mission is to provide underserved households with access to markets, facilitating inclusive growth within the agricultural ecosystem. By leveraging social and trade capital, Samunnati offers tailored commerce and financial solutions that empower stakeholders across the agri value chain to improve productivity and create value. The company aims to support enterprises and value chains, enabling them to operate more effectively and sustainably, thereby benefiting all participants involved.

Afluenta

Series C in 2019
Afluenta S.A. is a pioneering company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializing in peer-to-peer lending and loans through its innovative online platform. Founded in 2008, Afluenta connects borrowers with lenders, allowing individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access loans at more competitive rates than those offered by traditional financial institutions. The platform not only provides borrowers with easier access to credit but also offers investors attractive yields on their funds. Afluenta operates in multiple countries across Latin America, including Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, with plans for future expansion into Colombia and Brazil. Its fully automated marketplace lending model features real-time credit assessment, risk scoring, and a secondary market where investors can trade loans, enhancing liquidity and efficiency in the lending process.

The Better India

Series A in 2019
The Better India Pvt Ltd. is an online news platform based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2008. The company focuses on publishing and sharing uplifting stories and news about unsung heroes, change-makers, innovations, education, women's empowerment, travel, history, arts and culture, and social development. It aims to highlight positive narratives and incremental progress within society, bringing attention to inspirational feats and motivational individuals. In addition to its articles, The Better India offers email newsletters for corporates and a weekly digest that features a range of topics including lesser-known travel destinations and the spirit of doing good. Through its platform, the company seeks to showcase stories that reflect the positive developments in the social and economic landscape of India.

Kamatan Farm Tech

Seed Round in 2018
Kamatan Farm Tech Pvt Ltd is a New Delhi-based company, founded in 2017, that specializes in developing efficient agricultural supply chains for fresh produce in India. The company focuses on connecting farmers with buyers by sourcing produce directly from farmers and farmer producer organizations. It provides support to farmers in implementing best practices for production, harvesting, packaging, and transportation, ensuring they receive higher value for their products compared to traditional supply chains. Kamatan Farm Tech utilizes technology to minimize waste and inefficiencies while fostering transparent and value-driven relationships between producers and bulk buyers. By leveraging a comprehensive understanding of agricultural policy, farming practices, and logistics, the company ensures quality produce reaches the market efficiently, enhancing the overall value chain from farm gate to consumer.

Bankingly

Series A in 2018
Bankingly is a fintech company founded in 2015 and based in Montevideo, Uruguay, dedicated to enhancing digital banking services for financial institutions in emerging markets. The company offers a software as a service (SaaS) platform that enables its clients to promote digital channels, thereby fostering financial inclusion for millions of people. Bankingly's cloud-hosted technologies allow financial institutions to manage their products, facilitate digital transactions, and engage with customers through a mobile application, transactional website, and chatbot, among other tools. With a focus on affordability, the pricing model is based on the number of active users, helping clients align costs with benefits. The company prioritizes a streamlined implementation process while maintaining high standards of functionality and cybersecurity. Currently, Bankingly's technology supports over 1.5 million users across more than 100 financial entities.

Grupo VI-DA

Series A in 2018
Grupo VI-DA is a technology-driven company based in Palermo, Argentina, with additional offices in Mexico, focused on providing Spanish-language digital content. The company develops multimedia platforms that cater to the Hispanic market, offering a range of digital reading products that include fiction, nonfiction, technical, and academic materials. By democratizing access to educational and entertainment content, Grupo VI-DA aims to meet the needs of students, schools, and consumers in an increasingly digital landscape. Its innovative products, such as Leamos, BIDI, and GrandesLibros, reflect the company's commitment to adapting to the evolving demands of society.

Afluenta

Series C in 2018
Afluenta S.A. is a pioneering company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializing in peer-to-peer lending and loans through its innovative online platform. Founded in 2008, Afluenta connects borrowers with lenders, allowing individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access loans at more competitive rates than those offered by traditional financial institutions. The platform not only provides borrowers with easier access to credit but also offers investors attractive yields on their funds. Afluenta operates in multiple countries across Latin America, including Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, with plans for future expansion into Colombia and Brazil. Its fully automated marketplace lending model features real-time credit assessment, risk scoring, and a secondary market where investors can trade loans, enhancing liquidity and efficiency in the lending process.

Varthana

Series C in 2018
Varthana is a financial services company dedicated to enhancing private education in India, focusing on low-cost private schools in low-income communities. The company provides both secured and unsecured loans tailored to various projects, including infrastructure development, library and playground enhancements, laboratory upgrades, implementation of smart classrooms, teacher-training initiatives, and transportation solutions like school buses. By partnering with education entrepreneurs, Varthana aims to improve access to high-quality educational facilities for students from low-income backgrounds, thereby contributing to the overall transformation of the private education sector in India.

Shubham Housing Development Finance Company

Series D in 2018
Shubham Housing Development Finance Company Private Limited, established in 2010 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, specializes in providing housing finance solutions to families with informal incomes. The company offers a range of financial products, including home loans, home improvement loans, and loans against property. As one of the pioneering organizations in India focused on serving urban low-income and informal income families, Shubham aims to facilitate home ownership by offering formal credit options to those typically excluded by traditional lending institutions. Its unique operating model emphasizes an interview-based approach to underwriting, allowing the company to gain a comprehensive understanding of customers' income and expense flows, rather than relying solely on conventional documentation.

Samunnati

Series C in 2018
Samunnati is a Chennai-based company established in 2014 that focuses on enhancing the agriculture value chain through financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services. Its mission is to provide underserved households with access to markets, facilitating inclusive growth within the agricultural ecosystem. By leveraging social and trade capital, Samunnati offers tailored commerce and financial solutions that empower stakeholders across the agri value chain to improve productivity and create value. The company aims to support enterprises and value chains, enabling them to operate more effectively and sustainably, thereby benefiting all participants involved.

Kamatan Farm Tech

Seed Round in 2018
Kamatan Farm Tech Pvt Ltd is a New Delhi-based company, founded in 2017, that specializes in developing efficient agricultural supply chains for fresh produce in India. The company focuses on connecting farmers with buyers by sourcing produce directly from farmers and farmer producer organizations. It provides support to farmers in implementing best practices for production, harvesting, packaging, and transportation, ensuring they receive higher value for their products compared to traditional supply chains. Kamatan Farm Tech utilizes technology to minimize waste and inefficiencies while fostering transparent and value-driven relationships between producers and bulk buyers. By leveraging a comprehensive understanding of agricultural policy, farming practices, and logistics, the company ensures quality produce reaches the market efficiently, enhancing the overall value chain from farm gate to consumer.

Afluenta

Series B in 2017
Afluenta S.A. is a pioneering company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializing in peer-to-peer lending and loans through its innovative online platform. Founded in 2008, Afluenta connects borrowers with lenders, allowing individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access loans at more competitive rates than those offered by traditional financial institutions. The platform not only provides borrowers with easier access to credit but also offers investors attractive yields on their funds. Afluenta operates in multiple countries across Latin America, including Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, with plans for future expansion into Colombia and Brazil. Its fully automated marketplace lending model features real-time credit assessment, risk scoring, and a secondary market where investors can trade loans, enhancing liquidity and efficiency in the lending process.

Nuvemshop

Series B in 2017
Nuvemshop provides entrepreneurs and SMBs with the tools to set up, manage, and promote their online businesses easily from any device. With the suite of tools around payments, shipping, inventory management, and marketing provided by the company, owners are enabled to participate in the e-commerce market, ramp up their sales, reduce costs, and provide their end customers with a shopping experience. In 2011, co-founders Alejandro Alfonso, Santiago Sosa, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, and Alejandro Vazquez established Nuvemshop in 2011.

LEAD

Series A in 2017
LEAD School, founded in 2012 and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, provides comprehensive educational services through an integrated Edtech platform. The company aims to enhance learning for every child by leveraging technology to empower teachers. Its platform offers detailed lesson plans, audio-visual resources, and curriculum materials, facilitating collaboration among teachers, parents, and schools to achieve educational excellence. Additionally, LEAD School provides teacher training programs and a school management system, which collectively improve learning efficiency and promote standardized curricula, contributing to professional development in the education sector.

Samunnati

Series B in 2017
Samunnati is a Chennai-based company established in 2014 that focuses on enhancing the agriculture value chain through financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services. Its mission is to provide underserved households with access to markets, facilitating inclusive growth within the agricultural ecosystem. By leveraging social and trade capital, Samunnati offers tailored commerce and financial solutions that empower stakeholders across the agri value chain to improve productivity and create value. The company aims to support enterprises and value chains, enabling them to operate more effectively and sustainably, thereby benefiting all participants involved.

CreditMantri

Series B in 2017
CreditMantri is an India-focused digital credit services management platform that assists consumers in understanding and improving their credit health. By creating comprehensive credit profiles using data from institutional sources, such as credit history and scores, along with alternative data, CreditMantri offers tailored solutions for users. These solutions may include guidance on discovering suitable loans or credit cards and accessing credit improvement services. Additionally, CreditMantri provides a range of services for lenders, including marketplace listings of credit products and tools that facilitate instant credit decisions for new-to-credit users. The platform also offers verification services and collaborates with over 55 lenders to enhance the credit experience for both consumers and financial institutions.

Airtm

Seed Round in 2017
Airtm Inc., established in 2015, operates an online platform enabling users worldwide to send, receive, and store money in U.S. dollars. The company connects users with certified cashiers who facilitate transactions, with Airtm Inc. earning a commission. Airtm Inc. is headquartered in Dover, Delaware, and its services are accessible via a web-based platform.

Indifi

Series B in 2016
Indifi Technologies Pvt. Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, operates an online platform that facilitates loans for small businesses. It connects borrowers with lenders, providing a range of services to support the lending process, including data aggregation, analysis, and loan monitoring. Indifi specializes in serving businesses in sectors such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, retail, and trading. Its unique approach involves assessing creditworthiness based on industry-specific performance data, enabling it to identify low-risk, high-potential businesses that may lack access to traditional financing. The platform presents these applications to multiple lenders, increasing the chances of loan approval and providing lenders with choices.

LivLush

Series A in 2016
LivLush, previously known as GreenAgTech, is an agritech company that specializes in optimizing the supply chain for fruits and vegetables in India. By directly connecting farmers with businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors, such as hotels, restaurants, cafes, and organized retail chains, LivLush aims to minimize the number of intermediaries involved in the distribution process. This direct approach not only enhances the quality of produce reaching consumers but also helps farmers receive fair prices for their products, thereby improving their income levels. The company operates a supply chain platform that efficiently delivers agricultural commodities shortly after harvesting, reducing wastage and ensuring that both suppliers and customers benefit from a streamlined process. With a focus on geographic expansion, LivLush is committed to enhancing the agricultural supply chain landscape in India.

Covalto

Convertible Note in 2016
Covalto, formerly known as Credijusto, is a financial technology company based in Mexico City that specializes in providing comprehensive financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2015, Covalto has developed a robust technology infrastructure that utilizes digital tax, e-invoice, and financial data to streamline the underwriting and servicing of SMEs. The company offers a multi-product credit platform, banking services, and a suite of business analytics tools, all designed to facilitate accessible and transparent credit for business growth. In 2021, Covalto distinguished itself as the first fintech in Mexico to acquire a regulated bank, further enhancing its digital banking and service offerings for SMEs.

Covalto

Seed Round in 2016
Covalto, formerly known as Credijusto, is a financial technology company based in Mexico City that specializes in providing comprehensive financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2015, Covalto has developed a robust technology infrastructure that utilizes digital tax, e-invoice, and financial data to streamline the underwriting and servicing of SMEs. The company offers a multi-product credit platform, banking services, and a suite of business analytics tools, all designed to facilitate accessible and transparent credit for business growth. In 2021, Covalto distinguished itself as the first fintech in Mexico to acquire a regulated bank, further enhancing its digital banking and service offerings for SMEs.

Varthana

Series B in 2016
Varthana is a financial services company dedicated to enhancing private education in India, focusing on low-cost private schools in low-income communities. The company provides both secured and unsecured loans tailored to various projects, including infrastructure development, library and playground enhancements, laboratory upgrades, implementation of smart classrooms, teacher-training initiatives, and transportation solutions like school buses. By partnering with education entrepreneurs, Varthana aims to improve access to high-quality educational facilities for students from low-income backgrounds, thereby contributing to the overall transformation of the private education sector in India.

Afluenta

Series B in 2016
Afluenta S.A. is a pioneering company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializing in peer-to-peer lending and loans through its innovative online platform. Founded in 2008, Afluenta connects borrowers with lenders, allowing individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access loans at more competitive rates than those offered by traditional financial institutions. The platform not only provides borrowers with easier access to credit but also offers investors attractive yields on their funds. Afluenta operates in multiple countries across Latin America, including Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, with plans for future expansion into Colombia and Brazil. Its fully automated marketplace lending model features real-time credit assessment, risk scoring, and a secondary market where investors can trade loans, enhancing liquidity and efficiency in the lending process.

SecureNow Insurance Broker

Venture Round in 2016
SecureNow Insurance Broker Private Limited is an insurance broking firm based in New Delhi, India, established in 2011. The company specializes in providing a wide range of insurance products and services, including life, health, and auto insurance, as well as general and commercial insurance options. SecureNow also offers specialized coverage such as professional indemnity, directors and officers liability, construction all risk, marine insurance, and employee compensation insurance. Additionally, the firm provides group health insurance plans with features like maternity coverage and provisions for pre-existing diseases. SecureNow is known for its commitment to delivering fair insurance options and collaborates closely with business leaders, including CEOs, CFOs, and HR executives, to tailor insurance solutions that meet their specific needs.

Indifi

Seed Round in 2015
Indifi Technologies Pvt. Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, operates an online platform that facilitates loans for small businesses. It connects borrowers with lenders, providing a range of services to support the lending process, including data aggregation, analysis, and loan monitoring. Indifi specializes in serving businesses in sectors such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, retail, and trading. Its unique approach involves assessing creditworthiness based on industry-specific performance data, enabling it to identify low-risk, high-potential businesses that may lack access to traditional financing. The platform presents these applications to multiple lenders, increasing the chances of loan approval and providing lenders with choices.

Vistaar

Series D in 2015
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.

Samunnati

Series A in 2015
Samunnati is a Chennai-based company established in 2014 that focuses on enhancing the agriculture value chain through financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services. Its mission is to provide underserved households with access to markets, facilitating inclusive growth within the agricultural ecosystem. By leveraging social and trade capital, Samunnati offers tailored commerce and financial solutions that empower stakeholders across the agri value chain to improve productivity and create value. The company aims to support enterprises and value chains, enabling them to operate more effectively and sustainably, thereby benefiting all participants involved.

CreditMantri

Series A in 2015
CreditMantri is an India-focused digital credit services management platform that assists consumers in understanding and improving their credit health. By creating comprehensive credit profiles using data from institutional sources, such as credit history and scores, along with alternative data, CreditMantri offers tailored solutions for users. These solutions may include guidance on discovering suitable loans or credit cards and accessing credit improvement services. Additionally, CreditMantri provides a range of services for lenders, including marketplace listings of credit products and tools that facilitate instant credit decisions for new-to-credit users. The platform also offers verification services and collaborates with over 55 lenders to enhance the credit experience for both consumers and financial institutions.

Ujjivan

Private Equity Round in 2015
Ujjivan Financial Services Limited, established in 2004, is a leading Indian financial services provider, headquartered in Bengaluru. It specializes in serving the economically active poor, offering a wide range of micro and rural finance products, housing, personal, vehicle, and institutional loans, along with group and individual insurance. As of 2020, it operated through 575 branches. In 2016, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited was launched as a subsidiary, providing banking services including savings and loan products, mobile banking, debit cards, and insurance to unserved and underserved segments, with 575 banking outlets and 475 ATMs as of 2020. Both entities are committed to promoting financial inclusion in India.

Samunnati

Seed Round in 2015
Samunnati is a Chennai-based company established in 2014 that focuses on enhancing the agriculture value chain through financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services. Its mission is to provide underserved households with access to markets, facilitating inclusive growth within the agricultural ecosystem. By leveraging social and trade capital, Samunnati offers tailored commerce and financial solutions that empower stakeholders across the agri value chain to improve productivity and create value. The company aims to support enterprises and value chains, enabling them to operate more effectively and sustainably, thereby benefiting all participants involved.

Varthana

Series A in 2014
Varthana is a financial services company dedicated to enhancing private education in India, focusing on low-cost private schools in low-income communities. The company provides both secured and unsecured loans tailored to various projects, including infrastructure development, library and playground enhancements, laboratory upgrades, implementation of smart classrooms, teacher-training initiatives, and transportation solutions like school buses. By partnering with education entrepreneurs, Varthana aims to improve access to high-quality educational facilities for students from low-income backgrounds, thereby contributing to the overall transformation of the private education sector in India.

Shubham Housing Development Finance Company

Series C in 2014
Shubham Housing Development Finance Company Private Limited, established in 2010 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, specializes in providing housing finance solutions to families with informal incomes. The company offers a range of financial products, including home loans, home improvement loans, and loans against property. As one of the pioneering organizations in India focused on serving urban low-income and informal income families, Shubham aims to facilitate home ownership by offering formal credit options to those typically excluded by traditional lending institutions. Its unique operating model emphasizes an interview-based approach to underwriting, allowing the company to gain a comprehensive understanding of customers' income and expense flows, rather than relying solely on conventional documentation.

Vistaar

Series C in 2014
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.

Shubham Housing Development Finance Company

Series B in 2012
Shubham Housing Development Finance Company Private Limited, established in 2010 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, specializes in providing housing finance solutions to families with informal incomes. The company offers a range of financial products, including home loans, home improvement loans, and loans against property. As one of the pioneering organizations in India focused on serving urban low-income and informal income families, Shubham aims to facilitate home ownership by offering formal credit options to those typically excluded by traditional lending institutions. Its unique operating model emphasizes an interview-based approach to underwriting, allowing the company to gain a comprehensive understanding of customers' income and expense flows, rather than relying solely on conventional documentation.

Vistaar

Series B in 2012
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.

Vistaar Finance

Series B in 2012
Vistaar Finance, established in 2010 by Brahmanand Hegde in Bengaluru, Karnataka, specializes in providing customized loan products tailored to the specific needs of small businesses. The company focuses on key sectors, such as power looms and textiles, developing financial solutions that address unique industry requirements in terms of loan amounts and tenors. By operating a financial services platform, Vistaar Finance aims to deliver non-banking financial services that attract mainstream capital and resources, ultimately enhancing the economic output of its clients through strategic financial planning.

Glocal Healthcare

Corporate Round in 2012
Glocal Healthcare is a company focused on transforming healthcare delivery through a technology-enabled platform that enhances accessibility and affordability, particularly in rural areas where traditional healthcare services are limited. It operates a network of hospitals that provide a range of services, including outpatient and inpatient care, emergency services, and obstetric care. Glocal also utilizes digital dispensaries and telemedicine, offering video consultations through its two applications, hellolyf and hellolyf Dr, available on Google Play. With 250 telemedicine and IoT-based digital clinics and 10 hospitals across India, Glocal Healthcare aims to ensure timely treatment and improve health outcomes for underserved populations.

Ujjivan

Venture Round in 2012
Ujjivan Financial Services Limited, established in 2004, is a leading Indian financial services provider, headquartered in Bengaluru. It specializes in serving the economically active poor, offering a wide range of micro and rural finance products, housing, personal, vehicle, and institutional loans, along with group and individual insurance. As of 2020, it operated through 575 branches. In 2016, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited was launched as a subsidiary, providing banking services including savings and loan products, mobile banking, debit cards, and insurance to unserved and underserved segments, with 575 banking outlets and 475 ATMs as of 2020. Both entities are committed to promoting financial inclusion in India.

Glocal Healthcare

Seed Round in 2011
Glocal Healthcare is a company focused on transforming healthcare delivery through a technology-enabled platform that enhances accessibility and affordability, particularly in rural areas where traditional healthcare services are limited. It operates a network of hospitals that provide a range of services, including outpatient and inpatient care, emergency services, and obstetric care. Glocal also utilizes digital dispensaries and telemedicine, offering video consultations through its two applications, hellolyf and hellolyf Dr, available on Google Play. With 250 telemedicine and IoT-based digital clinics and 10 hospitals across India, Glocal Healthcare aims to ensure timely treatment and improve health outcomes for underserved populations.

GKN - GloboKasNet

Venture Round in 2010
GloboKasNet is a multibank payment network based in Peru. The company offers transaction, processing, and settlement services to low income urban and rural clients of banks, microfinance institutions and commercial wholesalers. GloboKasNet was launched in 2007.

Swadhaar FinServe

Venture Round in 2010
Swadhaar FinServe, based in Mumbai, specializes in providing financial services to economically active poor individuals and businesses in urban and semi-urban areas. As a pioneer in individual lending within the Indian context, the company demonstrates that microcredit can be effectively delivered even in challenging urban environments. Swadhaar FinServe offers a range of services including individual loans, business loans, insurance, and financial education, aimed at empowering under-served households and micro-entrepreneurs. By addressing the financial needs of the urban poor, Swadhaar FinServe seeks to enhance financial security and help clients achieve their aspirations, ultimately creating a scalable lending methodology that can be replicated in other major cities. The company was established by the promoters of Swadhaar FinAccess, its associated non-profit organization.

Vistaar

Series A in 2010
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.

Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance

Venture Round in 2009
Grama Vidiyal Microfinance is a prominent microfinance institution in Tamil Nadu, specifically operating in Trichy and Chennai. It specializes in providing small, collateral-free loans to women who lack access to formal credit. The organization is committed to empowering women from impoverished families by facilitating their inclusion in community networks and enhancing their social, economic, and political standing. In addition to its loan offerings, Grama Vidiyal also provides insurance services, supporting individuals in meeting their general, seasonal, and business financing needs. Through its focused approach to poverty alleviation, Grama Vidiyal aims to foster sustainable development within the communities it serves.

Ujjivan

Venture Round in 2008
Ujjivan Financial Services Limited, established in 2004, is a leading Indian financial services provider, headquartered in Bengaluru. It specializes in serving the economically active poor, offering a wide range of micro and rural finance products, housing, personal, vehicle, and institutional loans, along with group and individual insurance. As of 2020, it operated through 575 branches. In 2016, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited was launched as a subsidiary, providing banking services including savings and loan products, mobile banking, debit cards, and insurance to unserved and underserved segments, with 575 banking outlets and 475 ATMs as of 2020. Both entities are committed to promoting financial inclusion in India.

Madura Microfinance

Venture Round in 2008
Madura Microfinance is a specialized microfinance institution dedicated to serving economically active women in rural and semi-urban areas of India, particularly in Tamil Nadu. The company focuses on providing unsecured microfinance loans to women self-help groups, as well as offering individual loans. In addition to its lending services, Madura enhances its microfinance outreach by providing knowledge and information services, which aim to maximize the positive impact of financial inclusion. This approach is designed to help raise household incomes and support small businesses among its clients across several states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Bihar, and Orissa. Through its customer-centric model, Madura Microfinance plays a vital role in empowering women and contributing to their economic development.

Comat

Series C in 2008
Comat, established in 1996, focuses on providing information-based services to citizens in rural India, merging profitability with social welfare. The company aims to foster economic development in underserved markets through a range of services, including employability training, job creation, financial inclusion, and access to essential government services. Comat has developed a leadership position by effectively identifying and addressing the needs of rural populations, delivering its services via a network of Rural Business Centers. Additionally, Comat offers business consulting, technology integration, and support services to enhance operational efficiency for government, public, and private sector clients.

MokshaYug Access (MYA)

Venture Round in 2008
MokshaYug Access (MYA) is a supply chain solutions company focused on enhancing income certainty for rural producers, particularly in the agricultural sector. The company operates by establishing strong relationships with rural producers and implementing yield improvement programs that increase the quality of agricultural outputs. MYA also develops procurement and transportation infrastructure, effectively linking rural producers to urban consumers. Through these initiatives, the company aims to ensure that rural producers receive a fair share of the end consumer value, ultimately creating wealth and promoting sustainable economic growth in rural communities.

Bharat Financial Inclusion

Series C in 2008
Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited is a non-banking financial company and microfinance institution headquartered in Hyderabad, India. Founded in 1997 and formerly known as SKS Microfinance Limited, the company specializes in providing microfinance services primarily to women in rural areas, who are organized into Joint Liability Groups. It offers a range of financial products, including income generation, mid-term, and long-term loans to support small business ventures such as livestock raising, retail operations, and tailoring. Additionally, Bharat Financial Inclusion provides loans for essential household items like cook-stoves, solar lights, bicycles, and sewing machines. The company also distributes life insurance products to its members. As of March 31, 2018, Bharat Financial Inclusion operated 1,567 branches across India, serving a demographic that typically lacks access to traditional banking services.

Credex

Venture Round in 2006
Credex is a profit oriented microfinance institution dedicated to offering financial support for the economic and social development of those unserved by the traditional banking system. Credex targets low-income borrowers through individual productive loans in the poor urban and semi-urban areas and village banking in the rural areas of Mexico.

Samunnati

Samunnati is a Chennai-based company established in 2014 that focuses on enhancing the agriculture value chain through financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services. Its mission is to provide underserved households with access to markets, facilitating inclusive growth within the agricultural ecosystem. By leveraging social and trade capital, Samunnati offers tailored commerce and financial solutions that empower stakeholders across the agri value chain to improve productivity and create value. The company aims to support enterprises and value chains, enabling them to operate more effectively and sustainably, thereby benefiting all participants involved.

CureBay

CureBay is a healthcare platform designed to enhance access to medical services through teleconsultation and a network of microsatellite centers. It enables healthcare providers to join its platform, facilitating connections between patients, particularly those in remote areas, and expert doctors. The platform offers a range of healthcare support services, allowing individuals to consult with medical professionals for their health concerns at a nominal cost. By bridging gaps in the healthcare system, CureBay aims to make quality healthcare accessible to everyone, regardless of their location.
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