Hardika Shah, Founder of Kinara Capital

About Hardika Shah

Hardika Shah is the Founder and CEO of Kinara Capital, a Bengaluru-based fintech company. She founded the company to provide unsecured business loans to micro-enterprises in India, aiming to advance financial inclusion for small business entrepreneurs. Under her leadership, Kinara Capital has dispersed over 75,000 loans across more than 100 cities in South and West India.

Hardika Shah at a glance

• Company: Kinara Capital
• Total raised: $100M
• Latest round: Growth
• Investors: Nuveen Global Impact Fund, Gaja Capital, British International Investment, Triple Jump, Patamar Capital, GAWA Capital
• Location: Bengaluru, India

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