Overview
Kinara Capital is a financing company that provides flexible collateral-free loans to small business entrepreneurs. The company is focused on lending to growing businesses that require funding for working capital, capital assets, and start-up needs. It focuses on industries such as agri-products, handicraft production, water, food, and energy. Kinara Capital provides personalized customer service with a fast turnaround time by blending data-driven insights. Kinara Capital has been named by IFC/World Bank as ‘Bank of the Year-Asia’ in 2019 and Financial Times ranked it among the Top 100 High-Growth Companies in Asia-Pacific. It was founded in 2011 by Hardika Shah and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
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Funding History
Debt Financing
$4.7M
Jul 2018
Private Equity Round
$14.2M
May 2019
Debt Financing
Undisclosed
Oct 2020
Debt Financing
$10.0M
Feb 2021
Private Equity Round
$3.8M
Feb 2021
GAWA Capital
Venture Round
$7.1M
Mar 2021
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
Debt Financing
$9.3M
Oct 2021
Invest In Visions
Series E
$49.7M
Apr 2022
Nuveen, ASN Microkredietfonds
Venture Round
$24.3M
Oct 2022
Nuveen, British International Investment, ASN Microkredietfonds
Debt Financing
$24.4M
May 2024
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), BlueOrchard Finance S A