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Varthana

Varthana

Private
BangaloreFinTechhttps://varthana.com/

Last Round

Debt

Jan 21, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$170.79M

Momentum

Top 50%

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Company Overview

Varthana is a financial services company that provides secured and unsecured loans to affordable private schools and students in India.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

Lending & Credit, Credit Scoring

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

non-banking financial companyNBFCeducation financeschool loansstudent loansedtech lendingimpact investingaffordable educationinfrastructure financingmicrofinancefinancial inclusionlending platformcredit scoringalternative lendingB2B lending

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Varthana comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Varthana Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
DebtJan 21, 2026
DebtJul 9, 2025
DebtApr 17, 2025
DebtDec 9, 2024
DebtMay 20, 2024
Debt
Apr 15, 2024

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Steve Hardgrave

Co-Founder, CEO

Founding Team

Yogesh Mashalkar

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Hetal Faldu

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Varthana Investors

Notable investors and investment history

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  • Aug 25, 2025

    Now operating across 15 states with 34 branches and 150 spokes in India.

  • Aug 25, 2025

    Certified Great Place to Work for four consecutive years.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersBangalore
Employee Range801
Year Founded2013
Last FundingJan 21, 2026

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