The institution
behind the
platform
An institution founded to extend formal credit to underserved India.
Co-Founders
Late Ratan Naval Tata
Co-Founder · Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons
Nandan Nilekani
Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
The institution
behind the
platform
An institution founded to extend formal credit to underserved India.
Co-Founders
Late Ratan Naval Tata
Co-Founder · Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons
Nandan Nilekani
Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
₹5,140 Cr
Capital Deployed
Cumulative, as of March 2026
1.1 million+
Households Reached
Across rural and semi-urban India
29 States
States and UTs
651 districts covered
90%
Women
Across all active borrowers
Avanti will be a platform to impact the poor through credit at individual and community levels to create a lasting improvement in their livelihoods and standard of living, ushering prosperity.
Late Ratan Naval Tata
Co-Founder · Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons
Governance
A majority-independent board bringing together expertise across institutional finance, public policy, technology, and financial inclusion, assembled to govern with the rigour Avanti's mission demands.
Co-Founder · Board Member
Nandan Nilekani
Non-Executive Co-Chairman of Infosys and Co-Founder of UIDAI, the identity architecture behind Aadhaar.
Co-Founder · Board Member
Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
Former Finance Secretary of India; chaired India's 13th Finance Commission. Recipient of the Padma Vibhushan.
Independent Director
Subramaniam Somasundaram
CFO of Titan Company for ten years (2011–2021); Chartered Accountant and Independent Director at TeamLease Services.
Independent Director
Sukanya Kripalu
Lead Independent Director at Colgate-Palmolive (India); formerly CEO of Quadra Advisory, WPP Group.
Nominee Director
Bindu Ananth
Co-Founder of Dvara Trust; former Board Chair, Northern Arc Capital. Three RBI Committee roles on financial inclusion.
Nominee Director · Rabo
Jeroen Meerburg
Represents Rabo Partnerships on Avanti's board; Global Head, Bank of Carbon, Rabobank.
Nominee Director
Roopa Satish
Former Country Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, IndusInd Bank; financed over USD 2.5 billion in clean energy.
Executive Director & CEO
Rahul Gupta
Leading Avanti Finance since 2018; previously CEO of GE Money Singapore and Hong Kong, also Managing Director, Business Development ASEAN for GE.
Chief Operating Officer
Manish Thakkar
behind the platform
100+ professionals across technology, credit, risk, operations, and field partnerships.
Meet the Teambehind the lending
Paperless. Presenceless. Cashless. The end-to-end digital credit infrastructure powering 60+ partners.
Explore the Platform