Kinara

Bangalore, India Financial Services Acquired

Kinara Capital is a socially responsible fintech and RBI-registered Systemically Important NBFC that provides fast, flexible, collateral-free business loans (INR 1-30 lakhs) to micro, small, and medium enterprises across India. It serves manufacturing, trading, and service MSMEs through a blend of digital processes and doorstep service, and has disbursed nearly INR 4,000 crores across 80,500+ loans. Led by a women-majority management team, it operates 125+ branches in 100+ cities.

Acquired

Kinara has been acquired

Acquired by NXP Semiconductors October 27, 2025 $307M

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2011

Employees

1,001–5,000

Total Funding

$89.5M

3 rounds

Latest Valuation

$0.31B

February 11, 2025

Funding

Total raised $89.5M across 3 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-11-2026

Latest Round

Type

M&A (Acquisition)

Date

February 11, 2025

Amount

$307M

Valuation

$0.31B

Lead Investors

NXP Semiconductors
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
February 11, 2025 M&A (Acquisition) $307M $0.31B NXP Semiconductors
September 19, 2021 Series B $35M Tiger Global Management
September 1, 2020 Series A $41M Not disclosed

Leadership

  • Hardika Shah

    Founder & CEO

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  • Aiswarya Ravi

    Chief Financial Officer & Board Director

  • Thirunavukkarasu Rajendran

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Jijy Oommen

    Chief Technology Officer

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