Varthana

Provides loans and operational support to affordable private schools across India, serving low- and middle-income families and education entrepreneurs. Offers unsecured loans up to Rs 5 lakh with up to three-year tenors and larger secured loans with longer tenors, with eligibility criteria that include minimum years of operation and academic performance thresholds. The firm focuses on capacity building for school operators and currently serves hundreds of schools in states such as Karnataka and Maharashtra while planning broader geographic expansion.