About
Steve Hardgrave co-founded Varthana, a company that provides loans to affordable private schools in India, which he and Brajesh Mishra developed in 2013 out of Elevar Equity's Bangalore office. His background includes rural financial services and involvement in launching the Indian School Finance Company. Varthana has provided over 40,000 loans to more than 11,000 school entrepreneurs.
Experience
- VarthanaCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2013 — presentBengaluru Area, India
- Indian School Finance CompanyFounding Director2008 — 2011
- Gray Ghost VenturesManaging Director2007 — 2011Atlanta, GA
- Omidyar NetworkManager, Investments2005 — 2006
- HPMarket Research Intern2004 — 2005
- Mexican Association for Rural and Urban TransformationDirector of Microfinance1999 — 2003
- Mexican Association for Rural and Urban TransformationEconomic Development Coordinator1996 — 1999
Skills & more
Emerging Markets58Venture Capital31Private Equity13Entrepreneurship38Social Entrepreneurship10Corporate Development8Due Diligence49Investments30Business Strategy46Portfolio Management12Finance17Start-ups15
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Management ConsultingMicrofinanceFinancial ModelingMergers & AcquisitionsManagementStrategic PlanningStrategyAnalysisLanguages Spanish
From Steve's professional profile.
Colleagues at Elevar Equity
Amie Patel
Partner at Elevar Equity
Aneesh Patnaik
Senior Advisor at Elevar Equity
Arpit Shah
Advisor at Elevar Equity
Brajesh Mishra
Investor at Elevar Equity
Chris Brookfield
Investor at Elevar Equity
Dilip James
Senior Advisor at Elevar Equity
Johanna Posada
Founder & Managing Partner at Elevar Equity
Jyotsna Krishnan
Managing Partner at Elevar Equity
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Hardgrave?
- Steve Hardgrave co-founded Varthana, a company that provides loans to affordable private schools in India, which he and Brajesh Mishra developed in 2013 out of Elevar Equity's Bangalore office. His background includes rural financial services and involvement in launching the Indian School Finance Company. Varthana has provided over 40,000 loans to more than 11,000 school entrepreneurs.
- Where does Steve Hardgrave work?
- Steve Hardgrave is at Elevar Equity.
- Where did Steve Hardgrave go to school?
- Steve Hardgrave studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Social Enterprise); University of California, Berkeley (MBA, Business); UCLA (B.A., Economics/International Area Studies).
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