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Steve Hardgrave

Investor

Investor at Elevar Equity

Bengaluru

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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.

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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.

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