Veritas Finance Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Veritas Finance is valued at $1B as of September 2024, a 6.1x multiple on its last reported $167M revenue.

Last Veritas Finance valuation

$1B

Undisclosed stage · Sep 2024

Last Veritas Finance funding round

$29M

Undisclosed stage · Sep 2024

Veritas Finance revenue

$167M

Undisclosed stage · Sep 2024

Key investors in Veritas Finance

  • Lok Capital
  • Norwest
  • P. Surendra Pai
  • British International Investment
  • Evolvence India Fund
  • Kedaara Capital

Veritas Finance Overview

About Veritas Finance

Veritas Finance Private Limited is a Chennai-headquartered non-banking financial company delivering secured business loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises in rural and semi-urban areas of South India. It targets informal sector customers through products such as equipment finance, working capital loans, and top-up facilities backed by gold or property collateral. The firm maintains branches across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Odisha. Founded in 2015, Veritas Finance holds a systemically important non-deposit-taking NBFC license from the Reserve Bank of India.


Founded

2015

HQ

IndiaChennai

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Product sales

Revenue

$167M (Sep 2024)

Valuation

$1B (Sep 2024)

Veritas Finance Valuation

Veritas Finance is currently valued at $1B, based on its undisclosed-stage round in September 2024.

The $29M round included Evolvence India Fund, Lok Capital and Avendus Wealth Management.

Veritas Finance's valuation has grown 17x from $59M at its Series D in October 2018 to $1B in September 2024, across 2 priced rounds.

Veritas Finance valuation by funding round

Revenue multiple
Veritas Finance valuation by funding round
DateStageValuationRevenue Multiple
Sep 2024Undisclosed stage$1B6.1x
Oct 2018Series D$59M-

Veritas Finance Revenue

Veritas Finance's latest recorded revenue is $167M, as of its undisclosed-stage round in September 2024. At a $1B valuation, that implies a 6.1x revenue multiple.

Veritas Finance revenue by funding round

Veritas Finance revenue and valuation multiple by funding round
DateRevenue *ValuationRevenue MultipleStage
Sep 2024$167M$1B6.1xUndisclosed stage

* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.

Veritas Finance Funding History

Veritas Finance has raised a total of $270M across 8 funding rounds, plus 1 secondary share sale.

Veritas Finance's first fundraising round was a $5M Series A in March 2016. The most recent completed round was a $29M undisclosed-stage round in September 2024.

Veritas Finance funding rounds

Veritas Finance funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Sep 2024Undisclosed stageEvolvence India Fund; Lok Capital; Avendus Wealth Management$29M$1BVeritas Finance is an Indian non-banking financial company (NBFC) focused on providing loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly in underserved sectors. The company's annual report for 2024-25 shows total revenue of 1,557.40 crore INR, up from 1,117.49 crore in 2023-24, reflecting strong growth from 680.80 crore in 2022-23. Net worth increased to 2,783.17 crore from 2,329.55 crore, while borrowings rose to 5,629.24 crore from 3,995.81 crore. Profit before tax reached 388.32 crore in 2024-25, compared to 322.96 crore prior year. Branch network expanded, with customer base growing to 7,796 (in thousands implied) from 6,299. Financial traction demonstrates scaling operations: revenue compounded from 361.67 crore in 2020-21 to over 1,500 crore by 2024-25.
Jul 2023Undisclosed stageMultiples (lead); International Finance Corporation; Avendus Wealth Management$128M-Veritas Finance Private Limited is an Indian non-banking financial company (NBFC) focused on providing credit solutions to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), promoting financial inclusion through tailored lending products. In FY24, the company reported a portfolio of ₹5,724 crores, disbursements of ₹3,702 crores (up from ₹2,245 crores in FY23), serving over 176,082 customers across 382 branches, with gross NPA at 1.79% and net NPA at 0.85%. Profit after tax grew to ₹245 crores in FY24 from ₹175 crores in FY23, reflecting strong profitability amid expansion. The specified VC funding round in May 2023 involved investors Avendus Wealth Management, International Finance Corporation, and lead investor Multiples, with an approximate amount of $127.8 million (about ₹1,060 crores). Total revenue for FY24 was reported as 1,123.80 Cr (with net interest income at 716.90 Cr). Financial traction continued post-round, with net worth rising to 2,329.55 Cr in the latest reported period and borrowings at 3,971.14 Cr, supporting portfolio growth. Recent results (Q3FY26) showed total income from operations of ₹46,182.77 lakhs for the quarter and ₹1,33,042.89 lakhs for nine months, with net profit after tax of ₹21,106.08 lakhs, maintaining a debt-equity ratio of 2.20.
Oct 2021Series FCaspian Impact Investments (lead); Kedaara Capital (lead); Norwest (lead); Evolvence India Fund; Growth Catalyst Partners$8M--
Oct 2021SecondaryCaspian Impact Investments (lead); Kedaara Capital (lead); Norwest (lead); Evolvence India Fund; Growth Catalyst Partners$8M-Veritas Finance is a non-banking finance company based in Chennai, India, providing working capital loans and financial services to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to support business growth. The company focuses on inclusive financial access for customers in informal activities. In FY 2020-21, Veritas Finance reported income of ₹361.67 crore, a loan book of ₹1,562.75 crore, profit before tax of ₹82.04 crore, and net worth of ₹888.02 crore, operating 204 branches. Borrowings stood at ₹1,254.15 crore that year. Around July 2021, Veritas Finance received investments from Caspian Impact Investments, Evolvence India Fund, Growth Catalyst Partners, Kedaara Capital, and Norwest, with Caspian Impact Investments, Kedaara Capital, and Norwest as lead investors. This appears part of Series F activities in 2021, following a ~$42 million Series E in 2020 led by Kedaara and Avendus. Total funding raised reached approximately $360 million by 2024, with subsequent rounds including a $28.6 million Series G in September 2024 at $1.01 billion valuation. The company's loan book grew from ₹1,562.75 crore in FY 2020-21 to ₹2,187.35 crore in FY 2021-22, with income increasing to ₹442.23 crore and branches expanding to 229.
Mar 2020Series EKedaara Capital (lead); Norwest (lead); Lok Capital; P. Surendra Pai$47M-Veritas Finance is a non-banking finance company (NBFC) founded in October 2015 by D Arulmany, focused on lending to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across India. The company operates a specialized lending platform serving underserved MSME borrowers with working capital and business credit solutions. In March 2020, Veritas Finance closed its Series E funding round, raising INR 350 crore (approximately USD 46 million at the time) led jointly by Kedaara Capital and Norwest Venture Partners. Kedaara Capital entered as a new investor while Norwest Venture Partners, an existing investor, doubled its commitment by allocating INR 200 crore in the round. Additional investors included Lok Capital, Caspian, and the family of P. Surendra Pai, with CDC Group (UK government's development finance institution) continuing as a stakeholder. By February 2020, Veritas Finance had built a loan book of INR 1,308 crore serving a customer base of 48,638 across eight states and one union territory, with 201 branches and 1,840 employees. The company competes in the MSME lending segment against platforms like FlexiLoans, Indifi, and Lendingkart. The fresh capital was intended to support NBFC operations, geographical expansion, and technology improvements as part of the company's second phase of growth following its achievement of INR 1,000 crore loan book in its first four years of operations.
Oct 2018Series DNorwest (lead); British International Investment; P. Surendra Pai$27M$59MVeritas Finance Private Limited, a Chennai-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) founded in 2015, specializes in lending to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for working capital, business expansion, and asset creation. The company operates across seven states including Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, West Bengal, and Odisha, with 125 branches and over 17,000 customers at the time of the Series D round. It had a loan book of Rs 496 crore and aimed to grow it to Rs 1,000 crore by FY19. In its Series D funding round announced around October 13, 2018 (with press releases dated November 1, 2018), Veritas Finance raised Rs 200 crore (approximately $27-30 million). Norwest Venture Partners led the round as a new investor, with participation from existing investors including CDC Group Plc (British International Investment), P. Surendra Pai (former executive chairman of the Murugappa Group), Caspian Impact Investment Adviser, and Lok Capital Growth Fund. Norwest invested primary capital to support expansion, while the funds were earmarked for deepening presence in existing markets, augmenting MSME capital needs, and strengthening technology for higher productivity and lower servicing costs. Avendus Capital acted as the exclusive financial adviser. Prior rounds included a Series C of Rs 60 crore in April 2018 from CDC, Lok Capital, and Pai, and a Series B of Rs 120 crore ($18.6 million) in December 2017 led by CDC with Lok Capital and the Pai duo. Later financials show significant growth with a $1 billion unicorn valuation achieved subsequently and an IPO filing for Rs 2,800 crore.
Oct 2018Series CBritish International Investment; Lok Capital; P. Surendra Pai$8M-Veritas Finance is a Chennai-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) providing secured loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in semi-urban and rural areas across South India and other regions. The company focuses on asset-backed lending to underserved segments, emphasizing financial inclusion. This round contributed to the company's growth trajectory amid multiple funding stages totaling over $341 million across seven rounds by 2024. For FY18-19, near the funding date, Veritas Finance reported total revenue of ₹140.9 crore and profit after tax of ₹20.5 crore, reflecting strong financial performance. The company's loan disbursements and portfolio expanded significantly in subsequent years, with total revenue growing to ₹1,557 crore by FY24-25.
Dec 2017Series BBritish International Investment (lead); Lok Capital (lead); P. Surendra Pai$19M--
Mar 2016Series ALok Capital (lead); Caspian Impact Investments$5M-Veritas Finance Private Limited, a Chennai-based non-banking financial company (NBFC), provides loans to micro and small enterprises to promote financial inclusion. Founded in November 2015, it commenced operations with initial capital of Rs. 3.50 crore, increased to Rs. 13.60 crore upon RBI registration, and raised additional capital of Rs. 30 crore by March 31, 2016. For the period ended March 31, 2016, it disbursed Rs. 619.15 lakh, achieving assets under management of Rs. 612.54 lakh across 15 branches. In its first institutional funding round around March/April 2016 (Series A), Veritas raised approximately $4.5 million (equivalent to Rs. 30 crore) led by Lok Capital (via Lok Fund II/Sarva Capital) with participation from Caspian Impact Investments. This funding supported early growth in lending to underserved MSMEs. By the financial year ended March 2017, disbursements reached Rs. 100 crore to over 7,500 customers, with capital at Rs. 44.85 crore and diversified borrowings of Rs. 92 crore.

Who has invested in Veritas Finance?

11 investors have backed Veritas Finance across its funding rounds, including Lok Capital, Norwest, P. Surendra Pai, British International Investment, Evolvence India Fund and Kedaara Capital.

Lead investors include Multiples, Caspian Impact Investments, Kedaara Capital, Norwest, British International Investment and 1 other investor.


Veritas Finance Investors

Investors in Veritas Finance by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Lok CapitalIndiaNew Delhi5LeadMar 2016
NorwestUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA4LeadOct 2018
P. Surendra Pai--4ParticipantDec 2017
Evolvence India FundIndiaMumbai3ParticipantOct 2021
British International InvestmentUnited KingdomLondon3LeadDec 2017
Kedaara CapitalIndiaMumbai3LeadMar 2020
Caspian Impact InvestmentsIndiaHyderabad3LeadMar 2016
Growth Catalyst PartnersUnited StatesChicago, IL2ParticipantOct 2021
Avendus Wealth ManagementIndiaMumbai2ParticipantJul 2023

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Veritas Finance Competitors

Veritas Finance competitors include listed companies like Arzan Financial Group and Upbound, and private ones like China Rapid Finance, Sygnum, Tamara and WeLab.

Public and private companies comparable to Veritas Finance
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
China Rapid FinanceChinaChinaPrivate--$1B-
SygnumSwitzerlandSwitzerlandPrivate$100M$10M$1B10.0x
TamaraSaudi ArabiaRiyadhPrivate$360M$52M$1B2.8x
WeLabHong KongHong KongPrivate--$1B-
Arzan Financial GroupKuwaitKuwaitPublicly listed$37M-$1000M-
UpboundUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$4.7B$1.7B$1B0.6x

Veritas Finance Public Comps

Veritas Finance is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Arzan Financial Group, Upbound, Qfin Holdings, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya, Yixin Group, Navient, Capricorn Group, World Acceptance, Sagicor and Atlanticus.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Arzan Financial Group$37M-32.4x---
Upbound$4.7B$1.7B0.6x0.6x1.5x5.2x
Qfin Holdings$2.4B-0.8x0.8x--
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya$323M-3.0x---
Yixin Group$1.7B$287M2.9x2.7x17.4x16.2x
Navient$610M-74.5x75.0x--
Capricorn Group$342M-2.6x---
World Acceptance$536M-2.8x2.5x--

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Common questions about Veritas Finance

When was Veritas Finance founded?Veritas Finance was founded in 2015.
Where is Veritas Finance headquartered?Veritas Finance is headquartered in Chennai, India.
Is Veritas Finance publicly listed?No, Veritas Finance is a private, VC-backed company.
What is Veritas Finance's valuation?Veritas Finance was last valued at $1B in its undisclosed-stage round in September 2024.
How much funding has Veritas Finance raised?Veritas Finance has raised $270M across 8 funding rounds.
What was Veritas Finance's last funding round?Veritas Finance's last funding round was a $29M undisclosed-stage round in September 2024.
Who are Veritas Finance's investors?Veritas Finance's investors include Lok Capital, Norwest, P. Surendra Pai, Evolvence India Fund, British International Investment, Kedaara Capital, Caspian Impact Investments, Growth Catalyst Partners, Avendus Wealth Management, Multiples and 1 other.
What is Veritas Finance's revenue?Veritas Finance's latest recorded revenue is $167M (September 2024).
What is Veritas Finance's revenue multiple?Veritas Finance's latest valuation implies a 6.1x revenue multiple ($1B valuation on $167M of revenue).
Which companies are comparable to Veritas Finance?Companies comparable to Veritas Finance include China Rapid Finance, Sygnum, Tamara, WeLab, Arzan Financial Group and Upbound.

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