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Indifi

Indifi Technologies Private Limited Gurugram, Haryana Founded 2015 indifi.com ↗
Alok Mittal · Co-founder & CEO (now Executive Chairman) Siddharth Mahanot · Co-founder & Executive Director (stepped down Oct 2024) Sundeep Sahi · Co-founder & CTO
$112 MnTotal funding (tracked)
5Funding rounds
13 Jun 2023Last round
423Team size (sourced)

Indifi: Business Model Canvas

The nine-block Business Model Canvas, filled in only where a public source states it — empty blocks mean we haven't found a citable fact yet, not that the answer is zero.

Value Propositions

Unsecured business loans, no collateral

Indifi provides unsecured business loans through a quick and simple process without collateral requirements.

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Fast, digital loan access closing the debt-financing gap

Aims to close loans within four days of application, addressing the $380 billion formal debt financing gap affecting Indian MSMEs.

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One application, multiple lenders

Multiple lender options through one application, with industry-specific loan products.

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Customer Segments

Underserved small and medium businesses (SMEs/MSMEs)

Small businesses across travel, hotel, e-commerce, restaurant, trading, and retail sectors.

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Businesses with minimum 1-year operating history

Platform serves businesses with minimum 1-year operational history and promoter age 22+.

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Customer Relationships

Multi-channel human support (phone + email)Helpline 10am-7pm, Mon-Fri

Borrowers reach Indifi through a dedicated phone helpline and separate email addresses for new applicants versus existing customers, for queries, requests, and complaints related to their loans.

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Self-service portal and mobile app for existing borrowers

Existing customers manage their relationship with Indifi through a self-service login portal to raise queries and track application/loan status, plus a downloadable mobile app.

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Formal tiered grievance redressal process15-day / 30-day escalation windows

As a regulated lender, Indifi runs a structured escalation ladder: unresolved complaints move from standard customer service to a named Grievance Redressal Officer after 15 days, then to RBI's Sachet or CMS portal after 30 days if still unresolved.

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Channels

Direct online platform (indifi.com)

Businesses apply for term loans, line of credit, invoice discounting and merchant cash advance directly through Indifi's own digital application.

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Embedded within partner ecosystem apps

Loan offers surfaced inside partner platforms, e.g. small merchants see Indifi loan offers on the Google Pay for Business app.

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Key Activities

Data aggregation and credit assessment

Collects and analyzes demographic, business, and financial data to help MSMEs secure credit from banks and lenders while reducing origination costs.

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Loan origination, servicing and collection

Provides bundled services to lending partners including loan origination, servicing, and collection.

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Key Resources

Own RBI-registered NBFC (Indifi Capital)RBI Reg. No. B-14.03389

Indifi Capital Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indifi Technologies, is a systemically important, non-deposit-taking NBFC registered with the RBI -- giving Indifi its own on-balance-sheet lending license alongside its partner-lender model.

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Proprietary data-driven technology platform

Indifi's core resource is its own technology platform that aggregates business data from multiple sources and generates creditworthiness insights, underpinning underwriting decisions across all its lending partners.

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Founding and leadership team with credit-underwriting expertise15+ yrs credit-underwriting exp. (co-founder)

Co-founder Siddharth Mahanot brings 15+ years of risk and credit-underwriting experience from Citibank, Edelweiss, ICICI Bank and Indiabulls; co-founder & MD Alok Mittal brings 20+ years in venture capital and entrepreneurship; CEO Sangram Singh adds 20+ years in banking and payments from Citibank, Freecharge and Axis Bank.

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ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified information securityISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified

Indifi holds ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for its information security management and is Great Place to Work Certified for 2025-26, supporting trust in how it handles borrower data as a lending platform.

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Key Partnerships

Google Pay

Collaboration with Google Pay to offer instant loans to eligible small merchants on the Google Pay for Business app; Indifi evaluates applications via API integrations for an instant credit decision.

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Facebook (Small Business Loans Initiative)

Facebook partnered with Indifi to offer collateral-free loans of Rs 5 lakh-Rs 50 lakh at 17-20% interest to SMBs advertising on Facebook, with Indifi approving loans and handling recovery.

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Debt lenders / NBFCs / DFIs

Debt financing partners including Vivriti, Northern Arc, SIDBI, and a guarantee from the US International Development Finance Corporation.

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100+ data partners and financial institutions

"At Indifi, we address this problem by working closely with more than 100 data partners and a few top financial institutions, providing easily accessible loans digitally." — Alok Mittal, CEO & Co-founder

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Revenue Streams

Processing fees from borrowers

Processing fees charged to borrowers on loan disbursals.

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Service fees from lending partners

Service fees collected from lenders for bundled services such as loan origination, servicing, and collection.

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Interest and other incomeRs 24 crore in FY24

Additional income earned from interest and other miscellaneous sources.

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Cost Structure

Interest and borrowing costsRs 66 crore, 32.5% of FY23 expenses

Interest charges and borrowing costs were the largest expense line in FY23.

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Employee benefit costsRs 72 crore in FY24, up 28.6% YoY

Employee benefits grew 28.6% YoY to Rs 72 crore in FY24 (from Rs 56 crore in FY23).

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Bad debtsRs 21 crore in FY23

Bad debt costs booked as part of FY23 expenses.

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FAQs on Indifi

What is Indifi's business model?

Indifi's core value proposition centers on Unsecured business loans, no collateral, Fast, digital loan access closing the debt-financing gap, One application, multiple lenders.

How does Indifi make money?

Indifi's cited revenue streams include Processing fees from borrowers, Service fees from lending partners, Interest and other income.

Sources & corrections. Every fact on this page is compiled from cited public sources — follow the "source" links beside each entry. Profile sources: inc42.com · Last verified 7 Sep 2026. · Report a correction