Abhishek Agarwal, the Founder of FinnUp, has been recognised as one of the eminent personalities on the prestigious list of ‘BW Retail World 40 under 40’ by BW Business world. He boasts an impressive list of qualifications, including CA, CS, CWA-India, CMA-USA, IPA-Australia, and ACCA.
With his extensive experience in finance, he has demonstrated an ability to manage and grow businesses at scale. He excels at building organisations, comprehending the complexities of fast-growing enterprises, and quickly assembling high-performing teams.
Abhishek’s vision in FinnUp is to enhance the lending ecosystem by providing easy access to debt capital for SMEs and mid-market corporates in India. His ideology is to identify gaps in the industry and build solutions to enhance the debt ecosystem, rather than reinventing the wheel.
“The aim is to become the preferred debt marketplace for businesses across the country,” says Abhishek, as he seeks to emerge as a thought leader through his work, network, and brand content.
Being a bootstrapped company, FinnUp has successfully helped secure sanctions of over 150 crores in 09 months since its inception, that too with a team of 10.
As a seasoned finance professional with more than 13 years of experience, Abhishek has held leadership roles, leading teams to achieve exceptional results.
Abhishek has played a pivotal role at companies like Zenify, Franklin Templeton, Vivriti Group (Yubi), India Home etc. He has managed NBFC portfolios ranging from 350 crores to 1000 crores. He has also assisted and managed early-stage Fintech platforms in stream lining finance and operations.
Today, FinnUp boast of engaging 50+ lenders across the country in various domains. “Its our endeavour to simplify debt-raising needs for all businesses in India which is the next economic superpower,” says Abhishek.
