AVANA Companies Secures Regulatory Approval to Launch Lending Operations in India

Social impact-focused commercial real estate and hospitality lender to deploy $25M over next three years to address $300B small business funding gap in fast-growing market

AVANA Companies (AVANA), a leading private credit platform with over 23 years of experience in commercial lending, announces its expansion into India after receiving Certificate of Registration (CoR) for a non-deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) license from the Reserve Bank of India, for its wholly owned subsidiary LendThrive Finance Private Limited. The company has opened a regional office in Pune, India and plans to launch direct commercial lending operations to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India within the next six months, extending its successful model that has deployed over $6.5 billion in loans to more than 500 small businesses across the United States.

For AVANA’s U.S. partners, this move represents AVANA’s evolution into a global private credit platform capable of deploying capital across the United States, Middle East, and now India. This expansion provides a direct bridge for U.S. capital into India’s $300B MSME funding gap, offering both diversification and growth potential. AVANA has committed an initial capitalization of $1.5 million to meet license requirements and plans to invest another $20 million to grow the business, with a total investment goal of $25 million over three years.

“India represents a tremendous opportunity for AVANA Companies to extend our mission of providing capital that fuels entrepreneurship, job creation, and sustainable growth across borders,” said Sundip Patel, CEO and co-Founder of AVANA Companies. “As an entrepreneur with Indian heritage, I’ve seen firsthand how access to capital transforms businesses and communities. This expansion allows us to bring our relationship-driven lending approach to a country where family businesses and entrepreneurs drive the economy, creating meaningful impact in communities across India.”

Read the full press release: https://ktiv.marketminute.com/article/bizwire-2025-8-26-avana-companies-secures-regulatory-approval-to-launch-lending-operations-in-india

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