Dairy cow
A licensed agri‑NBFC · Pune, India
RBI Registered NBFC
Reg. No. N-13.02454 · CIN U65999PN2019PTC210185

Making farming a desirable profession.

Samaaru Finance delivers affordable, customised credit directly to smallholder farmers across India — through value‑chain based lending that works with nature's rhythms, not against them.

Samaaru dairy farmer at milk collection point
Value chain based finance RBI registered NBFC 5 states active Series A open PSL eligible ESG aligned Co‑lending enabled Value chain based finance RBI registered NBFC 5 states active Series A open PSL eligible ESG aligned Co‑lending enabled
§ 01 — About Direct to farmer

Financial services, built for the farm.

Founded
2019
NBFC licence
2023
Headquarters
Pune
Reach
5 states

Samaaru is a branchless, high‑tech, high‑touch NBFC — operating through village‑level aggregators embedded in the agricultural value chain.

Our mission is to make farming a desirable profession by putting affordable, customised credit in the hands of the smallholder farmers who have historically been locked out of the formal financial system.

By aligning incentives across farmers, aggregators, processors, and banks, Samaaru has built a sustainable, scalable rural lending ecosystem with strong credit discipline built into every transaction.

Samaaru farming family with their dairy cow
A farming household in our milkshed 100M+ families, one farm at a time
§ 02 — How it works The closed‑loop

Credit embedded
in the value chain.

A branchless model that threads finance directly into the dairy supply chain — aligning every stakeholder from farmer to funder, and turning daily production into a repayment signal.

01 Originate

Originate

Develop VLA milkshed production volumes — embedding credit via village‑level aggregators and milk‑collection infrastructure. No branches, deep presence.

02 Underwrite

Underwrite

Deep farm‑data analytics — IoT herd monitoring and field intelligence translate daily farm behaviour into bankable credit decisions.

03 Collect

Collect

Electronic collection directly from farmer accounts — repayments are structured around lactation cycles and harvest rhythms, not artificial calendars.

04 Co‑lend

Co‑lend

Banks provide capital while Samaaru originates, monitors, and manages risk — a capital‑efficient partnership that scales.

§ 03 — Our approach What sets us apart

Four principles, one system.

i.

Value chain based finance

Loans are anchored to agricultural transactions — repayment is embedded in natural cash flows at every stage, not stapled on afterwards.

ii.

Impact by design

Every Samaaru loan is PSL‑eligible and reaches small and marginal farmers — impact is built into the credit architecture, not bolted on.

iii.

Deep rural reach

On‑ground teams across five states enable doorstep credit delivery and long‑term community trust that doesn't show up on a spreadsheet.

iv.

Risk architecture

Offtake guarantees and embedded collections systematically reduce credit risk — we lend against flow, not against promise.

§ 04 — Traction By the numbers

Momentum at every layer.

Operating and financial metrics reflecting Samaaru's growth trajectory across originations, outreach, and the co‑lending book. Figures current as of the latest reporting period.

Cumulative disbursements 01 / 05
₹63Cr
across the BC and on‑balance‑sheet portfolio.
Avg. ticket size
₹120K
States active
5
Farmers served (BC + OB)
5,000+
Village‑level aggregators
400+
§ 05 — Investor value Why Samaaru

Four reasons the thesis holds.

We're building in one of the largest, most durable underpenetrated credit markets in the world — with regulation, capital structure, and impact alignment working for the business, not against it.

i.
Large, underpenetrated market
India's agricultural credit gap exceeds ₹15 lakh crore. Formal credit reaches fewer than 30% of smallholder farmers — the rest still depend on informal moneylenders charging ruinous rates.
ii.
Fully licensed and regulated
RBI‑registered NBFC with full compliance and lending authority. Co‑lending eligibility unlocks bank balance sheets without requiring Samaaru to raise equivalent equity.
iii.
Asset‑light co‑lending
Bank partnerships allow Samaaru to scale the book without proportional equity capital — improving return on equity and shortening the path to profitability for the franchise.
iv.
ESG‑aligned deal flow
Structured to meet DFI, blended finance, and impact fund mandates — broadening the investor universe significantly and lowering the blended cost of capital over time.
§ 06 — Impact & ESG Finance as force

Rural equity, built in.

India is home to over 80 million dairy farming households. Despite producing more milk than any other nation, most remain locked out of formal credit — trapped in cycles of expensive informal debt.

Every Samaaru loan is PSL‑eligible and reaches small and marginal farmers — with full farm‑level traceability and impact measurement.

Our model is designed so that impact is built in, not bolted on. By financing productivity — not just working capital — we enable genuine income growth at the farm level.

We measure what we move. Gender‑disaggregated reporting, farm‑level income tracking, and SFDR‑aligned disclosures make Samaaru's book investable for impact mandates and commercial capital alike.

Financial inclusion

First‑time formal credit access for underbanked farmers — building credit histories that unlock future financial services far beyond Samaaru itself.

Productivity‑led income growth

Financing herd regeneration and nutrition to lift yields — enabling farmers to earn meaningfully more from the same base, not just survive.

Women & marginalised groups

Active focus on women‑led farming households and tribal communities — reaching the borrowers most affected by exclusion, and measuring it transparently.

§ 07 — Leadership A close‑knit team

Decades of work, on the ground.

Deep experience across rural financial services, operations, and technology — built through decades of on‑the‑ground work in the institutions that shape Indian agricultural credit.

Michael Andrade
01
Michael Andrade
Founder, MD & CEO
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Anil Nath
02
Anil Nath
Director
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Manas Ranjan Mohanty
03
Manas Ranjan Mohanty
Director
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Sandeep Raju
04
Sandeep Raju
Co‑founder & Advisor
Investor Relations
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Dinesh Poduval
05
Dinesh Poduval
Co‑founder & COO
Operations & Technology
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§ 08 — Partners & ecosystem The moat

Built on trusted relationships.

Samaaru's model depends on deep, multi‑year relationships with agri‑ecosystem players, value‑chain anchors, and lending partners. These partnerships are a core competitive moat — hard to build, harder to replicate.

Regulatory

RBI‑registered NBFC

CIN: U65999PN2019PTC210185. Registered and compliant under the Reserve Bank of India's NBFC framework, with full lending and co‑lending authority.

Co‑lending

Asset‑light partnerships

Bank partnerships allow Samaaru to originate, monitor, and manage risk while partners provide capital — scalable, capital‑efficient, and aligned.

Value chain

Village‑level aggregators

Deep, multi‑year relationships with agri‑ecosystem players and value‑chain anchors form a moat that can't be rebuilt overnight by a capital‑only entrant.

§ 09 — Get in touch Investor enquiries

Ready to explore the opportunity?

Whether you're an equity investor, debt provider, DFI, or impact fund — we welcome a conversation about our current fundraise, co‑lending pipeline, or ESG credentials.

Contact us

Phone
+91 84840 38582
Registered office
7th Floor, Smartworks
Baner, Pune 411045