Credit to 100 Million Skilled Blue-collar Workers in India
Our deep driving purpose: a massive transformation in the Indian financial system. We use the world’s most cutting-edge advancements in Computer Science to make this possible. We use Alternative Data to assess creditworthiness and give cash loans at low-interest rates to deserving, skilled workers.
79% of Indians don't have credit scores
Our current market size is 100 million urban skilled workers
By 2025, credit demand in India is set to rise to $335 billion
Our credit engine uses alternative data to give skilled workers loans
Our Team
Poshak Agarwal
Co-founder and CEO
Poshak graduated from Princeton University in Economics and Finance. Back in India, he founded his first company, Athena Education, one of the most renowned in its segment in India. During his years at Princeton, he worked at Fortress Investment Group, as one of the only two summer analysts.
Arman Suleimenov
Co-founder and CTO
Arman received his Masters in Computer Science from Princeton University. Prior to Hora, he was a 2x ACM ICPC World Finalist and worked at a Y-Combinator funded company. He also founded a successful mobile app studio and project-based programming school.
Rahul Subramaniam
Co-founder and Director
Rahul studied Politics and Economics at Princeton University, where he examined political and economic reforms in both China and India and how lessons from China are applicable to India. He co-founded Athena Education and garnered the insights he will bring to HORA.
Marcelo Yaluk
Co-founder and Director
Marcelo is Hora’s first investor. In addition to his ventures in South America, he is part of the founding team and a major shareholder of Pasfin, a corporate lending business with a consumer lending wing. Pasfin is one of the institutional founders of the first credit bureau of NBFCs in Paraguay.
Our Investors
Technology: Amit Singhal
Former Global Head of Search at Google
Finance: Yuvraj Singh
Co-founder of DMI finance - a $2.2B alternative lending company in India.
Join Us
Work on the most challenging problems at the intersection of technology and finance
Freedom to build and own major pieces of the India's largest credit engine
Join India’s next potential unicorn (and make a fortune through ESOPs)
Develop your core expertise and also take on multi-dimensional startup challenges
Serve millions of people by expanding financial inclusion