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Yenmo

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Secured consumer lending in India

Winter 20245 peopleBengaluru, KA, India

About

Yenmo offers a better way to access cash for India’s 65 million investors who either resort to personal loans at over 18% interest or have to liquidate their investments when in need of money. With Yenmo, they can pledge their investments digitally and instantly get a loan at a fixed 10.5% interest rate. Our Insight - In India, over 30% of personal loan borrowers have active investments and are paying double the interest rate they qualify for with us.

Founders · 2

Ashutosh Purohit
Ashutosh PurohitFounder

Passionate about providing the best financial solutions for Indians! At Navi, I led the creation and growth of their Mutual fund arm, going from 0 to $625M AUM in a year. Previously, at Swiggy, I spearheaded expansion from 30 to 500 cities in 1.5 years.

Aryan Agarwal
Aryan AgarwalFounder

Finance and Tech enthusiast working towards empowering Indians with new and innovative credit solutions. Worked at Browserstack for 2 Years before starting a Capital Management Company based out of India with over $2 million AUM.

Launch

Launched on Y Combinator · Feb 2024
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Enabling Indians to access cash without the need to sell their investments

Yenmo offers loans against investments (mutual funds and stocks) for Indian investors, enabling real-time pledging and funds disbursement at a flat 10.5% interest, without liquidating assets. It targets India’s 60 million investors seeking liquidity without high-interest personal loans or investment liquidation.

From the original launch (Feb 2024) — may be outdated.

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