- CEO
- Ashish Mehrotra
- Full Time Employees
- 1,126
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Finance/Rental/Leasing
- Address
- IIT Madras Research Park Chennai TN India 600113
- IPO Date
- Sep 24, 2024
- Business
- Northern Arc Capital Ltd (NORTHARC.NS) operates as a diversified non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, primarily addressing retail credit needs of underserved households and businesses through lending, placements, and fund management services; its core offerings include microfinance institution (MFI) financing, micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) financing, consumer and vehicle finance, affordable housing finance, agriculture finance, supply chain finance, mid-market corporate lending, and loans against property, delivered via term and working capital loans, non-convertible debentures (NCDs), principal protected market-linked debentures (PP-MLDs), commercial paper, subordinated debt, credit-enhanced products, and portfolio financing structures such as securitization and co-lending. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Chennai, India, with registered office in Indore, the company conducts operations nationwide, leveraging a proprietary technology stack including nPOS, Nu Score, Nimbus, and Altifi for digital underwriting, origination, and investment-grade debt products; it manages assets under management (AUM) exceeding ₹13,600 crore as of fiscal year 2025, having facilitated over ₹2.3 trillion in finance impacting more than 129 million lives through partnerships with over 357 originators and 1,400 investors. Recent developments include its initial public offering (IPO) listing on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in September 2024, allotment of equity shares under employee stock option plans (ESOP) in September 2025, a strategic partnership with HDFC Life in 2025 to enhance financial protection distribution via its grassroots network, and ongoing investor engagements such as conferences and analyst meets in late 2025, alongside portfolio shifts toward granular direct-to-consumer lending now comprising 52% of AUM with projections to reach 69% by fiscal 2028.