Pratekk Agarwaal's Linkedin Analytics

Pratekk Agarwaal is a seasoned entrepreneur & operator , boasting over 20 years of multi-industry experience in setting up and scaling successful businesses, with a focus on the financial services domain. Before launching the early stage fund , GrowthCap Ventures , he has held key positions with leading fintech and NBFCs such as Bajaj Finance, Fullerton, IndoStar Capital, ftcash, and BharatPe. Pratekk is the Founder & General Partner at GrowthCap Ventures . In his current role , Pratekk leads the early stage fund and works closely with the portfolio founders as an operator and extends his deep network in the financial services, payments, insurance, fintech ecosystems, FMCG, Pharma, and IIMK Alumni network to the portfolio companies to help with GTM , Product roadmap , VC connect , demand and supply (equity and debt). Pratekk has a ground-up understanding of fintech, NBFC, insurance, financial inclusion, and agritech businesses, having served in senior roles managing sales, product, GTM, partnerships, risk, compliance, and collection teams. He has launched and managed products covering secured and unsecured lending across rural and urban customer segments, including LAP, consumer lending, MSME, SMB, POS, and supply chain finance. Pratekk's expertise as an advisor and investor has earned recognition from various media outlets such as Entrepreneur India , Money Control , Startup Story , Economic Times, YourStory, and Business World, among others. He has also been invited to speak at various industry events and conferences, sharing insights on entrepreneurship, digital lending, financial services, fintech ecosystem, customer experience, and his personal journey. Pratekk is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs with network and capital . He has been on the other side of the business as well, which helps him alter GTM strategies to make the product more successful and increase market penetration in the small ticket, high-yielding product segment by building a team of experienced individuals and using new-age technology. Pratekk is an alumnus of IIM-Kozhikode and has academic qualifications as a Computer Engineer and Post Graduate in Marketing. He enjoys speaking at various industry platforms, conferences and masterclasses on his favorite topics, including digital lending, fintech ecosystem, go-to-market, and growth strategy. Reach out to him at [email protected] to talk more about these topics.