Pallavi is the Co-Founder of Progcap, an award winning, inclusive financial technology firm that is working to empower the underserved micro-merchants in India with financing and digitization solutions.
Prior to setting up Progcap, Pallavi had worked with the International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group where she led IFC’ south Asia inclusive business investments program. She has an overall exposure of 15 years working in the areas of SME financing, investing, and consulting across India, South Asia and Africa. She has been awarded as 50 most Impactful Global Social Innovators and is the recipient of Iconic Women Leadership Award from Women Economic Forum. Recently , she has been awarded as the Startup Women Entrepreneur and Fintech Women Entrepreneur of the year at Business World Women Entrepreneur awards 2022 . Pallavi is an engineering graduate and holds an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur.