# Arun Kogta

> Arun Kogta is managing director and CEO of Kogta Financial (India) Limited. A civil engineering graduate of Pune University with a finance MBA from Cardiff University, he joined the family-established lender in 2004 and oversees business strategy, operations and geographical expansion. His career spans the company’s regional growth and successive institutional investment rounds, including Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s 2024 investment.

- **Role:** Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer at Kogta Financial (India) Limited
- **Organizations:** Kogta Financial (India) Limited, Giriraj Construction
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, D. Y. Patil College of Engineering, Pune University, MBA in Managerial Finance, Cardiff University
- **Known for:** Led business strategy, operations and geographical expansion as managing director and CEO., The 2017–18 annual report credited his role in the company’s expansion across Gujarat., Led the company alongside Varun Kogta and Nayan Kogta through successive institutional funding rounds.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as a project engineer at Giriraj Construction.
- **2004** — Joined Kogta Financial.
- **2016** — As managing director, welcomed the company’s first institutional investor, IIFL Seed Ventures Fund I.
- **2018** — Kogta Financial raised ₹154 crore in a round led by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia with existing investor IIFL.
- **2019** — Kogta Financial announced a ₹300 crore Series C round led by Creador, with Morgan Stanley participating.
- **2022** — As MD and CEO, welcomed the ₹846 crore Series D round led by Multiples, with CPP Investments joining.
- **2024** — Welcomed Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s ₹1,230 crore Series E transaction, combining growth capital and partial exits for existing investors.

## Achievements

- Led business strategy, operations and geographical expansion as managing director and CEO.
- The 2017–18 annual report credited his role in the company’s expansion across Gujarat.
- Led the company alongside Varun Kogta and Nayan Kogta through successive institutional funding rounds.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — FY2025–26 annual report recorded company AUM of ₹8,299.58 crore, 276 branches, gross NPA of 3.83% and net NPA of 2.07%; these are company figures, not personal assets.
- **2026-07** — The notice for the AGM scheduled for July 16, 2026 proposed his reappointment as MD and CEO for September 23, 2026 through September 22, 2031; the notice alone does not establish the voting outcome.
- **2024-06** — Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan announced a ₹1,230 crore investment transaction in Kogta Financial on June 26, 2024.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kogta.in/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunkogta/

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