Source: Entrackr
Fintech company BharatPe has enhanced its leadership team with 2 senior appointments in preparation for its next phase of growth. BharatPe has announced the appointment of Rajesh C as Head of Finance and Himanshu Nazkani as Head of Investments.
The latest appointments underline BharatPe’s thrust on augmenting its finance and investment strategy while the firm gears up for the pre-IPO funding round.
Rajesh C has been appointed as the individual in charge of finance, treasury, and taxation at BharatPe. With over 20 years of finance experience, in finance strategy and planning, accounting, and regulatory reporting, he is already skilled in his domain. He has previously worked at SBI Card, ABN Amro-RBS, and GE Capital. More interestingly, he was also a part of the core team that managed the IPO of SBI Card, which gives him thorough exposure to taking large organizations through crucial financial events.
As the new Head of Investments, Himanshu Nazkani will be integral in building BharatPe’s investments and insurance business. He will focus on building and managing partnerships in mutual funds, digital gold, fixed deposits, and insurance products. Previously, Nazkani has worked across fintech, wealthtech and venture capital firms such as CarDekho Group, NYE Money, Kristal.ai, Elevar Equity, and Religare Global Asset Management. Based on his diverse experience, BharatPe plans to build a strong foothold in investments and wealth management.
This expansion of leadership comes at a pivotal moment as BharatPe disclosed that it turned profitable in FY25, with a profit before tax of ₹6 crore (before ESOP expenditure) on revenue of ₹1800 crore. The numbers for BharatPe are a dramatic pivot after multiple years of loss-making. The path to profitability suggests that it is working on building a sustainable business as it advances towards its next major milestone – a future stock market listing.
BharatPe had its last equity financing round in August 2021, and it also became a unicorn around the same time, too. Since it was founded, the company has raised more than $650 million in equity and debt from several top-tier investors such as Tiger Global, Dragoneer Investment Group, Steadfast Capital, Coatue Management Company, and Ribbit Capital.
The company has made other changes to its leadership in the past months. In June 2025, the company appointed Siddhartha Jain in the role of Chief Network Officer, and in April 2025, its lending subsidiary—Trillionloans Fintech Private Limited (TFPL)—announced that Sandeep Singh would become its CEO.
BharatPe has fresh leadership, it has better finances and has invested in growing its business. BharatPe is now working towards long-term growth and a successful market debut.
