# UGRO Capital business loans

> UGRO Capital is on Recur Club's lender panel, writing cashflow financing, machinery loan, secured term loan and 1 other products. Observed tickets run ₹50 lakh to ₹3 cr, priced between 14.3% and 20%. Median turnaround from application to disbursal is about 9 days.

Source: https://www.recurclub.com/lenders/ugro-capital
Last updated: 2026-09-29

## Products and indicative terms

Observed on live transactions. Not an offer or a quote.

| Product | Ticket | Rate | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashflow Financing | ₹0.5–3 cr | 14.3–20% | 4–18 mo |

Also offered, with no terms observed yet: Machinery Loan, Secured Term Loan, Working Capital Demand Loan.

## Eligibility

### Will not fund

- "Considering the limited liquidity and uncertain funding visibility, we recommend dropping the case" — given ≈70L monthly cash burn and no signed SHA for the proposed equity infusion.
- "This is not MSME in india, HQ in Singapore, wont be able to fund under this program"
- Will no longer source new deals from the Kolkata location going forward
- Sourcing restriction extends to West Bengal generally, not just Kolkata
- As per our RBF policy, a 24-month tenor cannot be considered as funding under this program is not extended for such a long tenure
- Case rejected: Main Applicant PAN is already used in another active application as Main Applicant
- Will not fund agri equipment such as tractors
- "We would pass this" — AI-only investment for a trading business looks more like an equity pitch than a debt market transaction, and the pitch document itself was unclear on revenue/working capital impact
- Do not fund large corporates in the trading sector
- Surat as a location combined with the textile industry is a NO GO as per profile
- 90% export-oriented business is a NO GO criteria, citing global tensions
- Cannot provide high exposure basis provisional financials when EBITDA margins are declining in audited financials
- "Considering the limited liquidity and uncertain funding visibility, we recommend dropping the case" — given ≈70L monthly cash burn and no signed SHA for the proposed equity infusion. (×1 · latest )
- "We wont be able to support this deal - looks like an extremely stressed transaction" — cited six of nine hospitals temporarily closed, four consecutive years of failed annual return filings, revenue decline from ₹100 Cr to ₹53 Cr, and debtor days increased to 150 days. (×1 · latest )
- Irem Sayeed (UGRO Credit): "We won't be able to support this deal" — Glocal Healthcare deemed an extremely stressed transaction: 6 of 9 hospitals temporarily closed, annual returns not filed for the last 4 years, revenue down from ₹100 Cr to ₹53 Cr, and debtor days risen to ≈150 (Orissa/Bengal… (×1 · latest )
- "This is not MSME in india, HQ in Singapore, wont be able to fund under this program" (×1 · latest )
- Sourcing restriction extends to West Bengal generally, not just Kolkata (×1 · latest )
- Will no longer source new deals from the Kolkata location going forward (×1 · latest )
- As per our RBF policy, a 24-month tenor cannot be considered as funding under this program is not extended for such a long tenure (×1 · latest )
- Case rejected: Main Applicant PAN is already used in another active application as Main Applicant (×1 · latest )

### Prefers

- Company net worth remaining negative for multiple years requires explicit clarification
- Deal viewed as unsuitable given high working-capital gap and heavy unsecured loan obligations, especially when the borrower is shopping the same deal to other lenders
- Asked Ugro to confirm use of Perfios/ScoreMe reports instead of requiring PDF bank statements
- Asked Ugro to allow reliance on bank statement operating credits to reconcile revenue with BTO instead of GST records per GSTIN, for multi-GSTIN borrowers
- Asked Ugro to use the Director Details sheet in the investment report instead of requesting KYC details upfront
- …more in playbook
- Company net worth remaining negative for multiple years requires explicit clarification
- Deal viewed as unsuitable given high working-capital gap and heavy unsecured loan obligations, especially when the borrower is shopping the same deal to other lenders
- Asked Ugro to confirm use of Perfios/ScoreMe reports instead of requiring PDF bank statements
- Asked Ugro to allow reliance on bank statement operating credits to reconcile revenue with BTO instead of GST records per GSTIN, for multi-GSTIN borrowers
- Asked Ugro to use the Director Details sheet in the investment report instead of requesting KYC details upfront
- Asked Ugro to make FCU mandatory only when Perfios/ScoreMe reports flag observations/red flags
- Asked Ugro to allow use of existing auto-debit mandate/UDC as an interim exception when auto-debit mandate activation is delayed or signatory unavailable, backed by a signed declaration
- Agreed GST-vs-banking turnover variances causing delays/rejections will be addressed via monthly net GST sales figures aligned to banking turnover, with material variances explained in the CAM
- Agreed KYC documents not required at case logging; director/tele-PD details (residential/office address ownership, shareholding) included in CAM instead
- Agreed a separate FCU check is not required when ScoreMe/Perfios reports confirm no errors
- Mandatory security required for Term Loan: charge on current assets, pari passu first charge (high importance).
- Targets private credit to startups with meaningful runway, and SME/midmarket borrowers.
- Accepts Private Limited, Public, Sole Proprietorship and LLP company types
- No state restriction — accepts companies headquartered in any Indian state/UT
- Downgraded importance of the maximum director current overdue check from Critical to High

### Screening gates and observed behaviour

- Borrower: CIBIL ≥650 · Private Limited, Public, Sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Partner (varies by product) · avoid: Financial Services (varies by product)
- Financials: runway ≥18mo (secured term loan only) · maximum tradereceivables: 120 (secured term loan only) · minimum workingcapitalgap: 10 (secured term loan only) · minimum tradereceivables: 7 (secured term loan only) · minimum tradepayables: 7 (secured term loan only) · maximum tradepayables: 150 (secured term loan only) · maximum workingcapitalgap: 120 (secured term loan only) · TOL/adjusted tangible net worth ≤5 (machinery loan only) · debt/EBITDA ≤4 (machinery loan only) · debt/networth ≤4 (machinery loan only) · DSCR ≥1 (machinery loan only)
- Deal: ticket ₹1–25cr (range across products — see matrix) · tenure 6–48mo (range across products — see matrix)
- Security (observed): Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (100%) · 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (100%) · FD margin 10–15% (67%) · 1st charge on P&M (50%)
- median ticket ₹1.5cr
- median rate 17%
- median turnaround 9d
- Security asked in : Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (×1)
- Security asked in 2026: Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (×6), 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×6), FD margin 10–15% (×4), 1st charge on P&M (×3)
- share → in-principle approval (initial interest): ≈4d
- sanction → disburse (closing): ≈4d

## Sanctioned terms (from 41 real sanction letters)

### Sanctioned amount: median ₹75L (₹25L–₹3.9 cr) · NEW ×12

- median ₹75L (₹25L–₹3.9 cr) · NEW ×12

### Typical security: Machinery ×2, Post Dated Cheques (PDC) ×1, Escrow/receivables ×1, auto-debit mandate and cheques ×1

- Machinery ×2, Post Dated Cheques (PDC) ×1, Escrow/receivables ×1, auto-debit mandate and cheques ×1

### Typical covenants: - Other standing covenants — 27% of letters (e.g. "The borrower(s) shall immediately intimate the Lender in the event of any change in the repayment capacity of the borrower(s), or any change in the information/…")

- Other standing covenants — 27% of letters (e.g. "The borrower(s) shall immediately intimate the Lender in the event of any change in the repayment capacity of the borrower(s), or any change in the information/…")

### Term sheet by ticket size: (facilities, largest first)

- (facilities, largest first)

## Common questions

### What does UGRO Capital lend?

UGRO Capital writes cashflow financing, machinery loan, secured term loan, working capital demand loan. Across those, observed facilities run ₹50 lakh to ₹3 cr.

### What ticket size does UGRO Capital offer?

Facilities observed on live transactions run from ₹50 lakh to ₹3 cr. The band differs by product, so the figure that applies to you depends on which facility you are asking for.

### What rate does UGRO Capital charge?

Rates observed on live transactions fall between 14.3% and 20% a year. Tenures run 4 to 18 months. These are observed figures, not a quote, and the rate you are offered depends on your file.

### How long does UGRO Capital take to disburse?

About 9 days from application to disbursal at the median, where the file is complete. Missing financials, unresolved security or a pending no-objection from an existing lender are what usually stretch it.

### What are UGRO Capital's eligibility criteria?

The first screen is the bureau: a borrower CIBIL of at least 650. Revenue, leverage and debt-service thresholds apply on top and vary by product. The full credit box for each product is set out on this page.

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Lender intelligence dossier - screening gates, per-product terms and sanction observations, derived from lender policy documents and observed transactions. Figures are observed from a sample and are not an offer, a commitment, or a statement of UGRO Capital's current policy.
