Aditya Arora CEO of FAAD Network - The Most Dynamic CEO to Watch in 2025

Aditya Arora is a key player in India’s startup investment space, changing how early-stage startups get funding and support. As the CEO of FAAD Network, he has helped over 120 startups grow, with a strong focus on making funding more accessible and inclusive.
Starting as a commerce student, Aditya has become a community-driven investor and a bestselling author.

 Aror Arora journey is driven by passion, resilience, and a clear purpose. Known for being founder-friendly and transparent. He is committed to supporting young entrepreneurs and is actively shaping the future of India’s startup scene.

As you read on, you’ll discover how Aditya went from a student with big dreams to the force behind FAAD—one of India’s most dynamic early-stage investment networks.

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Aditya Arora - Entrepreneur to Impact Investor

From winning national competitions to launching a $40 million fund, Aditya Arora’s journey is packed with recognition, including the REX Karamveer Chakra and TEDx talks. Explore the milestones that define his inspiring rise in India’s startup and impact ecosystem.

Faad Investment

Faad partnerships across 85+ companies and 10,000+ startup investment network empowers at every stage. Strong global presence enables businesses to scale beyond borders.

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Some strong protiflou of faad network are:-

• CLEAR DEKHO - India's leading budget eyewear brand
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  FELLA FEEDS - Customer Feedback analytics software
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  STYLEWORK - Co-working as a Software
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  Tattvalogy - India's First and only DIY Beauty Brand
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  MEDDELIVERY - B2B Pharma Supply Chain
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  SAARTHI - Live & Social Educational Tour'name'nts platform for preparation of state & central government job exams in India.
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  AUTOCODE - No code platform for smart home technology development.
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  HUVIAIR - A cloud based productivity enhancement platform for Construction & Mining Industry.
• BLU-SMART - An electric ride sharing platform.
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  BATTERY SMART - India’s foremost network of tech-enabled battery swapping stations.
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  STONES2MILESTONES - Full stack solution for English language learning for Children.
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  9 UNICORNS - India's first Accelerator VC
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  REDESYN - Plug and Play Merchandise platform for influencers, designers and Brands.
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  GRIP INVEST - Financial Platform to diversify assets and earn lease income.
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  INSTORIED - AI Enabled Content Optimization Platform
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  AMAARA HERBS - Brewing and blending nature's healing herbs.
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  ZAROOR - Full-stack omni-channel retail chain aggregator.
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  ANGELBAY - A platform to find investors, mentors, business collaborators, wealth advisors and startup consultants.
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  SUGAR WATCHERS - FMCG Brand of low GI Staples.
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  EXTRAAEDGE - Admissions and marketing Software designed for education industry.
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  DYT - A branded content marketplace that connects brands to creators.
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  ONESTACK - India's financial super app to Save, Lend, Spend and Grow your money, without leaving your bank.
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  FLICKSTREE - World's largest video publisher network.
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  INGENIUM - World's first macro skill based adaptive assesment system for k-12 students
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  NEWSREACH - Digitizing News Ecosystem of Original & Hyper-Local Content By Empowering the Offline Local News Publishers and Reporters
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  FABRIK - AR VR Enabled Smart Assistant for Core Engineering Sectors
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  KUDOS - Kudos is a full stack digital lending infrastructure platform
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  NAVARS - India's first online Astronomy and Space education Program
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  HESA - Last Mile Phygital Ecosystem for Rural India
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  RESELLME - A social networking platform for selling of products.
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  STANCEBEAM - Cricket Bat Sensor, Performance Analytics and remote training Platform.
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  KWH BIKES - High performance, Smart and affordable electric two wheelers for b2b market.
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  CRIB - SAAS platform for co-living industry
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  CAREER NINJA - Personalized & experiential learning, affordably to help people start/switch their careers at mass-global scale.
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  THE NEW SHOP - Omni-channel chain of 24/7 convenience stores to buy everyday needs products
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  THE HOSTELLER - A experiential travel brand creating socially offline spaces for 'young at heart' travellers
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  SUPPLYNOTE - Cloud based procurement management suite with integrated E-Commerce for HoReCa
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  MICROFINANCE.AI - AI Powered Microcredit Platform
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  PENCIL - The World's first free publishing platform
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  SKYBER - Driving commerce enablement via Enterprise SaaS.
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  VENDOR INFRA - B2B Collaborative Platform for infrastructure industry
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  FREESTAND - Digital Sampling Platform for FMCG Industry
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  Esports Xo - Esports Xo is a professional organisation which offers software to manage tournaments online.
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  Quizy Games - Online platform to participate in pool of quizzes and earn money instantly.
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  PedalStart - Enabling entrepreneurs by providing them the best possible network for their startup venture.
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  Wcube - One-stop solution for all your office supplies.
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  Prescinto - AI Powered Clean energy SAAS Platform
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  Castler - India's First trust based Digital Escrow Platform
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  Terra Food Co. - India's Largest Affordable Gourmet Cloud Kitchen Company
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  Hoopy - One stop solution for doorstep servicing of two wheelers.
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  Evenflow - Buy & Build E- Commerce first brands.
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  The Gaming Project - India's first cloud gaming service. Any game, anytime, anywhere.
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  Beyond Snack - Superior Snacking... Superior Life...
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  Wellcure - They help people live a disease-free and medicine-free life, with the help of nutrition-based and natural healing methods!
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  The Nestery - Community-led e-commerce for the modern parent
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  Xpresslane - Checkout made easy for All.
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  SellerGeni - SellerGeni is an Omni Channel Growth Management Platform for Ecommerce Businesses. Join our mailing list to get updates.
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  Qlan - The Gamers' Social Network
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  Big Bang Boom Solutions Private Limited - A deep-tech defense solutions integrator with core focus on creating intellectual property for defence application.
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  SuperCluster Pi - We build problem-solving, consumer centric and sustainable brands of tomorrow.

Source reference:- https://www.faad.in/ ortfolio

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