Empowering Innovation Through Meaningful Investment.
We bridge the gap between visionary startups and committed investors, fueling growth, ideas, and impact. FAAD Capital is a sector agnostic SEBI registered CAT I angel fund that invests in early stage startups. FAAD invests in disruptive tech-enabled startups that are scalable across multiple sectors, with strong founding teams and clear market potential.
Shivani Khare
Fund managerPortfolio Manager
Abhilash Gupta
Fund managerAssistant Portfolio Manager
Vansh Mittal
Fund managerAssistant Portfolio Manager
Karan Verma
Co-Founder
Karan Verma is Co-Founder and Director of FAAD Network Private Limited and the designated SEBI contact person for Faad Capital Trust. An Engineer by education, he started his career in B2B and e-commerce sales at Synergy Environics Ltd before co-founding FAAD in 2015 with Dr Dinesh Singh. He is responsible for growing FAAD's investor community, managing investor relations, and facilitating angel investments into seed and growth-stage ventures. He is a REX Karmaveer Chakra Awardee for his work in angel investments and promoting entrepreneurship.
Dr Dinesh Singh
Co-Founder
Dr Dinesh Singh is Co-Founder and Director of FAAD Network Private Limited. He co-founded FAAD in 2015 with Karan Verma. He has expertise in identifying and capitalising on opportunities to build revenue, turnarounds, and rapid growth in competitive markets. He previously worked with Karan Verma at Synergy Environics in the mobile radiation chips segment.
Aditya Arora
CEO
Aditya Arora is the CEO of FAAD Network. He joined FAAD after meeting the co-founders at an internship fair, and has led the firm's transformation from an entrepreneurial services platform to a focused angel fund. He is a Mentor of Change at Atal Innovation Mission (NITI Aayog), has delivered guest lectures at 250+ institutions globally, and has received multiple awards including the Parliamentary Award, Microsoft Top 15 Changemakers of India, and REX Karamveer Chakra by United Nations.
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Harshika Paliwal
Team Member
Rhidhima Sindhwani
Investor Manager
Aadya Khullar
Investor Relations Associate
Anurag Jain
Investor Relations Associate
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