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Aditya Khanna
Indian entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aditya Khanna (born 8 December 1971) is an Indian entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist. In his career, Khanna has founded and invested in businesses in a diverse range of industries. In 2020, he co-founded Faarms, an Indian technology company, which merged with Connect India E-Commerce Services in 2024 to form Bharat Supply, a logistics technology, e-commerce and financial technology company.[1][2][3][4] In 2023, Khanna became a partner at Ethiopotash, a company that mines sulphate of potash in Ethiopia.[5][6] In 2024, he became a non-executive partner of Etonhurst, an Indian real estate fund management firm.[7][8]
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Born | (1971-12-08) 8 December 1971 (age 52) Delhi, India |
Education | Millfield |
Alma mater | Richmond, The American International University in London |
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Parent(s) | Vipin Khanna (father) Naginder Khanna (mother) |
Relatives | Khanna family |
Earlier in his career, Khanna was involved with various businesses. In 1995, Khanna co-founded Tamarind Collection, a restaurant group, in London, England, and was involved with the company until 2016.[9][10] In 2000, he was one of the founding investors of the Quintessentially Group, a British concierge company.[11] In 2001, Khanna co-founded Pipal Research, a knowledge process outsourcing company, which was sold to CRISIL in 2010.[12][13] From 2005 to 2019, Khanna founded and owned Yog Capital, an investment bank and investment company.[10][14] In 2006, he co-sponsored TransTech Services Partners Inc, a Nasdaq Stock Market listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) which acquired a steel manufacturer in 2009.[11][15] He was also one of the original co-owners of Punjab Kings, an Indian Premier League cricket team founded in 2008.[16]
Khanna is noted for his influential connections.[17][18] During his early career, Khanna was linked to controversial allegations concerning oil deals and the use of his international political influence for business gains.[17][19] However, these allegations were never proven, and he was cleared of all accusations.[20][21][17] Khanna is involved with various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and is on the advisory board of the United Nations’ UNAIDS Health Innovation Exchange (HIEx).[22] Khanna was a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) based in London, England, from 1983 to 2020, and became a resident in India in 2020.[9][23][5]