Faad Network

Aditya Arora serves as CEO and leads the investment committee, which vets all deals before syndication to the broader network of family offices and individual investors. The committee does not appear to delegate authority to external managers; Faad originates, structures, and presents deals to its network members, who then decide individually on their participation.

Faad generates deal flow through its network of portfolio founders, co-investor circles like 1Crowd and LetsVenture, and its presence in Indian startup hubs. The firm has also built proprietary channels by cultivating relationships with accelerator cohorts and university incubators, though the bulk of sourcing appears relationship-driven rather than platform-automated.

Faad operates as a multi-family investment network — not a single family office and not a pooled fund. Capital is not commingled; each investor writes their own cheque into a special purpose vehicle or directly into the startup, with Faad acting as the syndicate arranger and lead investor.

Faad's primary activity is direct seed and pre-Series A investments, sometimes co-investing alongside micro-VCs. The firm has not publicly disclosed a fund-of-funds program or commitments into external GPs, suggesting the network model is exclusively direct-deal oriented.

Faad typically writes seed-stage cheques ranging from INR 50 lakh to INR 3 crore (approximately $60,000 to $360,000), occasionally extending to pre-Series A rounds. The firm focuses on startups with early revenue or strong initial traction, avoiding pure pre-revenue concepts.

Faad has a broad generalist mandate but has concentrated deployments in fintech, enterprise software, agritech, and mobility. The firm has not published formal exclusion criteria, though the absence of any significant biotech or deep-tech portfolio companies suggests a preference for capital-light, scalable digital businesses.

Individual investors retain full discretion; Faad does not exercise discretionary authority over their capital. The firm structures each deal through dedicated SPVs, collecting a carry or arrangement fee on transactions, and investors sign directly into the entity funding the startup. This structure keeps Faad outside the definition of a registered fund manager under Indian securities law.