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Aditya Khanna | |
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 Aditya Khanna (centre) with his father, Vipin Khanna (right), in 2005 | |
| Born | 8 December 1971 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 |
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]
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.[7][8] In 2000, he was one of the founding investors of the Quintessentially Group, a British concierge company.[9] In 2001, Khanna co-founded Pipal Research, a knowledge process outsourcing company, which was sold to CRISIL in 2010.[10][11] From 2005 to 2019, Khanna founded and owned Yog Capital, an investment bank and investment company.[8][12] 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.[9][13] He was also one of the original co-owners of Punjab Kings, an Indian Premier League cricket team founded in 2008.[14]
Khanna is noted for his influential connections.[15][16] During his early career, Khanna was linked to controversial allegations concerning oil deals and the use of his international political influence for business gains.[15][17] However, these allegations were never proven, and he was cleared of all accusations.[18][19][15] Khanna is also involved with various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which includes being on the advisory board of the United Nations’ UNAIDS Health Innovation Exchange (HIEx).[20] Khanna was a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) based in London, England, from 1983 to 2020, and became a resident in India in 2020.[7][21][5]
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