Sahil Kini is a Principal at Aspada Investment Advisors, an India focused $100Mn early stage investment vehicle where he leads investments in financial services, SME enablement, and technology for underserved markets.

Sahil was one of the early team members of the India’s digital identity program, Aadhaar. He is also an iSpirt volunteer working to evangelize the India Stack, and addressing issues around financial inclusion, and data privacy. He also writes “The Bharat Rough Book” a weekly column in the Mint, on building businesses for India’s mass market.

Previously, he was Founder & CEO of MagnetWorks, a startup that built Industrial IoT systems. His prior experience includes stints at Titan Industries, Ezetap, and McKinsey & Company. Sahil holds a B. Tech from IIT Madras.