Aditya Kathpalia
InvestorLeading Orbit Ventures in India and the MENA region at Orbit Startups
India and the MENA region
About
Aditya Kathpalia leads Orbit Ventures across India and the MENA region and has worked in entrepreneurship and innovation for over a decade. He previously served as an Innovation Consultant for the Anjal Z program at the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority and as Head of Ecosystem & Growth initiatives at Chiratae Ventures in India. He holds a computer science engineering degree and has advised large firms on their startup initiatives across energy, fintech, enterprise SaaS, health, and hardware sectors.
Experience
- Orbit VenturesGrowth Managercurrent2025 — presentLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- ANDONew Verticals Lead2024 — 2025Nairobi County, Kenya
- ANDOGeneral Manager - Growth and Product2023 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
- ANDOPerformance Lead - Growth and Analytics2022 — 2023Nairobi County, Kenya
- AlGooru | القوروBizOps Lead (Lead Business Analyst)2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- GrintaConsultant Growth Lead (Marketplace and CVM)2023Cairo, Egypt
- Byte (YC S20)Product Growth Manager2021 — 2022
- Byte (YC S20)Growth and Analytics Lead (Founding Member)2020 — 2021Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Airlift TechnologiesCustomer Experience Lead2019 — 2020Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan
- CareemProject Associate (Supply Performance and Engagement)2018 — 2019Lahore
- Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service LTDIntern - Marketing and Supply Chain2016Lahore
Skills & more
Marketing StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Web AnalyticsMarketingStartupsBusiness OperationsConversion OptimizationFunnel OptimizationProduct Lifecycle ManagementProduct AnalysisProduct VisionProduct Strategies
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Product ManagementConfluenceFleet ManagementFleet OperationsP&L ManagementTeam BuildingNew Market ExpansionGrowth StrategyProduct GrowthClickUpNotion Productivity SoftwareAsanaLanguages English · Urdu
- SQL for Data Science — Coursera
- Data-Driven Decision Making in SQL — DataCamp
- Intermediate SQL — DataCamp
From Aditya's professional profile.
Colleagues at Orbit Startups
Abdul Rasheed Mohammed
Program Specialist at Orbit Startups
Alok Somani
CFO at Orbit Startups
Amani Alshaikhmubarak
Director, Saudi Arabia at Orbit Startups
Ander Gonzalez
Program Specialist at Orbit Startups
Carrie Chang
Finance Manager at Orbit Startups
Chenchen Liu
Assistant General Counsel at Orbit Startups
Ching-Ping Lin
Partner & COO at Orbit Startups
Daniel Osorio Peña
Investment Analyst at Orbit Startups
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aditya Kathpalia?
- Aditya Kathpalia leads Orbit Ventures across India and the MENA region and has worked in entrepreneurship and innovation for over a decade. He previously served as an Innovation Consultant for the Anjal Z program at the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority and as Head of Ecosystem & Growth initiatives at Chiratae Ventures in India. He holds a computer science engineering degree and has advised large firms on their startup initiatives across energy, fintech, enterprise SaaS, health, and hardware sectors.
- Where does Aditya Kathpalia work?
- Aditya Kathpalia is Leading Orbit Ventures in India and the MENA region at Orbit Startups.
- Where did Aditya Kathpalia go to school?
- Aditya Kathpalia studied at Lahore University of Management Sciences (BSc Honors, Management Science); District Public School and College Okara (FSc, Pre-Engineering).
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Also attended Lahore University of Management Sciences28
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