Athar Ali Nagpurwala

Athar Ali Nagpurwala is a serial entrepreneur, founder, and strategic leader with a proven track record of building businesses and entrepreneurial communities from the ground up. Over the years, he has successfully launched, scaled, and institutionalised ventures across restaurants, education, and consumer-facing brands, combining sharp market insight with hands-on operational leadership.

 

Athar has founded and grown multiple ventures, including Chai Kaapi and Scool, transforming early-stage ideas into scalable platforms with strong brand recall and loyal consumer bases. Alongside his operating roles, he is an active investor, having backed more than ten start-ups across food-tech, ed-tech, and community-driven domains, where he supports founders with strategy, governance, and growth execution.

 

He currently serves on the board of several high-growth ventures, including Starworks and Samosa Express, contributing to their expansion journeys through strategic oversight, capital structuring, and market entry planning. His involvement spans business consolidation, expansion strategy, and equity fundraising, with cumulative transaction exposure exceeding USD 1 billion across multiple mandates.

 

Recognised for collaborating with some of the country’s most respected entrepreneurial and strategic minds, Athar brings a rare blend of founder empathy and investor discipline. He continues to build, advise, and back ventures that influence consumer behaviour, strengthen operating models, and contribute meaningfully to India’s evolving entrepreneurial ecosystem.