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I was mentored by my father who
instilled a searing ambition in me to

create something that would go beyond
the core family business.

ADITYA HALWASIYA
Managing Director, Cupid Limited

Designing Healthcare at Scale
You stepped into leadership at a time when Cupid was
Growing up in a petrochemicals business family founded already a known name in reproductive health. What was the
by his late grandfather, Shri Madan Mohan Halwasiya, first personal insight or market observation that convinced
Aditya was mentored closely by his father, who instilled you the company should pivot from a legacy manufacturing
in him a strong ambition to build ventures that go business to a multi-vertical consumer and healthcare
beyond the core family business and create value for all platform?
stakeholders: shareholders, customers, employees Cupid on the back of its global certifications and female
and suppliers. condom products had carved a profitable B2B export
business over the last decade.
He believes that shared prosperity across stakeholders
is the foundation of tangible and durable growth, Being overly dependent on one business segment or one-
and this philosophy guides his work across sectors two products is not sustainable for most companies today.
including consumer goods, financial services, defence, Cupid just as a brand name has immense value and was
petrochemicals and food processing. something I considered strongly before acquiring the
company. India’s aspirational consumer demand for quality
Inspired by the business leaders who have shaped products over the last decade has been evident to me, post
India’s business renaissance since liberalization in 1991, the pandemic this growing market opportunity made the
he sees his inclusion in the Avendus Wealth – Hurun pivot at Cupid a no-brainer.
India U30 List as further motivation to play his part and
contribute meaningfully to Bharat’s growth story.

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