Farrhad Acidwala
About
Farrhad Acidwalla is one of the youngest entrepreneurs in the world and is best known as the founder of Rockstah Media and Cybernetiv.
On realizing there were not enough websites providing information on aviation technology, Farrhad founded an online community devoted to aviation and aero-modeling at the age of 13 by borrowing $10 from his father.
Skilled in web development, marketing, advertising, and branding, at the age of 17 Farrhad built his first business Rockstah Media with $400, which earned him an interview with CNN as a young entrepreneur.
His clientele includes Padma Shri recipients, National Award winners, corporates, media personalities & public sector units.
Farrhad launched his second venture, Cybernetiv Digital, providing his clients with high-quality, innovative information assurance and cybersecurity solutions and has assisted in securing brands like Atlassian, Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft.
Farrhad is a frequently invited speaker at several educational institutions across the country, including IITs, NITs, BITS, IIMs, and Amity among others, is a 3 time TEDx speaker and has also been featured on CNN, LiveMint, MSN.com, The Economic Times, and The Times of India.
He was invited by the Indian government to speak to a group of 1,000 youth in three separate regions of Jammu post the Jammu & Kashmir conflict.
Awards and accomplishments
Awards and accomplishments
- In 2011, CNN Money featured him as ‘5th on the list of Young Entrepreneurs’.
- In 2012, he was 4th on India TV’s list of ‘Most Promising Young Indian Entrepreneurs of the Year’.
- In 2013, he was featured 6th on Yahoo! Lifestyle and MensXP as one of the ‘Top 10 Best Dressed Male Entrepreneurs In India’.
- In 2014, he was the youngest guest lecturer at IIT Kharagpur’s Annual Entrepreneurship Summit.
- He was also featured in Silicon India’s list of ‘10 Teenagers Who Built Million Dollar Companies’.
- The Telegraph (UK) featured him second on the list of ‘25 internet success stories aged 25 & under’.
- In 2015, he was featured in Verve‘s ‘Fresh List of GenNext Achievers’
- In 2017, he was featured by Vogue India as one of the ‘Country’s smartest Gen Z-ers of the moment’.
Why Farrhad Acidwala?
A mind full of thoughts, a desire to do something new, and passion followed by hard work is what define Farrhad Acidwala the best. He has inspired many people as a young entrepreneur, proving that age is just a number. As a young driven individual with limitless innovative ideas and aiming for better outcomes, Farrhad proves that passion and entrepreneurship have no age.
