Aryaman Birla

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Aryaman Birla
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Born
Aryaman Vikram Birla

(1997-07-09) July 9, 1997 (age 28)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Education University of Mumbai,
Harvard Business School
Occupation Businessman
Years active2017–present
Known forFounder of Aditya Birla Ventures and Aditya Birla New Age Hospitality
Parent(s) Kumar Mangalam Birla (father)
Neerja Birla (mother)
Family Birla family

Aryaman Birla (born 9 July 1997) is an Indian businessman and seventh-generation scion of the Birla family. [1] He is a director of Aditya Birla Management Corporation, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Grasim Industries, and Hindalco. [2] [3]

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He is a founder of Aditya Birla Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Aditya Birla Group, and Aditya Birla New Age hospitality (ABNAH), the hospitality arm. He is also a former cricketer. [4] [5] [6]

Early life and education

He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Kumar Mangalam Birla, an Indian industrialist and chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, and Neerja Birla. He has two sisters, Ananya Birla and Advaitesha Birla. [7]

He completed his schooling in Mumbai. He pursued a degree in commerce through distance learning from the University of Mumbai. He later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. [8] [9] [10]

Sports career

Birla made his first-class cricket debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 25 November 2017. [11] In January 2018, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. [12] In November 2018, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket in his third match, a defensive innings which helped Madhya Pradesh secure a draw against Bengal. [13] [14] In December 2019, he took an "indefinite sabbatical" from cricket after suffering from anxiety related to the sport. [15] [16] He had been released by Rajasthan the previous month following a number of injuries. [17]

Birla made a total of nine first-class and four List A appearances, all for Madhya Pradesh. He scored 414 first-class runs, making a single century and a half-century. [18]

Business career

Birla holds director positions in Grasim Industries, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Aditya Birla Management Corporation (P) Ltd., and Hindalco. He is a member of the advisory board of Atlas SkillTech University. [19] [20]

He founded Aditya Birla New Age Hospitality, a company involved in operating and managing food and beverage ventures. [21] The company operates private members club Jolie's, [22] dining chain Ode, [23] [24] Awadhi restaurant Waarsa, [25] [26] social gathering space Bay 21, and Japanese izakaya concept Supa San. [27] [28]

In 2022, he established Aditya Birla Group's venture capital business, Aditya Birla Ventures, which invests in early-stage companies from pre-Series A to Series B. [29] [30]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aryaman Birla". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ananya, Aryaman inducted into Aditya Birla Fashion board". mint. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hindalco Industries inducts Ananya Birla and Aryaman Birla as directors". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Vaishnav, Ajay (13 August 2024). "Meet Ananya and Aryaman Vikram Birla: Hindalco Industries' new directors". CNBCTV18. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Vivek, Sonu (23 January 2025). "Aryaman Birla bullish on Aditya Birla Group: Very well-placed". India Today. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Chaki, Deborshi (25 January 2022). "Aditya Birla Ventures will be sector agnostic: Aryaman Birla". mint. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "IPL auction: Kumar Mangalam Birla's son snapped up by RR for Rs 3 mn". Business Standard. 28 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Raj, Aniket (29 July 2024). "Billionaire's Son Embraces Business With Rs 8.5 Lakh Crore". News24. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Rebello, Maleeva (17 May 2018). "What made Aryaman Birla ditch the suit, and fall in love with cricket". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "'30 years at the top is a long, long time': Aryaman Birla says father KM Birla is 'resilient, unflappable'". Business Today. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Group C, Ranji Trophy at Indore, Nov 25-28 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Kishore S (2018) Aryaman Birla means business in his own way, CricInfo, 20 November 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ranji highlights: Rajasthan register third-highest run chase in tournament's history". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  15. ↑ Kishore S (2019) Aryaman Birla takes 'indefinite sabbatical from cricket', CricInfo, 20 December 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  16. ↑ "MP batsman Aryaman Birla coping with severe anxiety related to sport, takes break". India Today. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  17. ↑ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  18. ↑ Aryaman Birla, CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2025. (subscription required)
  19. ↑ "Meet Aryaman Vikram Birla, son of Kumar Mangalam Birla and brother of Ananya Birla; know about his cricket career, business, and more". financialexpress. 1 November 2023.
  20. ↑ Nikhil Kamath (19 December 2024). Nikhil Kamath x Kumar Birla | People by WTF Ep #5 . Retrieved 27 December 2024– via YouTube.
  21. ↑ "Supa San: A Whimsical Culinary Experience in Mumbai's BKC by Aditya Birla New Age Hospitality, ETHospitalityWorld". ETHospitalityWorld.com. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  22. ↑ Menon, Smitha (9 September 2021). "What to expect at Jolie's, Mumbai's new members-only club that opens next month". Condé Nast Traveller India. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  23. ↑ Bureau BL, Mumbai (8 February 2023). "Aditya Birla enters premium F&B segment led by Aryaman Birla". BusinessLine. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  24. ↑ Madhukalya, Anwesha (1 August 2023). "Aditya Birla Group acquires KA Hospitality; adds Hakkasan, Yauatcha, Nara Thai, CinCin restaurants to portfolio". Business Today. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  25. ↑ Khandelwal, Heena (22 September 2024). "Around Town: NCPA opens gates to Waarsa, an Awadhi restaurant by chefs Rahul Akerkar, Mukhtar Qureshi; what to expect". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  26. ↑ "Aditya Birla New Age Hospitality launches Waarsa restaurant at NCPA". ETHospitalityWorld.com. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  27. ↑ "Experience Awadhi cuisine at Waarsa in Mumbai". BW Hotelier. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  28. ↑ "Narrative from the Nawabi corridors". Indulgexpress. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  29. ↑ "Aditya Birla's VC arm, existing backers bet on silver jewellery firm GIVA". VCCircle. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  30. ↑ Mitter, Sohini (22 February 2023). "Aditya Birla Ventures wins 'outstanding new fund' award from industry body IVCA". Business Today. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
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