Kaivaan Family Office is rooted in the entrepreneurial legacy of the Aggarwal family and shaped by the enduring values of Indian culture. At the heart of its philosophy is the principle of Dharma: the responsibility to act with integrity, exercise sound judgement and use wealth with a sense of purpose. For the family, wealth is not viewed merely as capital to be preserved or expanded. It carries a wider responsibility to strengthen future generations, support meaningful enterprise and contribute constructively to society.
This belief informs the way Kaivaan approaches stewardship, partnerships and long-term value creation. Guided by the experience of earlier generations and a forward-looking investment perspective, Kaivaan seeks to build an institution that remains grounded in its heritage while evolving with the opportunities of a changing world. Its purpose is to carry the family’s values forward with discipline, humility and a deep sense of intergenerational responsibility.
Shyam Lal Aggarwal brings more than five decades of experience across agricultural commodities, financing and capital markets
Starting his journey in Kesrisinghpur, Rajasthan, he built his businesses from the ground up and developed a strong understanding of commodity pricing, trade cycles, working capital and counterparty risk. His experience also spans bank lending, secured financing, interest-rate cycles, securities financing and stock trading. This has given him a practical understanding of how liquidity, credit and market conditions shape business decisions and capital allocation.
Vaibhav is Founder and Partner at Kaivaan Foundery LLP, a family office built to back ambitious founders and high-quality businesses across India and global markets.
Before Kaivaan, Vaibhav worked in Institutional Equities at Morgan Stanley in New York, where he gained exposure to global capital markets, institutional client flows and market structure in a fast-paced trading environment. As part of Morgan Stanley’s Prime Brokerage team, he supported coverage of multi-billion-dollar hedge fund clients and developed a practical understanding of how financing, margin, securities lending, trade settlement and risk management come together to serve sophisticated institutional investors.