Vaibhav Kaushik, Shark Tank fame, a recipient of Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia for the year 2025  and the founder of India’s very own Fuel Aggregator System – Nawgati, is a 26-year-old trailblazer who possesses a unique blend of innovation and determination that sets him apart from the crowd. Born and brought up in Greater Noida. Kaushik is not a typical Chief Executive Officer. While most of us spent time navigating through the ups and downs of college life, Vaibhav was busy transforming the business landscape. He is a relentless dream-chaser who has worked tirelessly for the past three years to build a unique, innovative startup that is here to revolutionize the fuel station experience in India and beyond.

The idea of a one-stop, fuel-agnostic platform was born when the then 20-year-old college student learned that cab drivers faced significant wait times at CNG stations and were unaware of other stations nearby that were empty. Kaushik then incepted Nawgati in 2019, with the intent to save valuable time for fuel providers and consumers, reduce congestion and improve overall efficiency, which led him to onboard India’s largest CNG Distribution company.

At BITS, Vaibhav has worked on various government-sponsored projects, received the prestigious Indian Academy of Sciences’ Summer Research Fellowship, and was presented with the Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 award when he graduated. BITS Pilani has been the incubator of Nawgati and Kaushik’s dreams, which has enabled him to be recognized and supported by the Department of Science & Technology, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and even receive recognition as an exceptional startup in the Transport Category by the National StartUp Awards 2022 by StartUpIndia. Vaibhav is currently based in Noida, passionately building Nawgati, after completing his B.E. in EEE (Electrical & Electronics Engineering) from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.