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{{short description|Indian entrepreneur (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kunwer Sachdev
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| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]]
| organization = [[Su-Kam Power Systems]]
| years_active = 1988–present
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| education = [[Bachelor of Laws]]
| awards = Entrepreneur of the Year 2011
| occupation = [[Entrepreneur]]
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| website = {{URL|kunwersachdev.com}}
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'''Kunwer Sachdev''', also known as the '''Inverter Man of India''',<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=From the 'Inverter Man of India' rakesh Malhotra |url=https://thebossmonk.com/entrepreneur/kunwer-sachdev-the-inverter-man-of-india-founder-of-su-kam-power-system/ |author=TBM Desk |date=30 March 2021 |access-date=30 January 2014 |publisher=TheBossMonk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.navodayatimes.in/news/national/kunwer-sachdev-is-known-as-the-inverter-man-of-india/212321/ |title=इस वजह से कुँवर सचदेव जाने जाते हैं 'द इन्वर्टर मैन ऑफ इंडिया' के नाम से |language=hi |publisher=[[Navodaya Times]] |date=12 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/technology/kunwer-sachdev-the-inverter-man-of-india-gave-new-direction-to-world-in-power-backup-au564-1654820.html |title=पॉवर बैकअप से लेकर सोलर सेक्टर में ऐसे हुई क्रांति, 'द इन्वर्टर मैन ऑफ इंडिया' ने बदली तस्वीर |language=hi |publisher=[[TV9 Bharatvarsh]] |date=10 January 2023}}</ref> is an Indian [[entrepreneur]] and [[businessperson]]. He founded Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd in 1998, establishing one of India’s early organised manufacturers of inverter and power-backup systems.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kunwer Sachdev, The Inverter Man Of India Is Back {{!}} The Nepal Environmentalist |url=https://www.nepalenvironmentalist.com/article/608627149-kunwer-sachdev-the-inverter-man-of-india-is-back |access-date=27 February 2026 |website=www.nepalenvironmentalist.com}}</ref> He ceased his formal association with the company in 2018.

He is also the mentor of Su-Vastika, an Indian power backup provider started by his wife, Khushbhoo Sachdev, in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Su-kam founder, Kunwer Sachdev starts new firm, "Su-vastika" |url=https://guardian.ng/news/su-kam-founder-kunwer-sachdev-starts-new-firm-su-vastika/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 September 2022 |access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatv.in/paisa/auto/indian-solar-startup-su-vastika-invented-this-new-technology-to-curb-pollution-caused-by-diesel-generators-2022-11-16-903053 |title=डीजल जेरनेटर से होने वाले प्रदूषण पर लगेगी लगाम, भारतीय सौर स्टार्टअप Su-Vastika ने इजाद की यह नई तकनीक |language=hi |date=16 November 2022 |publisher=[[India TV]]}}</ref> He is also active as a mentor and industry advisor, including association with startup and investor networks such as Delhi Angels.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Banerjee |first=Avishek |title=Businesses Are More Like An Affair Than A Marriage In Today's World: Kunwer Sachdev |url=https://www.businessworld.in/article/businesses-are-more-like-an-affair-than-a-marriage-in-today%E2%80%99s-world-kunwer-sachdev-136957 |access-date=27 February 2026 |website=BW Businessworld |language=en}}</ref>

He is also a member of the [[Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority]], a [[government agency]] in [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]], [[Haryana]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmda.gov.in/authority/profile.html?language=en|title = GMDA | Authority: Profile}}</ref>

==Early life==
Kunwer Sachdev was born to Krishan Lal Sachdeva, a section officer in the [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kunwer Sachdev family |url=https://kunwersachdev.com/family/ |publisher=kunwersachdev.com |access-date=21 September 2025}}</ref>

==Education==

Kunwar Sachdev completed his primary education at a government school in Delhi's [[Punjabi Bagh]]. He had wanted to become a doctor since childhood, but he became a [[businessman]].<ref>{{cite news |title=कभी बसों में बेचते थे पेन, आज 70 देशों में है कारोबार |language=hi |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/PPL-ACH-founder-of-su-kam-kunwer-sachdeva-life-story-news-hindi-5517688-PHO.html |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref>

After completing his intermediate education, Sachdev joined [[Hindu College, Delhi|Hindu College]] in [[Delhi]] and graduated with a degree in Statistics. After this, he obtained the degree of [[Bachelor of Laws]] from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web |title=Kunwer Sachdeva, CEO of Su-Kam, speaks to HT – Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/audio-news-video/AV-India/Kunwer-Sachdeva-CEO-of-Su-Kam-speaks-to-HT/Article2-1058299.aspx |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=12 May 2013 |access-date=11 September 2014 |archive-date=18 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918121914/http://www.hindustantimes.com/audio-news-video/AV-India/Kunwer-Sachdeva-CEO-of-Su-Kam-speaks-to-HT/Article2-1058299.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="toi">{{cite news|author1=Sujit John|title=Inverting Power Cuts|work=[[Times of India]]|date=19 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="Forbes India">{{cite web |date=11 December 2014 |title=Why Su-Kam is looking up to the sun |url=http://india.forbes.com/article/boardroom/why-sukam-is-looking-up-to-the-sun/39154/1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215081838/http://india.forbes.com/article/boardroom/why-sukam-is-looking-up-to-the-sun/39154/1 |archive-date=15 December 2014 |access-date=15 December 2014 |publisher=[[Forbes (India)]]}}</ref><ref name="Business_Standard">{{cite news |title=Kalam inaugurates mini solar plant in Dimple Yadav's constituency |newspaper= Business Standard India|url= http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/kalam-inaugurates-mini-solar-plant-in-dimple-yadavs-constituency-115070700876_1.html|publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=7 July 2015|last1= Rawat|first1= Virendra Singh}}</ref><ref name="IBN7 Khabar">{{cite web |title=Rags to Riches Part 4 |website = [[YouTube]]|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWThQNeFo0o |date=24 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="[[ET Now]]">{{cite web |title=TeeTime: In conversation with Kunwer Sachdev, MD, Su-Kam Power Systems |website = [[YouTube]]|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qstFP0mVdE |date=29 November 2013}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Early career ===
Sachdev’s entrepreneurial career began at a young age. As a teenager, he sold pens to support his older brother’s business, gaining early exposure to sales and customer engagement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 September 2024 |title=एका संकल्पनेतून साकारली अब्जावधींची कंपनी अन्...; वाचा विक्रेत्यापासून ते यशस्वी उद्योजकापर्यंतची कुंवर सचदेव यांचा प्रवास |url=https://www.loksatta.com/career/success-story-of-kunwar-sachdev-transformation-from-salesman-to-a-successful-entrepreneur-with-six-thousand-crore-company-asp-99-4578935/ |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref> After a brief period working in [[telecommunications]], he started his own [[cable television]] installation and equipment business in the late 1980s with modest capital. This business marked his first venture into manufacturing and market operations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 March 2024 |title=पेन बेचने वाले ने खुद लिखी अपनी किस्मत, बनाई 2300 करोड़ की कंपनी, पढ़ें कुंवर सचदेव की दिलचस्प Success story |url=https://www.mpbreakingnews.in/business/pen-seller-wrote-his-own-destiny-created-company-worth-rs-2300-crore-read-kunwar-sachdevs-interesting-success-story-mps |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=MP Breaking News |language=hi}}</ref>

In 1998, recognising the widespread problem of unreliable electricity supply in India, Sachdev shifted focus from cable TV to power-backup solutions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Merathia |first=Anant |date=24 July 2024 |title=Why the Delhi HC's push for a code of conduct is a crucial step for insolvency reform |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/explainers/2024/Jul/24/why-the-delhi-hcs-push-for-a-code-of-conduct-is-a-crucial-step-for-insolvency-reform |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He founded [[Su-Kam Power Systems|Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd]], initially investing a small amount to enter the largely unorganised inverter market. Sachdev quickly identified the need for reliable, efficient inverters and began developing products tailored to local conditions.<ref name="Verma">{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Shivam |title=Meet 'inverter man of India', whose one mistake led to downfall of 26-year-old company, he is... |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-meet-inverter-man-of-india-kunwer-sachdev-whose-one-mistake-led-to-downfall-of-26-year-old-company-he-is-3111928 |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

=== Later career ===
During the 2000s and early 2010s, Su-Kam expanded rapidly under Sachdev’s guidance. The company grew its product range to include advanced UPS systems, solar hybrid power solutions and battery technologies and began exporting to more than 70 countries.<ref name="Verma"/>

The company faced financial pressures in the late 2010s, and by 2018, Sachdev’s formal association with Su-Kam ended when the company faced insolvency proceedings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=Energética |date=16 July 2025 |title=Su-vastika Systems Secures Investment from Rotomag Enertec to Boost Clean Energy Solutions - Asia Pacific {{!}} Energetica India Magazine |url=https://www.energetica-india.net/news/su-vastika-systems-secures-investment-from-rotomag-enertec-to-boost-clean-energy-solutions |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=Energetica India Magazine, India Energy News, Renewable Energy News, Conventional Power Generation, Companies Guide... |language=en}}</ref>

Following this phase, Sachdev became a mentor and strategic leader for Su-Vastika Systems Private Limited, a newer power backup and energy-storage company founded by his wife, Khushbhoo Sachdev.<ref>{{Cite news |last=India |first=Energética |date=16 July 2025 |title=Su-vastika Systems Secures Investment from Rotomag Enertec to Boost Clean Energy Solutions - Asia Pacific {{!}} Energetica India Magazine |url=https://www.energetica-india.net/news/su-vastika-systems-secures-investment-from-rotomag-enertec-to-boost-clean-energy-solutions |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=Energetica India Magazine, India Energy News, Renewable Energy News, Conventional Power Generation, Companies Guide... |language=en-IN}}</ref>

During 2024–2025, Su-Vastika expanded its technology and manufacturing roadmap under Sachdev’s guidance. A development in this period was a strategic investment and collaboration with Rotomag Enertec Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Staff |date=16 July 2025 |title=Rotomag Enertec invests in Su-vastika to drive innovation in energy storage solutions |url=https://www.manufacturingtodayindia.com/rotomag-enertec-invest-su-vastika |access-date=27 March 2026 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Views and opinions ==
Sachdev has expressed a number of views on entrepreneurship, leadership, and technological innovation through interviews and public discussions associated with his work at [[Su-Kam Power Systems]].<ref name=":0" /> His perspectives generally emphasise problem-solving, organizational leadership, and continuous innovation as essential elements of business development.<ref name=":1" />

Sachdev has described entrepreneurship primarily as a process of identifying and addressing practical problems.<ref name=":2" />

== Media ==
'''Books'''

Sachdev has been profiled in several publications on Indian entrepreneurship. He is featured in ''Connect the Dots'' by [[Rashmi Bansal]], which documents the journeys of self-made entrepreneurs without formal business training.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bansal |first=Rashmi |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Connect_the_Dots.html?id=67-PSQAACAAJ |title=Connect the Dots: The Inspiring Stories of 20 Entrepreneurs Without an MBA who Dared to Find Their Own Path |date=2010 |publisher=Eklavya Education Foundation |isbn=978-81-904530-2-8 |language=en}}</ref> His company, Su-Kam, is discussed in ''Booming Brands'' by Harsh Pamnani, a work that examines innovative Indian businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goyal |first=Anuradha |date=11 December 2018 |title=Booming Brands - Made in India Brands by Harsh Pamnani |url=https://anuradhagoyal.com/booming-brands-harsh-pamnani/ |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=Anuradha Goyal |language=en-US}}</ref> Sachdev is also included in ''Making Breakthrough Innovation Happen'' (2009) by Porus Munshi, which highlights notable innovations in India, including developments in inverter technology associated with Su-Kam.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2024 |title=Su-Kam's "Inverter Man of India" Now Powers a Sustainable Future with Su-vastika ☀️ |url=https://suvastika.com/author/kunwer/ |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=Su-vastika |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards==
Kunwer Sachdev was awarded the 'Entrepreneur of the Year 2011' at the Entrepreneur India Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title= Kunwer Sachdev Wins Entrepreneur Of The Year Award|work=[[Electronics for You]]|date=19 July 2011}}</ref> He has been awarded one of 'India's Most Respected Entrepreneurs' by Hurun, a [[Publishing|media publishing]] group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kunwer Sachdev among Huron's most respected entrepreneurs, 2017 |url= https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/kunwer-sachdev-among-hurons-most-respected-entrepreneurs-2017/1212649 |publisher=Outlook India |date=18 December 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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