Mumbai: Aerem Group (www.aerem.co), a full stack platform for distributed solar, has announced the appointment of Anupam Agrawal as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its RBI-licensed subsidiary, NetZero Finance (https://netzerofin.com).
NetZero Finance, described as India’s only solar-focused NBFC, works to remove financial barriers to solar adoption by offering collateral-free loans for rooftop solar, supply chain finance, and a seamless digital journey through the Aerem app. The platform has already enabled more than 1.2 GW of solar projects for industrial, commercial, residential customers, and EPC partners.
Anupam Agrawal, a Chartered Accountant and MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), brings nearly two decades of experience across fintech, NBFCs, and regulated financial services. His career includes leadership roles at Edelweiss, Cars24 Financial Services, Drip Capital, and Cashfree Payments, where he partnered with founders and CEOs to build and scale platforms.
He brings expertise in strategy, underwriting, risk management, finance, and operations, having launched new credit lines, scaled business verticals, managed large portfolios, resolved stressed assets, and strengthened governance in lending and payments ecosystems.
“Anupam’s deep expertise in scaling regulated financial services makes him the ideal leader to drive NetZero Finance’s next phase of growth as we expand solar financing across India,” said Anand Jain, Founder of Aerem. “His track record in building robust operations and partnering with investors will accelerate our mission to make solar accessible for MSMEs, EPCs, and homeowners, fueling Aerem’s ecosystem of loans, procurement, and monitoring tools.”
“I’m thrilled to join Aerem at this pivotal moment for solar financing,” said Anupam Agrawal, incoming COO of NetZero Finance. “My focus will be on enhancing our underwriting, risk frameworks, and operational scalability to deliver even faster, more reliable collateral-free loans and supply chain solutions empowering businesses to adopt solar seamlessly while ensuring sustainable growth in a regulated environment.”
The appointment highlights Aerem Group’s focus on combining fintech innovation with renewable energy, supporting more than 3,200 EPC partners and helping avoid over 35 million tonnes of CO₂ through platforms such as AeROC monitoring and Aerem Asset Assurance.
