About The Founder

Varad Upadhyay

Founder and Innovator, Varadhast Innovations. Aspiring Cybersecurity Professional, Full-Stack Engineer, and Hardware Enthusiast focused on secure, scalable, and smart solutions.

Building secure, scalable, and smart solutions at the intersection of software, hardware, and cybersecurity.

Founder Overview

Varad is a B.Tech CSE student specializing in Cyber Security and runs Varadhast Innovations as a sole proprietorship with Udyam registration. His work spans full-stack applications, IoT-enabled devices, and technical content creation.

At 19, he represents a builder mindset that combines curiosity, practical engineering, and execution discipline across domains.

The Architect Behind The Code

Proactive Cybersecurity and Threat Defense

  • Top 2 percent global ranking on TryHackMe.
  • Certified ethical hacker credentials (Cisco, Google).
  • Head of Cybersecurity Club at WeCode.
  • Creator of custom TryHackMe room DirtyCOW (CVE-2016-5195).
  • CTF participation experience with hands-on exposure to web app security, incident response workflows, and IoT hardware exploitation.

Full-Stack Development and Web3

  • MERN stack development for application architecture and delivery.
  • Co-developed CertiVerse during Smart India Hackathon 2025 for verifiable blockchain-backed institutional certificates on Sepolia testnet.
  • Architecting Fit Life Diary as a React Native based fitness platform.

Hardware Integration and IoT

  • Building ESP32-powered BLE smart weighing hardware integrated with software.
  • Practical familiarity with SMT chip work, firmware extraction, and IoT device analysis.

Vision For Varadhast Innovations

Varadhast Innovations was created to build self-reliant technology ecosystems where software, hardware, and security are engineered together.

Varadhast Innovations operates as a founder-led studio delivering products across fitness, smart devices, and platform systems, with a launchpad model that helps builders and startups transform ideas into deployable solutions.

Current Product Tracks

  • Fitness mobile platform for workout logging, progress reports, and free plus pro service tiers.
  • BLE-enabled smart kitchen weighing scale program covering PCB, software, compliance, and manufacturing.
  • Wishlist and events platform for gifting, registrations, fundraising, and contribution workflows.
  • Smart body weighing and fitness tracking devices.

Beyond The Terminal

Outside engineering execution, Varad practices weightlifting and fitness, follows meditation and mindset discipline, and works on cinematic storytelling through photography and filmmaking.

Connect With Varad

LinkedIn profile link

GitHub profile link

TryHackMe profile link

Contact page for collaborations and project inquiries.