Apr 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• In my career as an investment banker spanning 16 years, I have raised Rs 5,500+ crore for 125+ companies - focus sectors are BFSI, ed-tech, health-tech, ag-tech, renewable energy, WASH and B2B SaaS, but work across sectors, except in real estate and infrastructure
• What you see is what you get - My deep understanding of your firm that gets reflected in my pitches to investors
• Senior relationships with a spectrum of investors: PE/ VC funds, family offices, DFIs, HNIs, strategic investors etc - both domestic and foreign
• Negotiation skills: I really extract value for my clients and am not afraid to speak up
• Understanding of macro/micro scenario: Very robust understanding of macroeconomic factors, coupled with deep knowledge of my focus sectors

Aug 2015 – Apr 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Sample work done at Positron:
• Rs 100 crore equity investment from Creations (Chicago) into Capital Float (Financial Services)
• Strategy Consulting and assistance in transaction DD, Klay/ Founding Years (Education)
• Rs 109 crore equity investment from reputed domestic investors into RGVN NE MFL

Aug 2008 – Aug 2015 · 7 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Unitus Capital is an investment bank that raises capital for social enterprises. I have helped raise capital (debt and equity) of ~Rs 2,800 crore in my tenure at Unitus Capital
• Sample deals that I have been a part of:
• Karadi Path Education Company (education), INR 15 crore by Person Affordable Learning Fund, Oct 2015
• Speakwell Academy (education), INR 5 crore by Grey Matters Capital, Feb 2015
• Janalakshmi (financial services), INR 200 crore of NCDs by FMO & Triodos, Jan 2015
• Janalakshmi (financial services), INR 120 crore of ECBs by OPIC, Jan 2015
• Edutel Technologies (education), INR 12 crore by MSDF, Oct 2014
• RGVN (financial services), INR 42 crore by NMI, Oikocredit & Dia Vikas Capital, July 2014
• Janalakshmi (financial services), INR 100 crore debt by L&T Finance, Dec 2013
• Forus (healthcare), INR 53 crore by Asian Healthcare Fund, IDG and Accel, Dec 2013
• Inopen Technologies (education), strategic investment by Benesse Holdings, Nov 2013
• Janalakshmi (financial services), INR 325 crore led by Morgan Stanley PE, Tata Capital & Mr Anil Gupta's family, Aug 2013
• Janalakshmi (financial services), INR 80 crore led by The Rohatyn Group & GAWA, July 2012
• Forus (healthcare), INR 27 crore by IDG and Accel, April 2012
• Ujjivan (financial services), INR 80 crore debt by Credit Agricole CIB, March 2012
• Bandhan (financial services), INR 120 crore debt by Credit Agricole CIB, March 2012
• Naandi Education Support and Training (education), undisclosed, 2012
• Arman (financial services), INR 15 crore, Dec 2011 - PIPE transaction
• Janalakshmi (financial services), INR 53 crore by The Rohatyn Group, June 2011
• Bandhan (financial services), INR 50 crore by SIDBI, Dec 2009
• Grama Vidiyal (financial services), INR 22 crore by MicroVest, March 2009

Mar 2007 – Aug 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Specialized rating agency, exclusively evaluating microfinance institutions globally.
• Personally, I have done 35+ MFI ratings across Asia (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan & P.R. of China), Africa (Ethiopia, Republic of Congo and Rwanda) and Europe (Russia).

Jun 2006 – Feb 2007 · 8 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• IMaCS is a management consultancy, owned by ICRA Limited, a premier corporate credit rating agency in India.