Abhishek Agarwal

VP of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India18 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led India's largest consumer tech IPO in 2024.
Increased retail shareholder base by 3X.
Established Investor Relations for multiple high-growth firms.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Finance and Strategy expert with extensive experience in Investor Relations and Capital Markets.

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Skills

Core Skills

Investor RelationsCapital MarketsCorporate GovernanceBusiness StrategyEquity ResearchFinancial ModellingMarket ResearchSoftware Engineering

Other Skills

AnalyticsBankingBusiness AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceCompetitive IntelligenceData AnalysisDatabase ManagementEquity ValuationIPO ProcessKPI TrackingM&AManagement ConsultingMarket AnalysisStakeholder ManagementValuation

About

Finance and Strategy professional with 16+ years experience across multiple sectors, and an IIT-IIM education. Skillsets and Capabilities: - Assimilating knowledge of varied sectors and dissecting business models - Substantial capital markets exposure with deep modelling and valuation skills - Interacting with and advising C-suite executives, and customizing messaging for impact - Strong communication & presentation skills; and an analytical mindset - Teamwork and nurturing relationships with multiple stakeholders - Leveraging IT skills and keeping abreast of the tech curve

Experience

Swiggy

VP - Investor Relations

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Brought in to take B2C food delivery and grocery platform Swiggy (US$ 10bn+ marketcap) public, and setup the IR function from scratch
Managed India’s 6th largest IPO ever (and Asia’s largest consumer tech IPO in 2024), with marquee foreign and domestic investors participating in the US$ 530 mn Primary + US$ 800 mn OFS
End-to-end experience of the IPO process – touchpoints across Controllership, Business Finance, Legal/Secretarial
Filing - Banker selection & negotiations, RHP structuring & Equity story, Regulator queries
Internal workstreams – MIS structuring, Board materials, Website, PR processes, and Corporate Structure
Full-scale roadshows - both Institutional (5 geographies covering 150+ investors) and Retail (25 cities)
IFR Asia 2024 Award for “Equity Issue of the Year”, and Swiggy Award for “Values champion”
Transitioning into post-IPO world – churning of captable, crafting disclosures, and aligning reporting processes
Handling earnings calls and entire liasoning with Research analysts (Equities, Proxy advisors, select Media).
Drove stock coverage (20+ houses within 6 months of listing) and broad-based equity story to 600+ investors through roadshows, conferences, reverse roadshows, asset tours, and curated management-access forums
Delivered one of the smoothest post-lockup transitions for any large PE/VC funded company in India by controlling narratives and creating demand.
Report to CFO, work closely with Founder/MD and management team
Reverse-funnel feedback to management, tweak processes to shift org to listco ways of working
Primary driver of Board interactions/queries and events; steer Stakeholder Relationship Committee
Manage IR team, and direct key people across the PR and Corporate Communication value-chain
Focal point for key publications and messaging, whether regulatory (annual reports, presentations), business (ESG engagements) or media (interviews, white-papers, press-releases and social media interventions for positive recall)

Investor RelationsIPO ProcessStakeholder ManagementCapital Markets

Embassy reit

Head of Investor Relations

Sep 2021 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Drive capital market relationships for India’s first REIT and Asia’s largest office REIT by area (US$ 4bn marketcap)
Manage stakeholder relationships including global private equity player (Blackstone) and Indian developer (Embassy group) as joint promoter-sponsors, and marquee FIIs including sovereign wealth funds
Lead a team of investor relations personnel, handhold public relations and corporate/marketing communications for an integrated communications strategy. Report directly to CEO; providing external feedback and driving priorities.
Focal point for key publications and messaging, whether regulatory (annual reports, presentations), business (ESG engagements) or media (interviews, white-papers, press-releases and social media interventions for positive recall)
Partner at all three levels – Strategic, Financial and Operational:
Craft disclosures, ensure Corporate Governance, define Strategic Positioning and deliver roadshows/conferences
Enable M&A, fund-raising along with Corporate strategy/investments, Debt financing and FP&A teams
Advise Financial controller and Business finance on critical business indicators, external KPIs, risk management
Increased Institutional shareholding by ~8%; enhancing free-float and liquidity of new product in India
Grew retail shareholder base by 3X through investor education initiatives (webinars, events and media outreach)

Investor RelationsStakeholder ManagementCorporate GovernanceM&A

Network18 media & investments limited

Senior GM - Finance / Strategy & Head - Investor Relations

Sep 2016 – Sep 2021 · 5 yrs · Mumbai Area, India

Working closely with top management of one of India’s largest and high-growth media groups, part of Reliance group's TMT business
Drive Business Strategy for high-growth group: Identifying and tracking KPIs/trends for improving efficiency across -
Digital: Class-leading OTT video app (Voot) and portals (Moneycontrol, Firstpost), E-commerce and Live event platform BookMyShow; spanning all monetization models – Advertising, Subscription & Transactions
Broadcast: Leading News & Entertainment channels of TV18 and Viacom18 (CNBC-TV18, News18, Colors, MTV)
Run group-level Strategy & Planning process, in collaboration with multiple teams across lines of business
Annual Planning, MIS structuring including Databases and Digital dashboards, Regular and ad-hoc reporting
Competitive Intelligence, Peer analysis & Benchmarking on Financial and Operational levels
Exploring growth options and capital calls, including creating/critiquing new-business-plans & models
Set-up Investor Relations function for >US$ 1bn marketcap group across 2 listed entities, Network18 & TV18
Liaise with equity and credit analysts, investors; auditors and risk committee on valuation and reporting
M&A and strategic transaction enabler - Market-data, valuation, business plans & communication strategy
Taking control of 50:50 JV (Viacom18), merger with leading CableCos, corporate restructurings for efficiency

Business StrategyKPI TrackingCompetitive IntelligenceInvestor Relations

Macquarie capital securities

2 roles

Lead Analyst - Equities

Promoted

Oct 2013 – Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Heading Macquarie's India Oil & Gas and Telecom research
Diverse sectors with high functional and regulatory complexity.
Covering India, the fastest-growing market for both these sectors globally.
Energy - Covering companies spanning the complete value-chain across Upstream (E&P + services), Midstream (Pipelines & LNG) and Downstream (Refining & Petrochemicals)
TMT - Telecom service providers and Infrastructure player (Towercos, Fibre players)

Equity ResearchMarket AnalysisFinancial Modelling

Senior Associate Analyst

Feb 2010 – Sep 2013 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Indian Equities Research - Oil and Gas
Collaborating with worldwide Oil and Gas research team
Deeper focus on upstream opportunities in India
Managing relationships with Indian Oil and Gas companies
Creating handshaking opportunities for investors and corporates
Asian energy space
Working directly under the Asian head of Oil and Gas
Coordinating regional research in the sector to leverage the company's strong Asian franchise for winning business from clients

Equity ResearchInvestor Relations