Apr 2023 – Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Jun 2021 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Building India's most powerful startup incubation and acceleration platform through 4 pillars of engagement with the ecosystem:
• Accelerator Programmes
• Corporate Innovation
• Business Value Programming
• Digital Platform development
• If you're a founder looking to scale up, an investor looking for deal-flow, an enterprise looking to bolster your innovation or a service provider who works with the startup ecosystem, I'd love to explore how we could work together - email me at arvind(dot)radhakrishnan(at)wework.co.in and let's chat!

Feb 2020 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

• WeWork Labs is The We Company’s global platform for early-stage startups and forward-thinking enterprise companies. We empower inventive humans and organizations to impact the present and influence the future.
• My role at WeWork Labs covers two main areas: (i) Filling the space with breakthrough early-stage startups and (ii) developing, implementing and continually improving the scale-up programme to help Labs members grow their businesses. To accomplish this, my day-to-day role involves:
• 1) Managing the pipeline of applicants to the Labs Program
• 2) Evaluating and understanding key business challenges faced by members
• 3) Working as an extension of the core team to address challenges across strategy, operations, traction and capital needs
• 4) Mobilizing internal resources towards suitable interventions when necessary
• 5) Working with the international Labs community to create global cross-synergies
• 6) Tracking milestones and KPIs for members to ensure measurable impact is being created
• 7) Developing and leveraging strategic partnerships to drive value to members of the Labs program
• 8) Building a global innovation ecosystem to bring together innovators, investors, enterprises, consumers and talent

Aug 2019 – Feb 2020 · 6 mos

• I work closely with early-stage funds, venture capital firms and family offices to evaluate potential investment opportunities. This involves conducting detailed business and technological due diligence aimed at providing the investor with a view of the IRR potential of an investment, given current and future risk scenarios.
• The deliverable for this work is a detailed report on the viability of the investment to achieve a required return covering aspects such as Working Capital management, revenue management, people, technology, strategic direction, information visibility, GRC and Sequential financing probabilities.
• In addition to working with investors here, I am building a framework for our technology platform, 21Dojo, to automate a large part of this business and financial analysis, so that it may be used by consultants globally to provide objective, real-time insights on investments at the early- and late-stages of development.
• The overarching aim of Innovation ScaleUp Advisors is to bring a degree of rigour similar to what is seen in public market investing, into private markets.

Jul 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

• IndusAge ScaleUp Advisors (ISA) bridges the gap between smart capital and breakthrough innovation by using its proprietary 8-vector model to assess, advise and help scale companies at any stage of growth. With the team's roots in Series A technology investing, a global business network that brings highly specialised domain experience and a keen understanding of scale, ISA engages with clients with the aim of producing measurable results in the shortest time period possible.

Aug 2016 – Aug 2018 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

• 21Dojo (www.21dojo.com) is a smart advisory platform to help streamline the early stage for both startups and investors. Based on an algorithm that automatically assesses, analyses and scores startups from an investor’s point of view, we have created a platform that addresses the needs of both sides in a transparent, real-time and cost-efficient manner. Our system is completely automated, and requires absolutely no human intervention as a way for us to reach a much larger audience.
• This is the laundry list of what startups and investors receive through 21Dojo:
• Startups: (Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPnSKWY94sE)
• 1. Immediate Idea Validation – for free
• 2. 21-Factor Fundability Analysis
• 3. Strength/Weakness breakdown to understand exactly how an investor would view you
• 4. Recommendations for improvement that you could act on and get revaluated
• 5. Automated fundraising, Pitching and Negotiating advice
• 6. Shortlist of 21 interested investors and exposure to the 21Dojo investor universe
• Investors: (Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx9qJ4W9lYE)
• 1. Automatic, scalable & objective startup discovery
• 2. Customized Analyses based on changing requirements
• 3. Immediate Identification of key risk areas within a business model
• 4. Higher quality interactions due to instant screening
• 5. Build more profitable portfolios
• 6. Proprietary deal flow builder to act as a personal screen for initial vetting.
• We’re partnering with accelerators, angel groups, angels and VCs across the country to give them the power of an army of analysts on demand, and at their fingertips.
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/21dojo
• Twitter: @21dojo

Sep 2014 – Aug 2018 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore, India

• Bringing together over 120+ man years of financial services experience, Synacrity is all about helping you take your company to the next level. By focusing exclusively on technology start-ups, we are able to leverage our internal strengths to provide our clients with holistic advisory services to help entrepreneurs navigate all those crucial stages in a startup’s life, from incorporation to raising funds to forming strategic alliances with other companies.
• While we endeavour to provide our clients with all the assistance they need during the early stages of their companies’ lives, distinct services that we provide include:
• Equity and Debt Funding Assistance
• Business Valuation and Financial Modeling
• Financial Model Appraisals and Validation
• Investor Shortlisting and Introductions

Mar 2013 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore, India

• Assisted in the valuations of various companies, including a prominent Bangalore-based logistics company and a leading IT services company
• Identified buy- and sell-side targets for several existing and potential clients, focusing on Manufacturing, IT & Education
• Conducted a detailed study of the entire Indian PE Industry and developed an actionable search tool to allow Deloitte India employees to easily seek out relevant PE companies when required for target identification
• Researched and prepared a detailed report on the Indian IT/ITeS sector for presentation by upper management
• Created comprehensive pitch-books, teasers and information memoranda to secure engagements

Jan 2010 – Dec 2010 · 11 mos · Bangalore, India

• In charge of acquiring clients and maintaining client relationships, both in India and abroad.
• Responsible for heavy calendar management, handled all incoming and outgoing electronic communication on behalf of
• the Partners, assisted Partners with preparation of presentation materials.
• Summarize and review miscellaneous reports and documents and prepare outgoing mail as necessary.
• Keenly involved in the preparation of material for a training program on Finance for Non Finance Executives.

Jan 2010 – Jul 2010 · 6 mos · Bangalore, India

• Sourced clients from referral network and through cold calls.
• Obtained, managed and followed through on client appointments to promote and sell products and meet strict targets.
• Helped branch exceed monthly target by selling the largest policy for the month with an annual premium of Rs. 250,000.

Nov 2008 – Feb 2009 · 3 mos · Bangalore, India

• Shadowed my mentor in the management of High Net Worth Clients’ investments.
• Key project was the formation of a financial retirement plan for a 40-year-old client, which included the investment of a USD 1.5 million corpus into suitable life insurance and mutual fund products to achieve specific asset allocation and risk- return requirements.