Deepank Bhandari — Co-Founder

S45 is India's first AI-native investment bank for SMBs. We help small and medium businesses access public capital confidently by combining data, discipline, and design. Our AI systems assist founders, bankers, and investors through the entire IPO journey, from readiness to book-building, bringing speed, trust, and transparency to capital markets. S45 is backed by RTP Global with $5Mn raised so far. We’re always looking for exceptional people across engineering, product, design, growth, and capital markets operations. If that’s you, message me here or write to deepank@s45club.in with the subject: Hiring@S45 | [Role] and links to your best work. As a Founder at S45, we aim to bridge the gap in India's capital markets and empower the next generation of high-growth businesses. Having spent 14 years across investment banking, private equity, quick commerce, fintech, supply chain management and actuarial sciences, I have seen the challenges and opportunities in scaling businesses and unlocking financial innovation. My journey spans leadership roles at Blinkit, 1Mg, BNP Paribas and Alcazar Capital, where I worked on complex financial strategies, capital allocation and business expansion. As the founder of Dexif, a fintech startup that raised $5M in its seed round, I experienced the highs and hurdles of building in the wealth-tech and structured finance space. My focus has always been on solving capital inefficiencies and enabling businesses to scale sustainably. At S45, we are creating a powerful ecosystem of founders, operators and investors to help businesses move beyond incremental growth and achieve transformative scale. If you're building something ambitious and looking for strategic capital, operational insights or a network, let's connect.

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Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India

Experience: 15 yrs 9 mos