Sep 2023 – Nov 2023 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• Venwiz is a B2B digital marketplace for capex and industrial service procurement.

May 2022 – Jul 2022 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Objective:
• Develop a thesis on MSME Lending in India to identify the investment scope within the financial services industry
• Strategy:
• Analyzed 30+ consulting and sector investment reports to identify the market size and key trends in the current market
• Segmented sector into 8+ GTM strategies to analyze metrics like maturity, pain points & success factors in the value chain
• Visited 75+ MSMEs (mainly kirana stores) in urban & rural areas near Mumbai, Pune & Jaipur to gain on-ground insights
• Developed a model to carry out a comparative analysis of 50+ SuperApps present across markets in the US, Europe & Asia
• Interviewed 10+ executives working in FinTech startups to understand their core products and customer target segments
• Impact:
• Curated a comprehensive report highlighting the white spaces in the Indian MSME Lending Ecosystem
• Assisted in due diligence of 2 potential investments | an NBFC and a Supply Chain Financing Platform | Worth INR 20 Cr+

May 2021 – Aug 2021 · 3 mos · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India · Remote

• Objective:
• Historically track down the Foreign Exchange Market structure of India from the pre-independence days to the current day
• Analyze the effects of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 on the Balance of Payments (BoP) Account of India
• Strategy:
• Chronological approach beginning with studying the impact of British Rule on the foreign exchange economy of India
• Studied different exchange rate regimes, trade policies, govt. policies and geopolitical factors leading to the 1991 BoP crisis
• Leveraged RBI Database to analyze impacts of 1991 BoP crisis, the LPG reforms and FEMA 1999 on the Indian economy
• Conclusion:
• Severe need for ‘opening-up’ of the Indian economy after the dreadful economic conditions in the 1970s and the 1980s
• FEMA 1999 has positively impacted FDI, FPI, forex reserves, external trade, GDP growth in India since the 2000s decade

Feb 2021 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Leadership:
• Spearheaded a 4-tier team of 150+ members to be conduct Placement and Internship Drives for 1300+ & 800+ students
• Represented students’ interests in the Students’ Placement Committee (SPC) consisting of faculties from 20+ departments
• Initiatives:
• Initiated the development of a Web-Portal for off-campus opportunities | Catering to the needs of 5000+ students
• Facilitated the approval of a new Placement Management System (PMS) in SPC, eventually collaborating on a 2-year deal
• Introduced changes in the Internship policy for students to increase PPO conversion to avoid a potential loss of PPOs
• Helped 1000+ students by collaborating with Prepleaf & MyAnalyticsSchool for sector-wise tests & interviews preparation
• Impact:
• Recorded 380+ placement offers (65% YoY rise) on Day 1|520+ intern acceptances (79% YoY rise)|Highest to date at IITK
• Received the highest number of 1 Cr.+ offers (49)|Registered 20+ new firms: Arthur D. Little, Alvarez & Marsal, Avendus, etc.
• PMS streamlined recruitment process via features like notifications, reminders, resume generator & query management

Mar 2020 – Feb 2021 · 11 mos

Aug 2019 – Mar 2020 · 7 mos

Aug 2020 – Sep 2020 · 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

• Objective & Market Research:
• Tasked to macro-analyse different economies to make a passive investment strategy for various Exchange Traded Funds.
• Identified the emerging industries, majorly the manufacturing sector of Bangladesh|Vietnam to safely invest your money.
• Studied the monetary policy, trade policies, development prospects and demographics of Ukraine|Germany|Spain.
• Impact:
• Built country reports of 35 countries covering almost all the major macro-economic aspects of an economy which helped small corporate investors.