Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Cambridge, MA · Remote

• We fund rebellious student-led impact startups with a Seed Capital of $ 1 million.
• 100,000 students. 2000+ universities. 120+ countries.
• Pitching startups addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals. The winning team gets $1M in funding to bring their idea to life.
• I lead Hult Prize - India Team:
• Facilitating the growth of Impact startups in 90 Universities across India by connecting them with Mentors, Trainers and Successful Hult Prize Alumni (currently scaling to 150).
• Building the Hult Prize India Advisory board with prominent founders, VCs and policymakers.
• Sourcing and evaluating the best student-led impact startups across India.
• Working closely with the Central & South-Asia regional team in structuring partnerships with Government agencies, VCs and other Competitions.

Jul 2023 – Dec 2023 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Government of Karnataka Initiative - Department of Electronics, IT/BT
• Some Highlights:
• Structured Europe-India Innocenter delegation, leading roundtables with startups, ecosystem facilitators, and VCs.
• Primary and Secondary research on the Startup Ecosystem in the clusters beyond Bangalore
• Sourced 60 high-quality startups for our Flagship Pitching event in 2 Emerging cities in Karnataka.
• Assisted in Secondary research on the ‘Bangalore Innovation report’ with 3one4 capital and the Government, covering all aspects that made Bangalore the most vibrant startup ecosystem in India.
• Liaised with Fintech Unicorns and Facilitated collection of problem statements for the first Fintech Openhouse with the Government of Karnataka and major Fintech stakeholders
• Liaised with stakeholders from the government, startup founders, VC firms and Financial institutions in structuring strategic collaborations with KDEM.
• Brushed shoulders with people who I never thought I could meet in my lifetime. Incredibly rewarding to see my work climb up the stairs of the legislative house:)

Mar 2023 – Jul 2023 · 4 mos · Redwood City, California, United States · Remote

• Some Highlights:
• Sourced & evaluated 200+ Early-stage start-ups in Quain Focus sectors.
• Managed database of 4000+ start-ups and updated key information on 56 portfolio companies.
• Analysed and filtered Term sheets, Funding rounds, KPIs & Financials of 200+ Deal invites.
• Integrating MS Excel financial functions on the Airtable platform to facilitate better analysis.
• Had a blast—both evaluating pitch decks and fixing the model :)

Sep 2022 – Mar 2023 · 6 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · Hybrid

• Interned in the Audit and Assurance of Financial Service Organizations in the Core Audit Division, Americas Region. Assisting various Onshore teams in the Audit of Hedge Funds.
• Some Highlights:
• Audited private equity and hedge funds (AUM $5B+), based in Europe and Middle-east.
• Assisted on-shore teams in financial statement reviews, Tick & tie and Client confirmations.
• Performed Random and systematic sampling on financial statements and Audit reviews.

Aug 2022 – Dec 2022 · 4 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Remote

• One among the 3000 students selected worldwide for the United Nations Millennium Fellowship.
• My team and I ideated a 4-month long social impact programme "The Social Finance Initiative", educating 600+ underprivileged students across certain parts of my city.
• Realised that the "problems" I complain about every day are desirable problems to have :)