May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

Dec 2022 – Apr 2023 · 4 mos

Nov 2021 – Aug 2022 · 9 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

• Part of the VC team investing in FinTech, Web3, and Defi sectors.
• Investments -
• Scalapay - BNPL
• Vivla - Fractional second home ownership
• Scuti - Universal rewards platform for gamers pioneering gCommerce
• In-House - Marketplace for fashion driven by tastemakers with a flavour of Web3

Jun 2021 – Aug 2021 · 2 mos

• Conducted due-diligences of startups in future of work exploring virtual reality and remote HQ
• Wrote investment thesis on Embedded Insurance

May 2021 – Jun 2021 · 1 mo

Jun 2020 – Aug 2020 · 2 mos

• Worked at the cross-section of Strategy and Investments team.
• Conducted due diligence for leading the Series F investment of Remitly
• Worked with the strategy and product teams to explore the consumer neobanking sector

Apr 2019 – Feb 2020 · 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Evaluated investment opportunities across FinTech, AgriTech, e-commerce, mobility
• Led Fund’s first and only international investment in FinTech company – Karbon Card
• Supervised 5 portfolio companies across FinTech, social commerce, and mobility
• Managed a team of 3 analysts

May 2017 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Led investments in PinkBlue (B2B commerce in healthcare); LetsMD (healthcare consumer financing) and Photograph.ai (ML-based solution for scoring image quality)
• Board observer at LetsMD
• Setup Orios’ Delhi practice leading to an increase in the inflow of deals

Aug 2015 – Apr 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Fundraising
• Raised $250K as the first round of institutional capital
• Led discussions with venture capitalists, investment bankers, angel groups and HNIs
• Represented LoanAdda at RISE, Hong Kong - a global summit for entrepreneurs and investors
• Business Development
• Streamlined operations and improved workflow efficiency to decrease loan application processing by 40%
• Grew team from 4 to 30; expanded company's presence to 20+ cities in a span of 2 months

Jun 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Conducted benchmarking study for a major steel player in India
• Shortlisted strategic and operational KPIs to monitor performance
• Proposed performance benchmarks based on various production parameters by studying international steel plants
• Economic sector selection
• Assessed potential industry sectors that could be set up in an industrial corridor
• Analysed and forecasted demand-supply gap till 2050 for the shortlisted sectors
• Zeroed down to specific product categories within each sector and performed high level financial and impact assessment of the proposed categories

Jul 2013 – Oct 2013 · 3 mos · IIT Delhi

• Led a team of 10 to manage venues for 30 plus events spread across 4 days
• Responsible for overall infrastructure, hospitality, security and scheduling related activities

May 2013 – Jul 2013 · 2 mos · Bangalore, India

• Developed and tested innovative detergent to lower surface temperature for efficient washing in cold conditions
• Successfully lowered washing temperature resulting in lower energy consumption per cycle

Jul 2012 – May 2013 · 10 mos

• Led a team of 12, serving as a liason between eDC, IIT and corporate professionals to invite speakers and organize events
• GUST : Collaborated with Ecole Centrale Paris to organize workshops to solve issues faced by entrepreneurs
• E-Summit : Led a team of 7 to manage events, contrived new event encouraging 'Women Entrepreneurship'
• Assisted the cell financially by single handedly raising sponsorship worth INR 60,000
• Awarded certificate of appreciation for outstanding contribution as a Director by the cell

Jul 2012 – Oct 2012 · 3 mos · IIT Delhi

Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 · 0 mo

• Conducted in-depth competitor analysis, instrumental in an on-going project on Building Products Industry and Healthcare industries
• Final deliverables accepted by Engagement Manager to be stored in TAS database for future projects