Dec 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Singapore

• Providing capital architecture and fundraising strategy mentorship to early-stage founders across the VentureGrid platform. Active deal flow source for ANANTA ArthaSetu's mandate pipeline.

Dec 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Mentoring early-stage founders and student entrepreneurs at one of Saudi Arabia's most prestigious universities, directly supporting the Kingdom's Vision 2030 innovation and entrepreneurship mandate.
• Focus areas: Capital architecture, investor readiness, fundraising strategy, and startup growth frameworks.

Mar 2025 – Jun 2025 · 3 mos · Smyrna, Tennessee, United States · Remote

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · India

• ANANTA ArthaSetu is a capital architecture strategic co-pilot firm working with early-stage startup founders from Pre-Seed to Series A to design their capital strategy, build investor-ready narratives, and close funding rounds across the Bharat-Gulf-SEA innovation corridor.
• What we do differently: We architect capital — not just raise it.
• Every engagement begins with a Capital Architecture Diagnostic that maps the founder's context, capital stack, milestone sequencing, investor persona fit, and narrative strategy before a single investor conversation begins.
• Current focus: Healthcare & life sciences, deep tech, SaaS, and digital infrastructure startups with Bharat·Gulf·SEA corridor ambition.
• Active mandates: Quantrail Data (India) | Setmaker Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)

Jun 2024 – Jan 2025 · 7 mos · Palo Alto, CA

• VC Lab is the world's leading venture capital accelerator, having helped launch more VC firms and close more funds than all other programs combined. As a Fellow across two cohorts, I developed deep expertise in fund formation, LP relations, portfolio construction, venture financing, and institutional-grade governance — foundational knowledge that directly informs ANANTA's capital architecture methodology.

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Geneva

• Member of the Thought Leader program at PWFO — a Swiss-certified members association for finance professionals serving families and private clients. Building knowledge and relationships at the intersection of family office capital and early-stage innovation funding.

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · San Francisco, CA

• Ranked among ADPList's Top 100 Mentors in Business Transformation. Providing mentorship to founders and professionals on capital strategy, fundraising, startup growth, and entrepreneurship.

Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 · 11 mos · New York, United States

• Venture Fellow at Venture Cooperative — a New York-based initiative supporting emerging venture practitioners in developing expertise across venture financing, deal evaluation, portfolio management, and fund operations.
• This fellowship deepened my working knowledge of venture capital mechanics — term sheets, cap table management, due diligence frameworks, and LP-GP dynamics — knowledge that directly informs the institutional-grade capital architecture methodology I apply at ANANTA ArthaSetu.

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Singapore

• Strategic advisor on early-stage fundraising, investor readiness, and capital strategy for founders on the VentureBlick platform.

Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · Noida

• Active member of India's healthcare-focused angel investing community. Builds direct exposure to healthcare deal flow, investor decision-making frameworks, and early-stage health innovation — directly informing ANANTA's healthcare & life sciences corridor thesis.

Jul 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurugram · On-site

• Led strategic growth at DiagRight — a health-tech startup operating in India's diagnostic and lab ecosystem. Drove lab acquisition, alliances, and enterprise sales across India's healthcare infrastructure, building direct exposure to the operational realities of early-stage health companies scaling in a complex, regulated market.
• This role deepened my understanding of health-tech business models, hospital and diagnostic network dynamics, and the gap between clinical innovation and commercial sustainability — foundational insight that directly informs ANANTA ArthaSetu's healthcare & life sciences corridor thesis today.

Jan 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · San Jose, CA

• Strategic Advisor to ConexUp — a US-based platform connecting professionals and entrepreneurs across emerging markets. Provided advisory on go-to-market strategy, partnership development, and cross-border business development.
• This engagement sharpened my perspective on the structural challenges of building cross-border ventures — market entry barriers, cultural navigation, and the importance of trusted local relationships — directly relevant to ANANTA's Bharat-Gulf-SEA corridor model.

Oct 2020 – Jan 2021 · 3 mos · United States

• Venture Capital Fellow at DigitalDx Ventures — a US-based early-stage fund focused on digital health and diagnostics innovation. Gained hands-on exposure to venture capital deal evaluation, healthcare startup due diligence, and investment thesis development in one of the world's most active digital health markets.
• This fellowship was my first structured immersion in venture capital — and the experience that crystallised my conviction that the intersection of healthcare innovation and intelligent capital deployment is where I wanted to build my life's work.

Aug 2019 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · New Delhi · On-site

• Led business development at Kaleidoscope — a psychology-led life-skills and corporate training organisation working at the intersection of mental health, human performance, and organisational development.
• Built and managed a portfolio of 50+ clients across corporate, government, and institutional segments. Partnered with Central and State Government bodies on healthcare projects and delivered executive development workshops to C-Suite leadership across India.
• This role built my foundation in stakeholder relationship management, institutional partnerships, and the discipline of translating complex value propositions into commercial outcomes — skills that sit at the core of capital architecture advisory today.

Jun 2019 – Mar 2020 · 9 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• Leadership roles at Alexis Foundation — India's leading youth-led think tank conducting research, policy analysis, and educational programs across economics, international affairs, law, public policy, and technology.
• As Chair of Dil Ki Baat and Member of the National Executive Board, I developed my early instincts for ecosystem thinking, institutional leadership, and the power of convening diverse minds around shared missions — values that remain central to how I am building ANANTA ArthaSetu as a corridor institution rather than a transactional advisory firm.

Jan 2015 – Jul 2019 · 4 yrs 6 mos · New Delhi · On-site

• 1) Business Development and Social Impact
• Mentored and coached 600+ students for various competitive exams while directly reporting to the CEO.
• Launched an Android app with advanced analytics and real-time user interface.
• Spearhead the expansion into Delhi NCR.
• Initiated the Social Responsibility Program to disseminate free education for underprivileged students of the society.
• Successfully organised and conducted 60 seminars in schools and colleges while reaching out to 12,000+ students.
• Launched skill training division for public and private institutions.
• 2) Key Achievements and Awards
• Successfully attained the International Excellence Award in 2017.
• Delivered stellar performance across all parameters to receive the Social Impact Award in 2018.
• Raised the benchmark in education sector to bag the Pride of India Education Award in 2019.
• Achieved 80% success rate in undergraduate batches and 60% success rate in post graduate batches.

Jun 2013 – Dec 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Delhi Area · On-site

• Early career role at AddoDoc — a healthtech startup building electronic health record and clinic management solutions for India's fragmented primary care ecosystem.
• Led a five-person sales and marketing team, secured 50+ clients across single-speciality clinics, multi-speciality centres, and diagnostic facilities, and drove 150% annual revenue growth. Built direct, on-the-ground understanding of India's healthcare delivery infrastructure — its inefficiencies, its potential, and the trust dynamics that govern adoption of technology in clinical settings.
• This was my first exposure to health-tech entrepreneurship — and the beginning of a conviction that India's healthcare system holds the defining innovation opportunity of the next generation.