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Arun Thangavel

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in crafting compelling investment narratives.
  • Proven track record in fundraising for startups.
  • Strong foundation in corporate finance and stakeholder management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech expert with a focus on investment strategy and brand positioning.

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Skills

Core Skills

Investment NarrativesFundraising StrategyMarket TimingBrand PositioningContent StrategyCorporate Finance

Other Skills

Content MarketingFinancial AnalysisMarket ResearchCompetitive AnalysisStakeholder ManagementBrand StrategyBrandingContent DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentBusiness CommunicationsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)SalesAccount ManagementMarketing StrategyTeam Management

About

Capital follows clarity. My work sits at the intersection of capital , brand, and growth strategy. After a decade in corporate finance — presenting 800+ high-stakes deals to C-suite leaders, negotiating agreements, and working with balance sheets — I learned one enduring truth that 'Capital follows clarity'. As part of the founding team at Frontrunner, I work closely with founders and leadership teams of seed to growth-stage companies to help them: - Distill complex operating and financial data into clear investment theses - Sharpen market timing, positioning, and growth narratives - Prepare fundraising materials, IC-style memos, and investor-ready stories that stand up to scrutiny My approach is grounded in: - Deep market and competitive analysis to validate scale pathways - Supporting founders through fundraising conversations with a strong emphasis on capital strategy and long-term outcomes - Market Timing: Spotting the gaps and trends that make startups irresistible. - Brand Positioning: Connecting founder stories with strategic differentiation. Underpinning all of this is a strong foundation in corporate finance, stakeholder management, and deal execution, built over nearly 8 years in a listed financial institution. If you’re a founder looking to raise your first (or next) round, I can help you translate your vision into investment confidence, and make it look like a piece of cake🍰 📩 Let’s connect if you’re serious about getting funded or position / re-position yourself.

Experience

14 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 8 mos
Current Experience

Frontrunner

Founding Team / Investment Narratives

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Working closely with founders and leadership teams of early and growth-stage startups to support fundraising, positioning, and growth clarity.
  • Supported 15+ startups across seed and pre-Series A in preparing investor-ready materials, contributing to $5M+ in capital raised
  • Built IC-style investment narratives by combining market sizing, competitive dynamics, operating metrics, and founder vision
  • Conducted deep market and sector research to assess timing, scalability, and differentiation, helping founders articulate why they win
  • Worked hands-on with founders to translate raw MIS, traction data, and financial assumptions into clear growth stories
  • Designed GTM and positioning strategies grounded in channel economics and customer acquisition logic
  • Regularly engaged with investors, operators, and ecosystem stakeholders, strengthening founder–investor alignment
Content StrategyContent MarketingFinancial AnalysisMarket ResearchCompetitive AnalysisStakeholder Management+2

Become®

Narrative & Positioning Strategist

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore Urban

  • Advising growth-stage startups and enterprises on brand, market positioning, and strategic storytelling during scale-up phases.
  • Led brand and narrative repositioning exercises for companies transitioning from early traction to institutional scale
  • Worked with leadership teams to align business strategy, market perception, and capital narratives
  • Facilitated senior-level workshops to sharpen strategic clarity, enabling faster decision-making across investors, partners, and customers
  • Built long-term narrative frameworks designed to compound brand equity and support future fundraising or expansion
Brand StrategyBrand Positioning

Panorbit®

Content Writer

Jun 2022Apr 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Content strategy and marketing for tech, SaaS, and engineering brands.
  • Produced multi-channel marketing content that increased organic web traffic by 45% and boosted client engagement rates by 30%.
  • Translated complex technical data into engaging sales communications that drove product adoption.
  • Collaborated with creative and digital teams to execute integrated marketing campaigns across web, social, and email.
BrandingContent DevelopmentContent Strategy

Career break

Health and well-being

Jun 2019May 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Sundaram finance

3 roles

Manager Grade II - Corporate Finance

Promoted

Apr 2014May 2019 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Built Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) models to evaluate investment and financing decisions, supporting lease-versus-buy recommendations and long-term capital efficiency analysis.
  • Contributed to credit underwriting processes, including assessment of counterparty risk, asset quality, cash flow sustainability, and transaction structuring.
  • Advised on lease-versus-buy decisions across a wide asset base, including industrial machinery, IT equipment, and employee benefit assets, aligning financing structures with business objectives and balance-sheet considerations.
  • Acquired, developed, and retained key enterprise clients in Bangalore (KA) by presenting detailed cost–benefit and cash flow analyses comparing existing financing structures with proposed lease finance solutions.
  • Engaged directly with C-suite and senior leadership (CFOs, Directors, Finance Controllers, HR, Procurement, and Legal Heads), delivering financial insights and scenario analyses to support informed capital allocation and procurement decisions.
  • Led negotiations of Master Business Agreements (MBAs), covering rights, liabilities, risk allocation, and compliance with applicable statutory frameworks, Acts, and regulatory guidelines governing lease and finance transactions.
  • Headed branch-level operations, overseeing sourcing, evaluation, onboarding, and relationship management of 50+ vendor partners for asset finance, ensuring timely documentation and operational compliance.
  • Prepared and presented detailed performance reports to the Senior Vice President and Managing Director, tracking KPIs across operational efficiency, portfolio performance, and client satisfaction.
  • Responded to and closed complex RFPs, structuring competitive proposals across pricing, master agreement terms, and SLAs while balancing risk, return, and client requirements.
  • Worked closely with client leadership teams to help draft and refine internal procurement and finance policies, enabling adoption of alternative financing solutions.
Business DevelopmentBusiness CommunicationsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)SalesCorporate Finance

Manager / Deputy Manager - Marketing SMB & Corporate Finance

Promoted

Apr 2012Apr 2014 · 2 yrs

  • Managing all client communications, conflict resolution, and compliance issues.
  • Writing concise, tailor-made and value-based proposals and making engaging presentations of the complex financial offering.
  • Follow up with the collection team and ensured the amounts receivables in each billing cycle is received as per the agreement terms.
  • To facilitate the SME Finance Team, discussed & evaluated their customer units in Bangalore to understand their financial needs.
  • Managing all client communications, conflict resolution, and compliance issues.

Assistant Manager - Marketing

Jul 2011Apr 2012 · 9 mos

  • Writing concise, tailor-made and value-based proposals and making engaging presentations of complex financial offerings.

Kashyap technologies

Internship Trainee

Jan 2008Dec 2008 · 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Design develop and implement projects. Organize verbal and written ideas clearly for the projects. Work according to program standards and documentation compliance. Review program codes and correct errors in the program. Recommend process improvements to achieve project goals

Education

SRM IST Chennai

Bachelor of Technology — Bio Technology

Velammal Engineering College

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Finance

Jan 2009Jan 2011

SRM IST Chennai

B.Tech

Jan 2003Jan 2007

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