Mar 2026 – Present · 1 mo

• Find me here: https://topmate.io/mihirjoshi
• Check this out if you want to break into IB/VC/PE/Consulting roles

Jul 2025 – Present · 9 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• Having played the game for over 12 years now, winning the Bronze Medal at SGFI U-19 Nationals, it was time to give back to the chess community. What better way to do it if you also love teaching!

Mar 2024 – May 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Early-Stage Sector-Agnostic Investment Bank
• ► Advised on ₹150 Cr+ in aggregate transaction value across fundraising and M&A for early-stage startups spanning 8+ sectors (drones, location intelligence, cloud kitchens, jewellery, spend management, etc.)
• ► Led deal structuring and execution including securing a ₹5 Cr term sheet for a jewellery-brand acquisition and co-leading a ₹4 Cr D2C investment for a SEBI CAT-I Angel Fund
• ► Evaluated 15+ early-stage startups, drafted investment memoranda, and prepared IC-ready pitches for venture and angel investments
• ► Conducted market and investor landscape analysis by analysing 40+ VC portfolios to identify collaboration and fundraising opportunities
• ► Built 20+ pitch decks, financial models, and company analysis reports to support startup fundraising and M&A mandates
• ► Drove business development end-to-end: generated 100+ prospect pipeline, onboarded 2 fundraising clients, and built a 25+ investor network via cold outreach
• ► Supported operations by streamlining talent acquisition (300+ applications) and managing 100+ CRM leads to improve pipeline visibility

Feb 2021 – Feb 2024 · 3 yrs · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• ✦ Core team member in structured debt fundraising for infrastructure companies, executing 4+ transactions (>₹100 Cr each) with aggregate fundraise of ₹700+ Cr, focused on capital cost optimization
• ✦ Built financial models and investment notes (5+ models, 10+ notes) for structured debt transactions pitched to banks and institutional lenders
• ✦ Designed backend architecture for an end-to-end online bank finance platform, mapping transaction flows and system linkages
• ✦ Drove 40% process time reduction by developing automation to integrate ERP and transaction systems for a D2C brand
• ✦ Led and executed statutory and concurrent audits for listed nationalized banks (aggregate market cap ₹9.78 lakh Cr) and a listed Indian bank (₹1.23 lakh Cr)
• ✦ Conducted statutory, tax, and GST audits across 10+ entities (Education, Manufacturing, FMCG, Electronics); handled IT returns for 70+ assessees and audits for public trusts