May 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo

• Investing in companies across all verticals that are raising seed to series A rounds and have at least one South Asian female founder.
• Also building a global collective of South Asian female angel investors, VC’s and founders. DM me if you are a South Asian woman looking to be an angel investor or learn about being one.

Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

• My early pitch to the FBomb Breakfast Club was the catalyst for launching this investment fund, born from a shared frustration over the lack of funding for female founders.
• Now, as an investor, I’m proud to support and champion women-led ventures, ensuring the next generation of female entrepreneurs has access to the capital they deserve.

Jun 2022 – Dec 2022 · 6 mos

Jun 2020 – Present · 6 yrs · Greater Seattle Area

• Built AdventureTripr to make adventure travel more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable by connecting travelers with vetted local guides for curated, multi-day experiences.
• Inspired by my own transformational journey in the outdoors, I launched this platform to remove social, cultural, and economic barriers to adventure.
• Built & scaled AdventureTripr through a global pandemic, achieving break even multiple times.
• Grew the platform to a trip inventory of 450+ curated trips across 45+ countries and counting.
• Developed a communal and educational approach to travel, while encouraging sustainable practices.
• Built strategic partnerships with local operators to enhance trip quality and reach new markets.
• Advocated for diversity in the outdoors, ensuring more people, especially beginners and underrepresented groups, can access adventure.

Jan 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• An exciting young travel tech startup for the niche photography market

Mar 2013 – Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 9 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Led the origination, structuring, and execution of large- and mid-cap leveraged and investment-grade acquisition financing across industries, utilizing loan and high-yield bond products.
• Fast-tracked success in investment banking, executing diverse transactions without prior IB experience.
• Executed high-profile deals, including:
• $15B cross-border financing for Walgreens’ acquisition of Alliance Boots
• £6B bridge financing for Hutchison Whampoa’s acquisition of O2
• £100M secondary buyout of Tyrrells by Investcorp
• Primary buyout of Romans by Bowmark (undisclosed amount)

May 2011 – Mar 2013 · 1 yr 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Selected as one of only two hires from a pool of 7,000+ applicants, from top business schools across the world, through INSEAD’s on-campus recruitment for HSBC’s prestigious fast-track global leadership program.
• This elite rotational program grooms high-potential executives for senior leadership through multi-functional, cross-border experience.
• Rotations included:
• UK Mid-Market Leveraged Finance
• UK Corporate Trade & Receivables Finance
• Corporate Real Estate

Mar 2009 – Jul 2009 · 4 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

• Recruited by National Assurance Leader, India, to manage local audit client relationships when the branch was embroiled in the 'Satyam' accounting fraud
• Led some of the largest local office relationships and albeit briefly, contributed to employee and client retention

Nov 2005 – Apr 2008 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• As the Strategic Initiatives Manager, attended all operating board meetings, leading high-impact projects to drive growth, talent strategy, and operational excellence across the region.
• Key projects:
• Led a globalization initiative, expanding India’s collaboration to four new countries.
• Conducted feasibility studies for launching a Global Shared Services Center.
• As the Financial Audit Manager, played a key role in driving U.S. adoption of Deloitte’s first-ever global delivery business model for audit.
• Led roadshows and stakeholder engagement across the U.S., securing the first off-shore audit opportunity.
• Built and scaled the Insurance Industry vertical from scratch, growing it into a 12-member team serving 30+ clients.

Aug 2002 – Nov 2005 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore, Hyderabad - India

• Independently handled audit engagements soon after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant
• Led Indian GAAP and US GAAP audit engagements across technology, insurance and hospitality sectors
• Some of the key audit clients include: Taj Group of Hotels, Kakatiya Sheraton Hotel, MetLife, ING, Trilogy