Akshat Prakash

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Led investments in Generative AI and Fintech startups.
  • Managed €1 Billion+ sales for a major business unit.
  • Conducted market research for Fortune 500 pharma companies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Pharmaceutical market research expert with strong investment strategy capabilities.

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Skills

Core Skills

Investment StrategyFintechBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisStrategy DevelopmentDigital TransformationMarket ResearchData Analysis

Other Skills

AutoCADCC++ForecastingGenerative AIInvestmentJavaMatlabMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeProgrammingPspiceSolidworksStatisticsWindows

Experience

11 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
11 mos
Current Experience

Ian group (formerly indian angel network)

Principal - IAN Alpha Fund

Jul 2025Present · 11 mos

Capgemini

4 roles

Investment Lead - Fintech & AI

Promoted

Oct 2021Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Completed 6 investments in Generative AI and Fintech startups from seed to Series B rounds
Investment StrategyFintech

Managing Consultant, Capgemini Invent

Sep 2020Sep 2021 · 1 yr

Chief of Staff, Continental Europe

Jul 2018Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Chief of Staff and one of the direct reports to the Business Unit Head (size > 1bn €)
  • Responsibilities included:
  • Prepare & manage sales for the Business Unit (€1 Billion+ annually); Financial analysis, Strategy formulation, Business planning; Act as an advisor to management for decision making & executive meetings (CXO level)
  • Execute the BU Head’s agenda including strategic initiatives & operations to transform 5000 FTEs organization
  • Prepare & attend leadership engagement with external stakeholders (CXOs): clients, partners (€50 Million+)
Business StrategyFinancial Analysis

E.L.I.T.E Management Trainee, COO Office

Jun 2017Jun 2018 · 1 yr

  • Part of the flagship leadership program of Capgemini. As part of the Financial Services COO Office, worked on three short assignments:
  • Prepared the strategy document, future roadmap and operating model of Capgemini Financial Services' Global Delivery Centers
  • Developed a solution offering and Go-to-market kit for assessing Digital Maturity of firms in financial services
  • Part of the team driving the transformation of Global Delivery Excellence function
Strategy DevelopmentDigital Transformation

Alvarez & marsal

Summer Associate

Apr 2016May 2016 · 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Part of the Commercial Due Diligence team
  • Assisted a leading e-commerce firm in creating a retail distribution strategy for their watches category
  • Identified, screened & pitched to over 15 potential watch distributors in 4 target regions
  • Developed a Point-of-view document on the path to profitability for e-commerce companies in India

Zs associates

Business Analytics Associate

Jun 2013May 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Responsible for conducting Market Research projects for Fortune 500 pharma companies in the US and EU markets.
  • Evaluated marketing & positioning strategies for a Fortune 500 client by capturing & analyzing KPI trends; Saved 1000 man-hours ($50k) p.a by automating client deliverable
  • Led a key drug forecasting strategy project; Forecasted demand of 3 drugs with sales $3Bn+ p.a over 10 years; Achieved 20% reduction in inventory cost by optimizing client’s drug SKU portfolio across 4 countries
  • Involved actively in conducting mentorship & skill based training sessions
Market ResearchData Analysis

Havells india ltd

Intern

May 2012Jun 2012 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

  • Part of the industrial products team
  • Evaluated strategy of changing the material composition of fixed contact tips in MCCBs by conducting VA (Value Analysis)
  • Benchmarked performance of 4 different fixed contact tips used in different types of MCCBs
  • Identified & proposed redesigning a key component responsible for increased defect rate of G frame MCCB

Halonix limited

Intern

May 2011Jun 2011 · 1 mo · Noida Area, India

  • Part of the Industrial Lamps Division
  • Identified bottlenecks in electricity transmission & distribution chain of the plant by assessing operating requirements of every department
  • Worked in a team of 5 on the improvement of LED powered car lighting system

Students' alumni cell, iit kharagpur

General Secretary, Students' Alumni Cell

Apr 2011Mar 2012 · 11 mos · Office of Alumni Affairs and International Relations, IIT Kharagpur

  • Responsible for nurturing the relationship between the institute and alumni of IIT Kharagpur.
  • Conducted the Annual Alumni Meet held at the campus
  • Drafted the Official Constitution of the Students' Alumni Cell
  • Started an Annual Yearbook for the graduating batch (first of its kind across the IITs)

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

PGDM

Jan 2015Jan 2017

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

B.Tech — Electrical Engineering

Jan 2009Jan 2013

Delhi Public School, Dhanbad

Jan 2003Jan 2009

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