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Early-Stage Investor @ Villgro | CFA Level II | Ex-PwC ESG Strategy

About

I back founders before the world believes in them, at the intersection of impact, agriculture, and emerging tech. At Villgro, I evaluate early-stage deals across Agritech, Climate, and Healthcare, assessing founder-market fit, business model viability, and long-term scalability. I've built sourcing pipelines, conducted due diligence, and worked directly with portfolio founders on go-to-market and fundraising strategy. Before VC, I spent 3 years at PwC India as an ESG Strategy Consultant, where I helped build their sustainability advisory practice from the ground up, working across sectors on disclosure frameworks, impact measurement, and board-level ESG integration. What I'm drawn to: founders solving hard problems in legacy-broken industries. What I bring: sharp financial instincts (CFA Level II), operator empathy, and a conviction that impact and returns aren't a tradeoff.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

claude code

claude

gemini

openai

ChatGPT

Work experience

Senior Analyst - Investments at Villgro, Apr 2026 - Present · 6 mos

Investment Analyst - Impact Finance at Villgro, Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Evaluated 300+ inbound deal applications quarterly across Agritech, Climate, and Healthcare verticals; progressed top 10% to investment committee Conducted end-to-end due diligence including founder interviews, market sizing, competitive mapping, and financial model review Supported portfolio companies on fundraising readiness, investor narrative, and milestone tracking Developed sector research frameworks for Agritech that reduced sourcing evaluation time by ~30%

Senior Analyst at PwC, Apr 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Led ESG strategy engagements for 5+ corporate clients across manufacturing and FMCG, delivering board-ready sustainability roadmaps Contributed to building PwC India's ESG advisory practice; developed internal knowledge-sharing systems and onboarding frameworks adopted team-wide Recognised with the Above and Beyond Individual and Team Awards along with 5 spot awards for project ownership and cross-team leadership

Analyst - Management Consulting (Research and Analytics) at PwC, Aug 2021 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Delivered research and analytics support on 10+ management consulting mandates, spanning market entry, operational efficiency, and ESG disclosure Designed ESG data frameworks aligned to GRI and BRSR standards for clients navigating regulatory compliance

Business Analyst Intern at AMOS AutoMicroUAS, Apr 2020 - Jul 2020 · 4 mos, -Worked as the First Point of Contact on the Tethered Drone Project developed by the company and promoted to the Indian Army’s 505 Base Workshop, New Delhi as an R&D project. -Generated leads for the company’s Sanitization Drone during the CoVID-19 Lockdown & successfully converted GoHR and GoWB as the company’s clients. -Assisted in reaching the monthly target of the company in 10 days in the month of May 2020 during the lockdown.

Education

CFA Level 2, Finance, General, CFA institute

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Accounting and Finance, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata