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Deepanshu Gupta

Head - Corporate Development @Kotak Neo | Ex - Corporate VC @ ICICI Bank

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

6+ years of work experience

Kotak Securities
Apr 20242 yrs 5 mosPresent

Investments and M&A responsibilities: - Leading evaluations of early and growth stage investments from Kotak's balance sheet. Sectors include Fintech, EdTech, Enterprise Tech, Deep Tech, BFSI Tech and B2B SaaS. Evaluation of M&A; and acqui-hires for inorganic growth of Kotak Neo. - Supported deal structuring discussions, governance considerations, and post-transaction integration planning for acquired and invested entities. - Management of existing portfolio Investee companies through strategic business planning with founders. - Acted as Board Observer to portfolio companies (Investee + Full Buyout) Business Ownership &Partnerships -Owned business and growth targets through distribution partnerships, driving customer acquisition and revenue outcomes for core brokerage and investment products. - Built and managed large-scale fintech and distribution partnerships, negotiating commercials, defining operating models, and monitoring partner performance Technology & Vendor-Led Programs - Led vendor selection and ongoing management for enterprise AI and automation initiatives, including procurement, governance, delivery tracking, and stakeholder coordination. - Oversaw cross-functional execution of digital initiatives across product, tech, marketing, and operations teams.
BankSathi
Dec 20223 yrs 9 mosPresent

flipitmoney
Jan 20224 yrs 8 mosPresent

TradeGyani
Jan 20224 yrs 8 mosPresent

StockEdge
Aug 20215 yrs 1 moPresent

Kotak Securities
Oct 20203 yrs 6 mosMar 2024

Investments and M&A responsibilities - Built and managed Venture Capital Investment fund inside Kotak Securities, evalauting 500+ startups by building strong relationships with VC's, PE's, IB's, Angels, Investment ecocsystem - Led 10+ startup investments across fintech, AI, B2B SaaS. Sourced these opportunities through ecosystem connects. Managed and led IC committee presentations, Business Due Diligence, Financial 7 Legal due diligence, transaction documents; and post investment monitoring. - Successfully managed structures to invest outside India from BFSI firms' balance sheet involving stricter SEBI and RBI regulations. - Executed and led 2 inorganic acquisitions which played key role in digital and business strategy. Supported deal structuring discussions, governance considerations, and post transaction integration planning for acquired and invested entities. - Ran and managed business operations, strategy and venture creation for M&A's for 2-3 years till the time business grew to some extent. Partnerships & Alliances: - Managing cross-functional team to drive alliances and partnerships by co-creating products with startups and internal functions including Product, Marketing, Business, Technology and other control groups. - Conceptualized and evangelized innovation by bringing new technologies inside Kotak Neo such as New KYC stack, Payments innovation, Gen AI technologies, new tech stacks and latest innovation - Entusted with bringing new technologies and solutions, evaluating those and getting them integrated and made them live. (Hunting + Farming)

Deepanshu’s AI Stack

antigravity
antigravity
opencode
opencode

Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Bachelor of Engineering - BE

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

CBSE, XII

St. Mary's Convent Sr. Sec.

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Headline

Head - Corporate Development @Kotak Neo | Ex - Corporate VC @ ICICI Bank

Location

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

AI stack

antigravity

opencode

Work experience

Vice President - CVC, M&A, Strategic Alliances & Partnerships at Kotak Securities, Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos, Investments and M&A responsibilities: - Leading evaluations of early and growth stage investments from Kotak's balance sheet. Sectors include Fintech, EdTech, Enterprise Tech, Deep Tech, BFSI Tech and B2B SaaS. Evaluation of M&A; and acqui-hires for inorganic growth of Kotak Neo. - Supported deal structuring discussions, governance considerations, and post-transaction integration planning for acquired and invested entities. - Management of existing portfolio Investee companies through strategic business planning with founders. - Acted as Board Observer to portfolio companies (Investee + Full Buyout) Business Ownership &Partnerships -Owned business and growth targets through distribution partnerships, driving customer acquisition and revenue outcomes for core brokerage and investment products. - Built and managed large-scale fintech and distribution partnerships, negotiating commercials, defining operating models, and monitoring partner performance Technology & Vendor-Led Programs - Led vendor selection and ongoing management for enterprise AI and automation initiatives, including procurement, governance, delivery tracking, and stakeholder coordination. - Oversaw cross-functional execution of digital initiatives across product, tech, marketing, and operations teams.

Board Observer at BankSathi, Dec 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Board Observer at flipitmoney, Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

Investor at TradeGyani, Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

Board Observer at StockEdge, Aug 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

DVP - CVC, M&A, Strategic Alliances & Partnerships at Kotak Securities, Oct 2020 - Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos, Investments and M&A responsibilities - Built and managed Venture Capital Investment fund inside Kotak Securities, evalauting 500+ startups by building strong relationships with VC's, PE's, IB's, Angels, Investment ecocsystem - Led 10+ startup investments across fintech, AI, B2B SaaS. Sourced these opportunities through ecosystem connects. Managed and led IC committee presentations, Business Due Diligence, Financial 7 Legal due diligence, transaction documents; and post investment monitoring. - Successfully managed structures to invest outside India from BFSI firms' balance sheet involving stricter SEBI and RBI regulations. - Executed and led 2 inorganic acquisitions which played key role in digital and business strategy. Supported deal structuring discussions, governance considerations, and post transaction integration planning for acquired and invested entities. - Ran and managed business operations, strategy and venture creation for M&A's for 2-3 years till the time business grew to some extent. Partnerships & Alliances: - Managing cross-functional team to drive alliances and partnerships by co-creating products with startups and internal functions including Product, Marketing, Business, Technology and other control groups. - Conceptualized and evangelized innovation by bringing new technologies inside Kotak Neo such as New KYC stack, Payments innovation, Gen AI technologies, new tech stacks and latest innovation - Entusted with bringing new technologies and solutions, evaluating those and getting them integrated and made them live. (Hunting + Farming)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

CBSE, XII, St. Mary's Convent Sr. Sec.