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# Sambhav Chopra on Tal

## Headline

Strategy, Investments & Corp Dev in Fintech \| Ex\-Entrepreneur, IIM\-A, CA

## About

I work in corporate development and group strategy at Angel One, focused on how the company grows — through acquisitions, JVs, new verticals, and strategic partnerships across fintech and BFSI\. Before this, I was at Tata Strategic Management Group, consulting on business planning, new venture strategy, and regulatory projects for group companies in financial services\. And before that, I spent a couple of years building ventures from scratch — an organic food retail startup that I scaled to two cities with profitability, and a sustainability\-focused venture \(with India's first short\-form environmental newsletter\) that landed a state government afforestation partnership within three months of launch\. Background\-wise: CA, CS, and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad\. The mix of strategy consulting, corporate M&A, and actual founder experience is what shapes how I think about deals and new businesses\. Always up for a conversation on fintech, BFSI, or M&A\. sambhavchopra@gmail\.com

## Location

Mumbai

## AI stack

codex

cursor

## Work experience

Lead Business Initiatives at Angel One, Aug 2023 \- Present · 3 yrs 1 mo, Part of the group strategy and corporate development team, working on how Angel One grows beyond the core broking business\. \- Evaluate acquisition and strategic investment opportunities across fintech and adjacent BFSI segments, from early screening through diligence and IC discussions \- Build investment theses and financial frameworks for new verticals the group is considering entering, including market sizing, entry\-mode analysis, and business\-model design \- Work alongside founders, advisors, and internal business leaders to pressure\-test opportunities and shape how they'd integrate with the group \- Annual CEO club awardee

Consultant at Tata Strategic Management Group, Jan 2022 \- Aug 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos, Strategy consulting across Tata group engagements, focused on new business creation, operational improvement, and regulatory execution in financial services\. \- Built the business plan for a new fintech venture for a group chairman, working directly alongside the venture CEO on positioning, market strategy, and growth roadmap \- Identified process efficiencies worth 15\-20% in overhead savings \(\~INR 90 Cr\) for a large consumer company \- Developed a comprehensive business plan for a disruptive insurtech model, from wireframing and product design through GTM, operations, and partnership strategy \- Led an RBI licensing project end\-to\-end, with the license successfully awarded within regulatory timelines

Co\-Founder at Startups at Entrepreneur, Sep 2019 \- Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos, India, Built two ventures from scratch in the organic food and sustainability space\. \- Secured a pre\-seed offer of $200K, and scaled to a cash\-positive business with 20\-40% month\-on\-month growth across two cities \- Hit INR 2M\+ ARR within six months as the first certified only\-organic fresh food retailer in the market \- Self\-taught digital marketing, no\-code tools, and ops management to run product, growth, and operations simultaneously as a solo founder \- Launched India's first short\-form environmental newsletter — grew to 4K subscribers \(\~80% m\-o\-m organic growth\) and landed a Rajasthan state\-partnered afforestation customer within three months

Investment Trainee \(Internship converted to PPO\) at Axilor Ventures, Apr 2018 \- May 2018 · 2 mos, Bangalore, Early\-stage VC internship across sourcing, screening, and diligence on seed and pre\-Series A opportunities\. Received a PPO at the end of the program\.

Assistant Manager at CSD Instruments India Private Limited, Aug 2016 \- Mar 2017 · 8 mos, Jaipur, Ran finance and admin for a growing SME\. Drove a \~20% revenue lift through new partnerships, unlocked \~10% cost savings via a financial and legal restructuring, and secured and deployed INR 9\.5M of working capital from banking partners\.

## Education

PGP, MBA, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

CA, Chartered Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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