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Venture Capital | Shark Tank India S3-S5 | IIM Rohtak ’22

About

Over 3 seasons at Shark Tank India, I moved through every layer of a high-volume startup evaluation funnel — from initial screening to final due diligence to owning what ultimately aired. As Business Analyst: screened 3,000+ startup applications using investor-grade evaluation methods, and supported in-person interviews with 350+ founders. As Senior Business Analyst: sourced and scouted 200+ startups for fit, owned founder interviews and executive committee presentations, and led due diligence on 50+ startups pre-airing — financials, market claims, deal terms. As Business Associate: carried full due diligence and founder-evaluation ownership forward, and became final business sign-off authority before any episode aired — including full accountability for on-screen financial and business content accuracy. That progression taught me how investors actually think: what separates a fundable business from a good story, how deals get structured (and where they quietly fall apart), and how to hold a business narrative accurate under real time pressure and real stakes — across sectors from D2C to SaaS to manufacturing. I'm now exploring venture capital, a founder's office, or strategy consulting roles — anywhere that rewards sharp judgment on people, businesses, and markets, and zero tolerance for getting the details wrong. Open to conversations — feel free to reach out.

Location

New Delhi

AI stack

anthropic apis

claude code

claude

codex

openai

perplexity

Work experience

Business Associate at Shark Tank India, Aug 2025 - Jun 2026 · 11 mos, - Final business sign-off authority pre-broadcast, incl. on-screen graphics/content accuracy - Led due diligence on 50+ startups pre-airing — financials, market claims, deal terms - Owned in-person interviews for 350+ founders; presented business cases to executive investment committee

Senior Business Analyst at Shark Tank India, Jun 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos, - Led due diligence on 50+ startups pre-airing — financials, market claims, deal terms - Sourced and scouted 200+ startups against investability and fit criteria - Owned in-person interviews for 350+ founders; presented business cases to executive investment committee - Proofchecked business wireframes for final on-air product

Business Analyst at Shark Tank India, Jun 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, - Screened 3,000+ startup applications using investor-grade evaluation methods — market sizing, unit economics, founder credibility etc - Supported in-person interviews with 350+ founders, assessing business fundamentals for investment committee review

Market Research Intern at SayRnew, May 2022 - Jul 2022 · 3 mos, Remote, - Conducted market research on the renewable energy sector (solar and wind) - Prepared investor pitch deck for fundraising meeting

Finance Intern at AceIPM, Apr 2022 - May 2022 · 2 mos, New Delhi, Delhi, India, - Verified payment/receipt accuracy and reconciled failed transactions and refunds - Managed scholarship disbursement processes end-to-end

Research Intern at Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, Apr 2021 - Jun 2021 · 3 mos, Rohtak, Haryana, India, Supervised study on the topic "Impact of Institutional Quality on economic growth" - Studied the impact of COVID-19 on global carbon emissions. - Studied consequential trends in global crude oil prices and stock market volatility. - Quantitative evidence collection through unrestricted Vector Autoregression Estimates.

Research Intern at Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, May 2020 - Jul 2020 · 3 mos, Rohtak, Haryana, India, Worked on the project titled "The Effects of COVID-19 on CO2 Emissions,Oil Pricing, and Stock Market: Evidence from VaR" - Investigation into hidden links between institutional quality and economic growth. - Furthered the qualitative evidence of the correlation to a more quantitative dimension. - Quantitative evidence for links between proxies for institutional quality and economic growth.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance, General, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Bachelor of Science - BS, Data Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras