Aravind K Pothula Email and Phone Number

• Conducting fundamental analysis on U.S. mid-cap and large-cap stocks using public filings, and industry reports to project future cash flows; investment criteria based on five-year DCF• Responsible for new idea generation in the Cyber security, Hospitality, Banking and Technology sector that is helping portfolio managers generate additional alpha

• Raised $50K in pre-seed round to build the interface with an expected launch data on October 1st, 2023 • Created strategic partnerships with Angel Investors, successful startup founders and government corporate runners that enhanced the timeline to determine the viability of the platform

Masters in Finance Graduate student

• Responsible for conducting market research that enabled the company to better optimize supply chains and technology and resulted in an over a 10% annual reduction of CAPEX • Secured the land and knowledge transfer from the leading RAS company in India that allowed the company to secure ~$400K in debt

• Developed India’s first education plus platform by supplementing current Indian education system with new enhanced courses such as Financial Aptitude, Personality Development and Creative Problem Solving for students aged 10 to 18• Built a detailed cash flow model to forecast P&L over the next 5 years and incorporated comparables to determine fair market value which enabled the company to raise ~$500K in pre-seed funding at a $1.5MM valuation• Managed and led a team of 23 professionals effectively that enabled the company to finish MVP 6 months earlier than anticipated • Conducted research to create a comprehensive marketing plan to optimize CAC and improve lead conversion for target audience that resulted in 60% conversion rate • Awarded startup India DPITT Certificated (500 companies were selected out of 10K monthly) enabling the company to directly interact and partner with state run schools

• Managed 400K worth of client portfolio investing in equities by analyzing both fundamentals and technical indicators of a stock (Dow theory) achieving 20% CAGR• Invested in small-mid-large cap Indian companies by going through earnings call, 10q, 10k and developed 5 year based DCF models to find Intrinsic value and EPS appreciation potential• Focused mainly on Technology sector, Automobile, Airlines and Manufacturing sectors to identify key stocks that generate more alpha

• Deal sourcing through Inbound leads, contacted over 200 startups and closed 22 startups to take business services of generation of Pitch decks, build and develop financials and business models to make them market ready• Constructed in-depth cash flow models and 3-Year DCFs (upside, median and downside scenario) to calculate IRR and MoM to determine if 12 early-stage startups made financial sense to invest in• Assisted with developing university partnerships and hosting pitch competitions to enhance the deal flow pipeline and increase the firm’s visibility amongst the entrepreneurship community • Produced industry white paper reports for the Education Technology and Fintech sectors to assist managing partners with understanding the competitive landscape for startups in those subsectors • Developed M&A models to check EPS enhancement using comparable EPS and quick and dirty rule to see the viability of mergers