Hemant is the Co-founder of an Investment Banking firm and Angel syndicate called Soar Beyond Ventures, working at the intersection of startups and investors (Venture Capital/Family Offices / HNIs). Have an ever growing base of 30-40 sector-agnostic startups in the space of Food-tech, EV ecosystem, Health-tech, Med-tech, Climate-tech, Space-tech, Deep-tech, B2B SaaS, Agri-tech, Supply chain and logistics among others. These startups are Pre-seed to Series A stage with fund raise requirements from $50k to $10 million. We have some global startups too registered in the US, UK and ME apart from Indian ones. Before this Hemant had 15-17 years of experience in consulting, business & technology research, and strategy development. He also has years of experience working on macroeconomic analysis and developed a solid understanding of the geopolitical landscape across the regions. Working with and for the senior leadership to identify and charter the progress across business segments. He has also worked in IT tech support and in software sales, wherein he acted as a collaborator between end customers and the development teams. Hemant also has a keen interest in Volunteering, Public Policy and Photography among other interests.Other extra-curricular:Public Policy / Public Affairs ExperienceFinished PGP (1 year) in Public Policy / Public Affairs and a GCPP (3 months) Short-term courses such as in Diplomacy with former German ambassador for 3 months, etcPublished articles in geopolitics and geo-economics, as have a keen interest in this domain and how it affects the world.Only Indian SRT volunteer for UK based disaster relief charity called ShelterBox.Have done policy work through the Federation of Democratic Reforms (FDR) under Dr. JP NarayanAttended Parliamentary hearings with Members of Parliament and Joint Secretaries - ex: For Amendment to the Corruption Act, and Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, conducted research on Healthcare and Educational reforms for a few states.