Karan Jhajj Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Selected from 1700+ applicants as 1 of 40 top Canadians with entrepreneurial talent, demonstrating a genuine passion for technology and startups, and an insatiable desire to always be learning. • Participated in a 2-year program fostering entrepreneurial skills, education, mentorship, and funding, alongside access to one of Canada's strongest entrepreneurial networks, partnering Canadians at top innovative start-ups across Canada. • Developed the network, knowledge, and entrepreneurial skills to have a more impactful career alongside consistent training and networking with start-up leaders on topics including finance, operations, sales, customer success, and marketing.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

•Conducted in-depth due diligence & deal screens on prospective portfolio companies building presentations for internal and external purposes. Created complex financial models in excel (VBA & Macros) that were adopted for use across the fund. •Conducted strategic primary & secondary research on relevant industries/companies - summarized into reports, white papers, & investment memos, driving thematic research. Shared with 200+ LPs & industry professionals. •Advise portfolio companies, as an active investor, in strategic development during board meetings and monthly check-ins. Met with lawyers and broader legal team to discuss term sheets. •Met with entrepreneurs, senior management, and co-investors to identify & evaluate potential investments through financial due diligence, market research, and competitive analysis making detailed documentation of meetings. •Maintained internal databases & deal pipeline. Provided insights as an active participant in weekly pipeline meetings. •Aided in communications with LPs, portfolio companies, investment banks, and other industry professionals. •Networked with peers in Private Equity & founders, attending industry events, to support investment sourcing efforts. Pitched internal team on sourced deals. Aided in fund raising using data from PitchBook to source potential LPs.

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

•Created reports & financial models analyzing potential return scenarios on residential/industrial properties. Complied relevant property/industry/market information to determine property value and ultimately recommended acquisitions.•Acted as an information & analysis resource working with internal and external stakeholders, reviewing leases, rent rolls, coordinating with external vendors, verifying projections, screening tenants, conducting property walkthroughs, and handling other ad-hoc tasks as assigned from pre-closing to post-closing phases. •Recommended 2 accretive building projects upgrading the quality of the portfolio adding $120,000+ annually in additional rental income. Improved net operating income 55% & 100% respectively increasing property values by $2M+.

Toronto, Ontario

• Took leadership of teams to solve operational issues for clients, translating goals into models in python, and making recommendations based on resource constraints, qualitative considerations, & strategic direction - Implementation led to a 33% increase in efficiency/capacity. • Assimilated/cleansed data for a large European retailer & implemented optimization/machine learning techniques isolating seasonal demand for SKUs and used insights in a client presentation/report to communicate a clear actionable strategy for reducing SKU count by 40% to technical & non-technical senior executives.

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Developed and sustained relationships with clients by understanding their financial situation, maintaining confidentiality, and building rapport through open lines of communication as a personable and trusted assistant to the insurance representative. • Recognized high performer 100+ daily calls producing 10% conversion rate. Balanced multiple tasks concurrently collaborating effectively in a fast-paced environment. Met target timelines while delivering thorough and accurate work. • Improved operations by converting existing data stores into a relational client database through SQL & implementing machine learning techniques to identify the best prospective clients resulting in an 18% increase in client conversion.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance & Operations Managment And Information Systems

High School Diploma