Parag S.
AI Startup Fund Raise I Investor Outreach l Angel/VCs I 150m
I have a strong pipeline of 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐂 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 from 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐔𝐒𝐀 and 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚. I work alongside founders to accelerate their fundraising process by blocking their calendar with investor meetings. I also create investor appealing 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 and 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐤 for AI startups, which help founders in: ⭐ 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : Testing idea with market information; ⭐ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 : Step by step 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 till next fund raise; ⭐ 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 : 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 and application to 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 programs. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... With 5 years of expertise in Market Research, Competition Benchmarking, Business Storytelling and 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 $𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 in last two fund raise transactions, my work has received immense appreciation from Founders and CEOs. Some of which are : "Working with Parag was a great experience. He has strong R&D skills and consistently went above and beyond, dedicating more time and effort than expected. His experience clearly shows in the quality of work he delivers. 𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆." - 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖, 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 : Fashion AI Platform "Parag did an excellent job leveraging strong domain knowledge in market research. Delivered high-quality insights and actionable recommendations right on time. Very responsive, agile, and open to feedback throughout the engagement. The final report was with clear analysis, making it easy for us to evaluate next steps. 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈." 𝙍𝙖𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙙, 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 : 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝘼𝙄 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙥 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Along with AI, my coverage area spans across Financial Services, Healthcare and Industrials sectors. My core services mainly include: ✅𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 A. Relevant Angel/VC Leads B. Outreach Campaign C. Booking meetings with investors ✅ 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 : A. Business Plan B. Pitch Deck C. Financial Projection Model ✅𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 : A. Industry Landscape Analysis B. Peer / Competitor Benchmarking C. Impressive Company Profiles ✅ 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 : A. Comparable Company Valuation B. Business Consulting ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... In my earlier role, I've led core strategic initiatives at $80 billion Financial Services Conglomerate. My strategic projects includes: 🟢 Benchmarking $50 billion AUM U.S. Hedge Fund - 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥 🟢 Acquiring $40 million Benefits Administration Company - 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐥 🟢 Company Research for world's largest $500 billion healthcare company - 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 🟢 Benchmarking the Entertainment Company of the World - 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐲 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞? ⭐ It makes me curious and excited when a fundraising project arrives, because of which I always deliver work before the 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 ⌛. ⭐ You will get 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 or 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 but also 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 for all the problem statements related to the startup. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞: ▶️ An AI startup with great idea but wondering whether there is a market for it or ▶️ Already validated the idea and ready to raise funds for your startup. Please reach out and 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 🚀.
Earnings and projects
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