Adithya Bharadwaj

Vice President

2022 - Current

Head - Fund Operations / Fintech Investments

2021 - 2021

Lead investments in fintech. Investments made/managed include: CanPe Solutions Dvara e-Dairy Dvara Smartgold Capgrid Quickshift

Investor

2019 - 2021

Vice President

2016 - 2021

Stakeboat Capital (Stakeboat) is an India-focused $150Mn private equity fund. We adopt a 'roll-up-the-sleeve-and-collaborate' approach with our portfolio to enable them deliver value and achieve potential. And, we are en route to build a new-age operational private equity firm in India. Being a member of founding team (1st employee) at Stakeboat, I sourced, evaluated and executed investment opportunities and is responsible for transaction structuring, due diligence and negotiations. I undertook operational and business finance initiatives in portfolio companies. Stakeboat Capital invested in Leixir Resources (a global dental technology company manufacturing dental devices for the US and India market), Sankalp Semiconductor (India's largest independent analog and mixed-signal semiconductor design services company), Dvara KGFS (a pioneer NBFC providing micro-finance and wealth management solutions to deep rural India) and Leadsquared (marketing automation platform used by global businesses). I represented Stakeboat in our portfolio companies as a Board member or observer.

Board Member

2017 - 2020

Represented Investors on one of India's leading affordable healthcare chain, driving strategic interactions with CFO and C-Suite on expansion into India's tier-II cities.

Board Member

2018 - 2019

Represented Stakeboat Capital on the Board, leading key strategic finance initiatives and CXO interactions

Senior Associate - Business Advisory

2014 - 2015

- Worked closely with promoters and the leadership team of large promoter-driven companies giving insights on various financial and strategic aspects of the business including setting up financial reporting processes, devising cost cutting measures, creating business projections, and thereby playing the role of a “bouncing board”. - Have coordinated with the financial and legal due diligence team, private equity players and the finance head and the promoters of the selling business. - Worked closely with start-ups guiding them on product/service evolution and financial sense during kick-off phase. - Industries handled: Logistics, Education, Manufacturing and E-commerce.

Associate - Transactions Advisory

2011 - 2014

- First-hand experience in major accounting, auditing and due diligence issues involved. - Sector diligence assignments experience includes evaluating key business drivers, identifying investment-decision issues, coordinating with various DD teams and reporting to Private Equity / Strategic clients. - Experience includes understanding financial processes governing the financial reporting framework, identifying process weakness and dealing with consequential risk on audit / transactions / negotiations. - Managerial capabilities demonstrated by managing audits and diligence assignments thru effective delegation to interns and junior executives; including clients / investor discussions on identified issues; Managed 44 staff over a two-month long profitability study of a retail chain. - Responsible for reporting to managers / partners on various engagements. - Industries handled: Real estate, micro-finance, manufacturing, automobile services, cash management services (logistics), pharmaceuticals.

Articled Trainee, R.Subramanian & Company, member firm of HLBI

2006 - 2010

> Internal Audit and Statutory Audit of listed companies and various private companies in the business of consultancy, manufacturing and trading. > Peer review documentation for Peer Review of Audits. > Operational Audit for listed, unlisted public companies and private companies. > Finance and Accounts Management. > Other areas of audit experience include Funds flow analysis, cost-saving analysis, statutory compliance certification works such as ESI Audit, Systems certification, Business implementation review, ERP Review.