Arunav Pal

Building Better Earth Ventures

2024 - Current

Accelerator Programs Associate

2023 - 2023

- Managed the coaching journeys of 8 high impact startup teams across the agrifood space – acting as their hands on companion through the program, mapping their unique needs and providing them appropriate resources. - Led the conception, organisation, and delivery of a high-visibility pitching session for the teams at the Singapore International Agri-Food Week, attended by over 100 local and international delegates. The event was well received by present delegates, portfolio start-ups, and attendees. - Championed the company at the agri-food roadshow, winning a high profile Japanese Governmental Client. - Supported on dealflow activities for both the accelerator and in response to challenge statements from the largest agri-food MNCs.

ClimateTech Investments Analyst / Founding Member

2021 - 2023

- Evaluated 700+ deals, personally sourcing ~100. Participated in ~20 due diligences, co-leading 5, with 3 reaching the final Investment Committee. - Led Satgana’s partnerships effort, sourcing, negotiating, and closing leads with top tech firms such as Segment, HubSpot, Carta, and more, bringing total additional value to each portfolio firm up to >170k USD. - Built deals sharing channels with partner investors, angels, consultants, and ecosystem players across Europe (such as UnternehmerTUM, La Nave, Progress Tech Ventures). - Worked closely with the COO to align the fund with SFDR Article 9 and the EU Taxonomy Regulation, integrating best practices on positive impact measurement, Minimum Safeguards, Principle Adverse Impacts etc. - Proposed an integrated venture and impact Investment Process Map and contributed to creation of Satgana’s Impact Theory. - Led the conception and proposal of a detailed Gender-Lens Strategy for the Fund based on market best-practices. - Built early versions of impact aligned portfolio monitoring tools. - Provided support on marketing, Fund pitch crafting, stakeholder engagement, and various other ad-hoc projects.

Dealflow and Partnerships (Venture Studio Intern)

2021 - 2021

Satgana is a global climate-focused venture studio addressing the most critical challenges of our time through entrepreneurship and innovation. Scope includes sourcing and evaluating start-ups, deal flow strategy, partnerships and various other projects.

ASEAN Young Climate Leader 2022

2022 - 2023

Selected as one of the ASEAN region's Young Climate Leaders for 2022. Focus in Biodiversity and Nature Conservation. Programme includes an intensive leadership and networking training stint, followed by seed funding and mentorship to build and scale an environmental social impact venture.

Student

2017 - 2021

Bachelor of Social Science in Economics with a focus in Finance. Courses in Behavioural Science, Statistics, Financial Economics, Game Theory, Astronomy, Computer Science, Calculus, Financial Development, Climate Change

Management Consulting (Digital Transformation) Intern

2021 - 2021

Summer 2021 Internship with KPMG People and Change Team under the Digital Transformation practice. Used analytical tools to derive actionable insights from industry and client data. Worked on business development and performed client research, painpoint mapping, content creation, stakeholder management and various ad-hoc projects. Offered full time position on completion.

Undersecretary General (Business)

2017 - 2018

Leading the team in charge of securing external sponsorships for the NTU Model United Nations 2018. Work involves pitching the event to potential sponsors, formalising arrangements and ensuring compliance.

Intern (Job Shadow)

2013 - 2013

Trade and market data analysis and validation / matching of raw data with Bloomberg.