Neetu Puranikmath
Investor at Single Family Office
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Senior Investment Officer - VC & PE
2022 - Current
• Leading selection into venture capital fund managers and private equity fund managers for allocation • Owning the diligence and investment process end-to-end for direct investments and fund allocations • Curating network of family office professionals and senior LPs • Leading investments in individual opportunistic deals from our portfolio funds (ex: early stage startups) • Leading and supervising analyst research into topical trends (Cybersecurity, Climate, Data Privacy, Fintech, SaaS, Future of Work, PropTech, Secondaries, etc)
Entrepreneur in Residence / Investor In Residence
2022 - 2023
-Evaluated, diligenced, and ranked 120+ founder pitch decks and interviews; selected founder cohort -Provided portfolio support; assisted founders with GTM strategy, MVP creation, operations, hiring -Prepped founders for VCs: led sessions evaluating founders’ decks, pitches, product updates -Coordinated VC investor, mentor, family office intros for founders, organised accelerator activities
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Principal
2020 - 2022
• Led team of analysts as a Principal in sourcing and diligencing opportunities • Conducted research into PropTech and SaaS market trends
Investor
2021 - 2022
-Fundraised ~500K SPV to lead pre-seed round for GroupUps in USA -Built out network of family offices in 8 key metropolitan areas in US and UK -Sourced deals in underrepresented regions of both countries
Seed Investor
2020 - 2021
• Led founder calls, conducted diligence, wrote deal summaries sourcing 1 deal/week • Conducted research into Fintech, FoodTech, Consumer market trends • Drafted and presented investment memos to selected team of partners for evaluation Skills: Investment Valuation · Portfolio Support · Intellectual Property Valuation · Go-to-Market Strategy · Financial Modeling · Financial Analysis
Chief of Staff / Head of Ops
2019 - 2019
-Leading Special Projects, Strategy, and Ops -Managed communications with C-suite and other stakeholders: top clients, advisors, board members -Worked with Department Heads to identify customer pain points in product lifecycle and helped design solutions
Research: Blockchain's Impact on Real Estate, FinTech (InsurTech)
2018 - 2019
Deep Dive analysis looking at how emerging technologies such as blockchain and AI are revolutionizing real estate/ property tech startups, insurtech industry, and retail sector in the United States and the United Kingdom, and Israel
MBA Intern (Oxford VIEW Accelerator)
2018 - 2018
Participated in the VIEW accelerator program assisting pre-seed level founders in the Consumer Goods and Retail Sector with financial analysis, product strategy, market positioning
Lead Entrepreneurship Mentor
2012 - 2017
Act as innovation expert and entrepreneurial advisor to a cohort of 30 social impact entrepreneurs; assist with project management, grant writing, and pitch decks Scout and source talented entrepreneurs for future cohorts @ UC Berkeley
Client Engagement // Diversity Investment Fund
2017 - 2017
The Diversity Impact Fund is an internal investment fund focused on investing in bold, impactful ideas targeted at improving diversity and inclusion at Google and the tech industry.
YouTube Operations Associate
2016 - 2017
• Drove YouTube’s spam-fighting strategy; identified pain points in spam policy process • Monitored team KPIs and performance data; suggested 4 operational business improvements
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.