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Purva Shrivastava

Building Specter | Ex-KPMG | Alum @NUS @LSR

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Overview 

Purva Shrivastava is currently the Head of Product at Specter, with a background as an Investment Analyst at various organizations including Product Dynamix and Blockchain Founders Fund. She has a strong foundation in product management and risk analysis, having previously worked at KPMG India and Deloitte India. Highlights of Purva's career include her role as a Strategy Associate at Blockchain Founders Fund and her current position as Head of Product at Specter, where she utilizes skills in product operations, risk analysis, and strategic planning to drive success in her role.

Work Experience 

  • Head of Product

    2022 - Current

    • Leading the development of Strategic-Intelligence, the top deal sourcing engine for VCs, providing actionable data-driven deal flow. • Predicting deals with a 200-day advantage, delivering deal flow to 100+ major VCs. • Achieving market-leading results by staying ahead of the market trends and providing strategic insights.

  • Product Manager

    2022 - 2022

  • Investment Analyst

    2021 - 2022

  • Investment Analyst Intern

    2021 - 2021

  • Investment Analyst

    2021 - 2021

    • Analysing and preparing the Fund-Raising Pitch Deck for our clients • Network Building for PDX

  • Strategy Associate

    2020 - 2020

    • Building high-level deal flow pipeline, investment, and business development programs for both BFF and 5+ portfolio companies. • Advised emerging technology & blockchain projects and engaged in venture building top-tier start-ups across 3+ international markets.

  • Analyst

    2017 - 2019

    • Executed risk based Internal Audits (IA) of critical business processes, identified risks and gaps in the process flow and provided risk management solutions to the key stakeholders of clients; including the energy subsidiary of a major Japanese multinational conglomerate, a leading American HR consulting firm, a prominent Indian formal clothing brand and a leading logistics solution provider to major e-commerce market players. • Engaged directly with senior stakeholders of several departments to understand their needs and advised them on feasible solutions for the gaps after conducting in-depth evaluation and analysis. • Delivered across diverse sectors on varied scopes such as Supply Chain Management (SCM), Marketing, Billings & Receivables, Contract Management, Administration; and HR & Payroll.

  • Intern - Indirect Tax

    2016 - 2016

    • Analyzed several prospective client profiles and evaluated them to accelerate the development of pitching proposals. • Researched in detail and gained internal insights on Goods & Services Tax (GST), before it was introduced in India in 2017 and created a report on its impact on several industries, stakeholders and the Indian economy as a whole. • Acquired process understanding of the various sub-divisions of IDT Department, and studied several case laws to understand precedents for similar tax litigations being handled by the team.

Deloitte Tax is an advisory firm that provides tax preparation and advisory services.

  • Intern- Finance & Accounting

    2015 - 2016

    • Facilitated accounting and book-keeping during accounting year closure, expediting the achievement of deadlines. Haldor Topsoe is one of the world's leading catalysis MNCs, headquartered in Denmark

  • Intern - Credit SME

    2015 - 2015

    • Analyzed the Corporate Credit Policy (CCP) and prepared Credit Monetary Analysis Statement (CMAs) to accelerate the credit evaluation process for several prospective clients Axis Bank is India's third largest private sector bank offering financial services for personal & corporate banking

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