About Me
1996 - Present
Auckland born, NY raised, Indian origin.
Living in Forest Hills, Queens, visiting my parents in ABQ at least a few times per year, and traveling a bunch in between.
I'm a New Zealand born, Indian-American, that is a New Yorker above all. I live in NYC with my girlfriend, work in tech, run long distances (6 NYC Marathons, 7 total marathons, and #8 coming up this year), and am on a quest to get as good as I can at hitting a little yellow ball.
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This site is a space for me to post longer form content about the things I am working on and care about, post some of my photography (when I have time for it), and connect with various communities.
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If you need help with your business, I'm your guy. I have helped raise over $200M across 2 Series D+ companies, have worked on M&A activities, and have worked on every business size from 3 people in an IT closet to 1,000 people across 3 countries. I've been a first FP&A hire, led expansion work, and have done a little bit of practically everything outside of engineering. I serve as a First Round Fast Track mentor from time to time and also serve on the West Side Tennis Club's Finance and Tennis committees.
I can advise on anything from fundraising, to recruiting strategy, to general startup and scaling advice. You can either get in touch with me using the Contact button below, or find my VentureGuru profile here for formal advising arrangements. You can also follow along on my Substack for (hopefully) helpful finance tips and tricks I've picked up over the years.
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On a completely different topic, if you want to play tennis with me or collab on something tennis related (sponsorships, brand work, etc), please reach out to me at Slice of Indy instead. Following the Slice of Indy Insta is greatly appreciated btw!
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Looking forward to sharing more and connecting with as many of you as possible!
Resume
2021 - Present
Director of Finance
NYC | Mental Health
Heading up FP&A (financial planning and analysis) and strategic/operational finance. Supporting the CFO with investor reporting/fundraising, and supporting Alma's growth as a whole.
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We've raised over $200M at a valuation of ~$800M, are available in all 50 states, and were included on Inc's Best Workplaces in 2022. Revenue has ~14xed in my time here.
2019 - 2021
FP&A Lead
NYC | Food/Online Ordering
Led budgeting and reporting, helping manage growth from ~400 employees to a global workforce of nearly 1,000. Helped raise a Series C and D.
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Slice had more than 14,000 pizzerias on the platform, spread across all 50 states. Featured in Crain and Inc's Best Places to Work, and Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies. I've heard Slice does $100M+ year profitably these days.
2018 - 2019
Sales and Expansion
NYC | Recruiting/HR Tech
I grew up terrified of the phone. Like unable to schedule my own appointments.
I did $200k+ in perm staffing deals in my first 3 months.
Sold the AngelList talent platform to startups in NYC, SF, and Boston, generating hundreds of thousands in placement fees. Led the platform's expansion into LA, generating a $1M+ run rate in a matter of months.
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Now called Wellfound, AL Talent helped thousands of companies with their hiring needs, and fostered a global ecosystem of 8M+ startup-focused people across the globe.
2014 - 2018
Head of Finance
NYC | Recruiting/HR Tech
My intro to startups and where I really learned almost everything I use today. We were 4 people when I joined and nearly 30 when I left. One of the first 'e-staffing' hiring platforms, we helped generate thousands of interviews and hundreds of hires for startups in NYC and BOS.
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InterviewJet was acquired and people from the team have gone on to work at companies like ScaleAI, The NYT, and the MLB.
2013 - 2017
BSc in Business | NYC Campus
Finance, Operations, Accounting; Minor in Physics
It's tough to sum up my NYU experience. I'll start by saying I'm grateful for having gone and think I am better for it. I'm a member of the Haskin's Giving Society and think NYU (especially Stern) does a great job of helping you get a job.
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I think I'm just less of a fan of formal education and have learned more through work and projects. But regardless, professors like Andrea Bonezzi, and the city itself make NYU a great school.