Work History:
Devendra founded Dexter in early 2013 with a mission to help entrepreneurs scale up smoothly by simplifying investor search, term sheet negotiation and the overall fund raise process. Before Dexter, he served as the CFO of Resonance, a leading education company and led the whole process to raise private equity funding of Rs 100 Cr from a choice of marquee investor groups. He has also worked with a private equity firm, Olympus Capital as an investment professional.
Education:
Devendra is a 2005 batch graduate from IIT Bombay and has cleared all three levels of CFA from CFA Institute, USA, AIMR
Devendra Agrawal
Founder
Work History:
Rohit has a career spanning 18 years in areas of Corporate Finance and Research. He has worked in companies that include CMIE, Copal Partners, Monitor Consulting and Singhi Advisors. Has led teams to execute M&A and Fund raise transactions in verticals that include- Outsourcing, Pharma, Healthcare, Power and Chemicals; Has a strong connect with the Promoter community across the country.
Education:
Rohit holds a BA(Hons) degree in Economics from Delhi University and a MBA degree in Financial Management from L.N Mishra Institute of Economic Development, Patna. He has also done an Executive Program in Applied Finance from IIM Calcutta.
Rohit Singh
Managing Director
Work History:
An investment banker with more than 8 years of experience with core focus on the Consumer vertical. Has also incubated couple of Tech Startups in the Consumer B2C segment. As a banker, closed multiple transactions within the F&B and Retail space. Prior experience with Avendus, Equirus, Systematix and Steer Advisors in the Investment Banking domain.
Education:
MBA from SP Jain, 2008.
Varun Bhatia
Principal
Work History:
Gaurav brings with him over 5 years of experience in Investment Banking and Financial Services Industry across different verticals. Has worked with early stage & well estabilished firms like, ShopDiaries, Dirk India Pvt. Ltd, Mphasis and American Home Mortgage Servicing.
Education:
Gaurav is an MBA (Finance) from Dr. DY Patil Institute of Management & Research, PGDBF (Finance) and certified investment professional in Capital Market, Money Market & Risk Management by NSE India. A Company Secretary, ICSI, India and a CFA from CFA Institute, USA.
Gaurav Goyal
Principal
Work History:
Has 11 years of investing experience in early stage start-ups with Venture Funds like Nirvana Venture, Hive India and Ideaspring Capital as Senior VP
He has been on the board of multiple venture start-ups like Numocity, Worxogo, Lavelle Networks, Indus Insights
He has also spent 5 years in investment banking at Ladderup and Blend before joining the buy side
Education:
He is a management degree holder from SCMLD Pune
Deepak Agrawal
Principal
Work History:
Holds over 9 years of experience across Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Private Equity and Strategy & Investor Relations. Has worked with companies such as EY, Naspers ( PayU ) & FlexiLoans.
Education:
MBA from Indian School of Business (2018), BBS from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi University (2009).
Rishabh Banthia
Vice President
Work History:
Has over 10 years of experience across buy-side and sell-side in Private Equity Portfolio Management, Structured Lending, and Investment Banking
He has worked with Equity Crest and L&T Finance and has an excellent relationship network across corporates, banks, and VC & PE funds
Education:
He is a Post graduate from IIM Ahmedabad (2010) and a graduate from Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (2006)
Rahul Singhal
Associate Vice President
Work History:
Jay is a Chartered Accountant. He brings in 4+ years of experience in M&A/Fundraising.He previously worked at IMAP and Deloitte.
Education:
Chartered Accountant
Cleared all 3 levels of CFA
B.com from HR college
Jay Kotadia
Senior Associate
Work History:
3+ years of experience in fundraising, Audit & Insolvency and bankruptcy. Skilled in financial modeling, financial analysis and Valuations.
Education:
Chartered Accountant, IIM-C (Executive program in fintech & financial blockchain)
Udit Pareek
Associate
Work History:
2+ years' experience in the Investment Banking space. Prior to joining Dexter Capital, worked in Lastaki Advisors, MergerDomo, NITI Aayog, and Yes Bank
Education:
Master's degree in management and finance from Melbourne Business School and has attained CFA level 2.
Taran Bedi
Associate
Work History:
Karthik has worked in Management Consulting, IT Consulting, Manufacturing & Startup Investment Management with companies like TCS, a US based IT-Business integration firm, Progeon (Infosys BPO), iCAM Solution (the precision manufacturing firm) & K-4 Angel Networks( Keiretsu forum) before joining Dexter.
Education:
BE in Electrical Engineering from BMS College of Engineering, Graduate Diploma in Computer Science from La Trobe University, Melbourne and an MBA from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Karthik Shenoi
Senior Analyst
Work History:
Nidhi has 3+ years experience in Auditing & Taxation
Education:
A B.Com. graduate and a Chartered Accountant.
Nidhi Mahesh
Analyst
Work History:
Cumulative ~2 years of experience across the field of financial services, wealthtech and content creation.
Education:
Cleared all levels of the CFA Program. Holds a B.Sc in Finance from NMIMS, Mumbai
Aryan Mulchandani
Senior Fellow
Work History:
1 year experience in building a lifestyle brand, Bloom Lifestyles. Skilled in financial modelling and valuation.
Education:
Bachelor's form Shri Ram College of Commerce, CFA Level 1 passed and CFA Level 2 candidate
Yash Garg
Management Trainee
Work History:
Over one and a half years of experience from Morgan Stanley
Education:
CFA L2 Candidate, B.com Honours from Jain University
Palash Bhandari
Management Trainee
Work History:
Worked with Amarchand & Mangaldas, Anand & Anand, AZB & Partners
Has published several research papers bearing ISSN numbers
Education:
A B.A. LLB from Christ University
Kratika Singhal
Legal Associate
Work History:
She has a professional experience of 9+ years in HR spanning diverse industries such as Logistics & Supply Chain, Building Materials, and Food Tech Startups. She worked at several organizations such as Chefkart Hospitality, Yojak, Delhivery Pvt. Ltd., Aramex India Pvt. Ltd. & RED Express Transport Services Ltd.
Education:
Bachelor of Commerce from Jiwaji University
Deepali Kakkar
Senior Manager - HR
Work History:
She comes with a background in Tech Investment Banking and has worked with a Singapore based Tech Investment Bank, Capital Connect Advisors, before joining Dexter Capital. Through her graduation years, she has interned with organizations like Invest India, OYO Hotels & Homes, and Stalwart Investment Advisors. She brings with her a varied set of skills which includes financial analysis, market research and problem solving.
Education:B.COM. (Hons.) degree from University of Delhi.
Anjali Sachdeva
Management Trainee
Work History:
She comes with 1+ year of experience in private equity at Tresvista Financial Services and has assisted private equity clients across the deal value chain in various sectors like Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals etc.
Education: B.M.S degree from University of Delhi.
Pranjal Jain
Intern
Work History:
He brings with him a wealth of 6+ years of experience in areas such as Digital Transformation, IT M&A, Emerging Technologies, Strategic M&A, and Transaction Advisory and has worked with companies like Quess Corp Limited, IndigoEdge, Merisis Advisors, and Smart Advisors Group.
Education: BCom. degree from D.G. Vaishnav College, Chennai
Bharat Barmecha
Senior Associate
Work History:
Sagar is a fresher.
Education: B.Com graduate from Bangalore City University and is a CFA Level 2 qualified.
Sagar H R
Intern
Work History:
She has worked with companies like Kayess Square Consulting Pvt Ltd. and EY Global Delivery Services.
Education: BCom. degree from MOP Vaishnav College and is a ACCA qualified.
Varshaa Prakash
Management Trainee