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Riddhi Daftary

Investor

Principal at Celesta Capital

USA

Experience

  1. Celesta CapitalInvestment Professionalcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Career BreakFull-time parenting2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. AcumenConsultant2022 — 2023United States
  4. Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures IndiaHead, Ventures2022
  5. Rabo Equity AdvisorsVice President2019 — 2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  6. responsAbility Investments AGSenior Associate2018 — 2019Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  7. responsAbility Investments AGAssociate2016 — 2018Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  8. responsAbility Investments AGAnalyst2014 — 2016Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  9. Sabre CapitalInvestment Manager2012 — 2013Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  10. Standard Chartered BankClient Coverage Manager, Origination and Client Coverage2008 — 2010

Education

  1. CFA Institute, CharlottesvilleCleared all 3 levels of CFA in the first attempt2010 — 2015
  2. SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & ResearchMBA, Finance2010 — 2012
  3. Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and EconomicsBachelor of Management Studies (BMS), Finance & Intrenational Finance2005 — 2008

Skills & more

Valuation31Private Equity21Equity Research11Financial Modeling26Corporate Finance29Credit Analysis3Investment Banking19Investments8Emerging Markets6Equity Valuation9Due Diligence7Equities9
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Colleagues at Celesta Capital

Anand Chandrasekaran
Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Anita Rehman
Partner at Celesta Capital
Arun Kumar
Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Charles Lespérance
Partner at Celesta Capital
David Goldman
Partner at Celesta Capital
Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital
Dr. James Rothman
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital
Frantz Saintellemy
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Riddhi Daftary work?
Riddhi Daftary is Principal at Celesta Capital.

Same school

Also attended SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research17

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Also attended Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics24

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Shared employers

Also worked at Acumen40

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Also worked at responsAbility Investments AG7

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Also worked at Standard Chartered Bank103

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