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Vikram Pandya

Investor

Head of Research at Varanium NexGen

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About

Vikram Pandya is Director of FinTech and AI Initiatives at SP Jain School of Global Management and principal at Varanium NexGen, a fintech-focused venture capital fund. He has authored research on AI, blockchain, and fintech topics and has advised multiple fintech and deeptech startups globally. At SP Jain, he launched AI Eduverse, an initiative encompassing AI Avatar Tutor, a Responsible Learning Assistant, and related educational technology projects, and he founded the Association for Emerging Technologies, a nonprofit organization that has published open-source projects in generative AI and data protection compliance.

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Experience

  1. Association for Emerging TechnologiesFounder and Directorcurrent2019 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
  2. SP Jain School of Global Management - Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore & SydneyDirector Fintechcurrent2017 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
  3. Varanium Capital Advisors Private LimitedHead Of Research - Venture Fundcurrent2019 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
  4. Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaLecturercurrent2012 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
  5. Customized Solutions (I)Foundercurrent2014 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
  6. Neev Knowledge ManagementLecturer2011 — 2019Mumbai Area, India
  7. YES BANKStrategic Advisor2007 — 2019Mumbai Area, India
  8. YES BANKVP / AVP - Financial and Investor Strategy2012 — 2014Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  9. YES BANKSenior Manager - Financial & Investor Strategy2010 — 2012Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  10. YES BANKManager - MIS & Systems2007 — 2010
  11. beapro.inProprietor2012 — 2017Mumbai Area, India
  12. Wepware IncStrategic Consultant2013 — 2016Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
  13. Deloitte Haskins & SellsAudit Intern2004 — 2006Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Education

  1. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - ICAICA, Finance2003 — 2007
  2. Chartered Financial Analyst (USA)CFA, Finance2010 — 2011
  3. CISA - Information Systems Audit and Control AssociationCISA, Information Security & Audit2007
  4. Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI)Certified course on Valuation, Valuation2010
  5. Sydenham College of Commerce and EconomicsM.Com., Finance2006 — 2007
  6. Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & EconomicsB.Com., Management,Finance2000 — 2005

Skills & more

Generative AI5Venture Financing5Financial Modeling44MIS34Corporate Finance17Finance31Programming13Investment Banking9Strategy8Banking8Business Strategy9Analysis6
+12 moreCISAValuationFinancial AnalysisDue DiligenceIdea GenerationProject FinanceTeam ManagementResearchEducational TechnologyManagement Information Systems (MIS)BlockchainAPI Management

Languages English · French · Gujarati · Hindi · Marathi · Sanskrit

  • CISA — ISACA

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Shared employers

Also worked at YES BANK15

MANAN ANANDAssociate at growX VenturesSunitha ViswanathanPartner at Kae CapitalAbhishant PantInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesRavinder VashistPartner at Roots VenturesAditya KathpaliaDirector of India & MENA at Orbit StartupsAmish DedhiaPrincipal - Growth and Exit at Chiratae Ventures

+ 9 more

Also worked at Deloitte Haskins & Sells1,089

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at InvestinorØysteinInvestor at InvestinorMinh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 1,083 more

Colleagues at Varanium NexGen

Aashish Agarwal
Managing Director of Jefferies at Varanium NexGen
Aman Jain
Investment Associate at Varanium NexGen
Amrish Rau
CEO of Pine Labs at Varanium NexGen
Aparajit Bhandarkar
Partner at Varanium NexGen
Jitendra Gupta
Advisor to Investment Committee at Varanium NexGen
Madhusudanan R
Investment Committee at Varanium NexGen
Nawal Bachhuka
Principal at Varanium NexGen
Paul Abraham
Advisory Board for Venture Debt at Varanium NexGen