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.
Experience
- Association for Emerging TechnologiesFounder and Directorcurrent2019 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- SP Jain School of Global Management - Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore & SydneyDirector Fintechcurrent2017 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
- Varanium Capital Advisors Private LimitedHead Of Research - Venture Fundcurrent2019 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaLecturercurrent2012 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
- Customized Solutions (I)Foundercurrent2014 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
- Neev Knowledge ManagementLecturer2011 — 2019Mumbai Area, India
- YES BANKStrategic Advisor2007 — 2019Mumbai Area, India
- YES BANKVP / AVP - Financial and Investor Strategy2012 — 2014Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- YES BANKSenior Manager - Financial & Investor Strategy2010 — 2012Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- YES BANKManager - MIS & Systems2007 — 2010
- beapro.inProprietor2012 — 2017Mumbai Area, India
- Wepware IncStrategic Consultant2013 — 2016Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
- Deloitte Haskins & SellsAudit Intern2004 — 2006Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
Generative AI5Venture Financing5Financial Modeling44MIS34Corporate Finance17Finance31Programming13Investment Banking9Strategy8Banking8Business Strategy9Analysis6
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CISAValuationFinancial AnalysisDue DiligenceIdea GenerationProject FinanceTeam ManagementResearchEducational TechnologyManagement Information Systems (MIS)BlockchainAPI ManagementLanguages English · French · Gujarati · Hindi · Marathi · Sanskrit
- CISA — ISACA
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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
David Bessel
TPG Technology Adjacencies at TPG
Guillermo Angeris
Chief Scientist at Bain Capital Crypto
Jitendra Gupta
Advisor to Investment Committee at Varanium NexGen
Madhusudanan R
Investment Committee at Varanium NexGen
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vikram Pandya?
- 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.
- Where does Vikram Pandya work?
- Vikram Pandya is Head of Research at Varanium NexGen.
- Where did Vikram Pandya go to school?
- Vikram Pandya studied at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - ICAI (CA, Finance); Chartered Financial Analyst (USA) (CFA, Finance); CISA - Information Systems Audit and Control Association (CISA, Information Security & Audit).
Same school
Also attended Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics6
Shared employers
Also worked at YES BANK25
Masayuki OhtaGeneral Partner at Ff Venture CapitalGirish AivalliBoard Advisor at Gemba Capital Venture PartnersSunitha ViswanathanPartner at Kae CapitalAbhishant PantInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesRavinder VashistPartner at Roots VenturesAditya KathpaliaDirector of India & MENA at Orbit Startups
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Also worked at Deloitte Haskins & Sells1,933
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesRaychel BailonVP of Finance at Felicis Ventures
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