Darshan Patel

Senior Analyst - Risk & diligence at Eques Capital
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, IN
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Hindi Full professional proficiency
  • Gujarati Full professional proficiency
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Credentials

  • Investment Advisor
    SEBI
    Dec, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • StartUp India Learning Program
    Invest India
    Mar, 2017
    - Oct, 2024
  • FINANCIAL ANALYST
    National Stock Exchange of India Limited
  • NISM investment advisor
    National Stock Exchange of India Limited

Experience

  • Eques Capital
    • India
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Analyst - Risk & diligence
      • Sep 2020 - Present

      Heading the Department of Diligence at Eques Capital which conducts a thorough analysis of diverse Startups and businesses and helps the fund/investment committee with business evaluation, analytics, and data to make informed investing decisions. Performed multiple roles including Business and start-up analysis, setting up the due diligence process for the fund, SEBI registration, Fund compliance, creating an effective business plan, Fund management, and creating a website and presentation content. Key Focus Areas 1: Business Analysis: Carried out comprehensive business analysis and diligence of over 300 early-stage businesses focusing on Industry landscape, business and revenue model, scalability, value-chain analysis, moat, Promoter strength, and valuation. Commercial Diligence: Carried out comprehensive due diligence of 7 investment opportunities covering ground cross-verification with vendors, financial due diligence, and legal due diligence. Valuation Model: Innovated a valuation model to effectively value pre-revenue and early revenue ventures as well as growth businesses taking multiple qualitative and quantitative factors into the calculation. Business Plan Modelling: Drafted a robust business plan for opportunities under investment and acceleration covering Industry landscape, business, and revenue model, Organizational structure, GTM, SOPs, financial projections, risks, and mitigation strategies. Key Focus Areas 2: Acceleration and Business Transformation: Contributed to designing the acceleration program for the fund, and assisted the businesses with operational management, business strategies, product development roadmap, risk identification and mitigation strategies, HR management, etc. Opportunity Deal Sourcing: Prepared a comprehensive plan for deal sourcing and communicated with the various incubation centers, and tech institutes to partner with promising startups. Show less

  • Niveshgatha
    • India
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Investment Advisor
      • Dec 2019 - Present

      Equity Research: Gained extensive experience in analyzing various Marco, qualitative and quantitative parameters to judge the value in listed equities and take investing decisions keeping risk parameters in mind. Successfully generated 24% CAGR returns for my funds beating all indices of the market since 2019. Search Network: Created an extensive network of equity investors to identify and study hidden gems in the wide spectrum of the Indian stock market. Investment Advisory: Helped clients in fulfilling their financial goals by providing them with ‘risk-adjusted’ investing solutions. Show less

  • Vitt-Yaksha Consulting
    • Managing Partner
      • 2016 - Jan 2020

      Vitt-Yaksha Consulting was established to assist startups and small businesses in the area of finance management, Valuation calculation, fundraising, marketing, registrations, and operation optimization. Vitt-Yaksha Consulting was established to assist startups and small businesses in the area of finance management, Valuation calculation, fundraising, marketing, registrations, and operation optimization.

  • SK School of Business Management
    • Lecturer
      • Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

      As a lecturer, I have taught subjects like Strategic Financial Management, Security analysis and portfolio management, and Financial Modeling at S.K.school of business management, North Gujarat University) As a lecturer, I have taught subjects like Strategic Financial Management, Security analysis and portfolio management, and Financial Modeling at S.K.school of business management, North Gujarat University)

Education

  • Amity University, Jaipur,
    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and Financial Management Services
    2011 - 2013
  • Ganpat University
    Bachelor’s Degree, Pharmacy
    2007 - 2011

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