ADITI ARYA
Bengaluru
Summary
Portfolio and Program Manager with over 6 years of experience in investment analysis and strategic planning. Currently managing a diverse portfolio at Social Alpha, successfully facilitating exits and overseeing six ventures to drive sustainable growth. Expertise in stakeholder collaboration and proficient in advanced tools such as PVsyst for evaluating clean energy startups.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Portfolio & Program Manager
SOCIAL ALPHA
Bengaluru
10.2019 - Current
- Contributed to the portfolio and program team of Climate & Sustainability at Social Alpha.
- Building an investment thesis (Energy Access, Renewable, Energy Efficiency, and Built Environment)
- Identified priority problem statements, innovation gaps, and solution needs based on demand and market growth.
- Executed strategic deal-making activities to secure promising investment opportunities; curated and evaluated startups for incubation or investment and conducted due diligence on technology innovation, business model sustainability, scalability, and product-market fit.
- Manage portfolio companies as a portfolio manager to ensure sustainable venture growth.
- Currently handling six portfolios: Devidayal Solar Solutions, Sunday Grids, Albatross, Sys3e, Tan90, and Hypersrot.
- Recently facilitated the exit of Tan 90 for Social Alpha.
- Led SoCH (Clean Cooking Programme) supported by BIRAC, enabling clean cooking enterprises to translate ideation-stage solutions into market-ready products.
- Currently managing a program with Citadel Securities.
Project Trainee, Indo-German Energy Program
GERMAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (GIZ INDIA)
New Delhi
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Development of Solar Plug & Feed Rooftop system (PV Port) in the Residential sector of Delhi involving:
- Analyzed peak electricity demand periods in Delhi to assess impact of PV port & storage on Discom load curve.
- Determined energy yield for the system in PV syst in the context of New Delhi.
- Conducted cost analysis of PV port across various battery technologies to determine financial viability.
- Evaluated financial performance of system, detailing cash flow, LCOE, payback period, and NPV.
- Supported Unified Single Window Clearance Portal activities amongst various stakeholders includes Development Agencies & Consulting Organizations.
- Working towards standardizing the Policies & Regulatory framework for States for Rooftop
Project Intern - Development of Solar RO in Rural area of Punjab
Grassroot & Rural Innovative Development (G.R.I.D)
New Delhi
05.2018 - 07.2018
- Developed strategies to attract new customers, increasing market awareness of Solar RO solutions.
- Created questionnaire to assess consumer requirements and interest in Solar RO systems, guiding project focus.
- Cost analysis of RO in the context of Punjab state
- DPR for the project & proposal to install the system on a larger scale.
Project
KIIT
Bhubaneswar
02.2017
- Voltage profile improvement and loss reduction using optimal allocation of DG.
- The technique of connecting DG also caters to the problem of low voltage profile and heavy line loss.
- The algorithm represents the advantages of attaching the distributed generators to the weak zone.
- In this project a simple load flow technique for Radial Distribution System has been presented.
- The voltage profile is seen to increase from 95% to 96.38% and losses decrease from 16.7% to 10.6%.
Project Trainee
Power Trading Corporation of India Limited
New Delhi
05.2015
- Study on Tariff and Open Access in different states of India.
- Analysis of change in charges & losses through Open Access.
- Archived a complete sample of real utility tariff of some states in Industrial category and to build a set of information relatively easy in cost-benefit analysis.
Education
Master of Technology - Renewable Energy Engineering & Management
TERI School of Advanced Studies
New Delhi, India05.2019
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical Engineering
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Bhubaneswar, India07.2017
High school or equivalent - CBSE - AISSCE
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sec-8 RK Puram
New Delhi, India03.2012
Skills
- Investment analysis
- Startup evaluation
- Secondary research
- Primary research
- Financial modeling
- Market research
- Program management
- Regulatory analysis
- Statistical simulations
- MS Office
- PVsyst
- DBMS
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Strategic planning
- Professional writing
- Team leadership
Certificates And Achievements
- Certificate in Database Design (SQL) from NPTEL under IIT Madras.
- Certificate in Solar PV Off-Grid & On-Grid Design & Installation under Iacharya Silicone Limited (R&D institute under MNRE)
- Certificate in 'R' software from NPTEL under IIT Kanpur.
Timeline
Portfolio & Program Manager
SOCIAL ALPHA
10.2019 - Current
Project Trainee, Indo-German Energy Program
GERMAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (GIZ INDIA)
01.2019 - 06.2019
Project Intern - Development of Solar RO in Rural area of Punjab
Grassroot & Rural Innovative Development (G.R.I.D)
05.2018 - 07.2018
Project
KIIT
02.2017
Project Trainee
Power Trading Corporation of India Limited
05.2015
Master of Technology - Renewable Energy Engineering & Management
TERI School of Advanced Studies
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical Engineering
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
High school or equivalent - CBSE - AISSCE
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sec-8 RK Puram