Sanjeevi Saradha
Senior Analyst - Private Equity Intelligence
Bengaluru
Summary
Private equity research professional with a strong foundation in financial analysis and early-stage investment. Proven track record in leading pre-research and deep-dive workflows for US and Canadian markets, streamlining processes through automation, and driving team-level operational consistency. Demonstrated experience in startup evaluation, fundraising research, and financial planning, with expertise spanning portfolio intelligence, fund analysis, and business performance optimization.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Analyst - Private Equity Intelligence
Gain Pro
10.2023 - Current
- Transitioned into pre-research workflows, advancing toward deep-dive writing for the US Market.
- Oversaw a team of 11 analysts, leading efforts to identify active companies within shortlisted PE portfolios.
- Researched and shortlisted relevant private equity firms for inclusion in the GP600 list, based on fund size and AUM criteria.
- Automated vetting workflows, reducing review time from ~2.5 hours to ~1 hour per batch.
- Designed and implemented a Zapier-based automation to streamline manual US workflow processes.
- Led process consistency improvements across the GRC teams in the Canadian region.
- Achieved company record for the highest number of company profiles completed in a single week.
Investment Analyst
Arise Ventures
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Evaluated startup applications and partnered with the due diligence team to shortlist high‑potential ventures for the Arise accelerator program and follow‑on investments.
- Engaged with General Partners to identify fundraising prospects, conducting in‑depth research on private equity firms and family offices — including fund size, investment strategy, AUM, dry powder, and LP composition.
Financial Analyst
Top Crew Solar
06.2020 - 04.2021
- Analyzed sales and financial performances to effectively plan for increased future opportunities while identifying obvious weak trends.
- Managed all financial aspects of the business and effectively
managed the firm's budgets. - Advised project managers on financial decisions regarding
product costs.
Education
Master of Science - Economics And Analytics
Christ University
Lavasa, India 04.2001 -
Skills
- Private Equity & Venture Capital Research
- Deep-Dive Industry Analysis
- Fund & Investor Profiling
- Operational performance analysis
- Startup assessment and analysis
- Fundraising Research (GP & LP Analysis)
- Process Automation (Zapier)
- Data organization and workflow optimization
- Workflow Optimization
- Cross-functional process alignment
- Stakeholder Coordination (Project Managers, General Partners)
- Team coordination & Research Quality Oversight
Timeline
Senior Analyst - Private Equity Intelligence
Gain Pro
10.2023 - Current
Investment Analyst
Arise Ventures
01.2023 - 06.2023
Financial Analyst
Top Crew Solar
06.2020 - 04.2021
Master of Science - Economics And Analytics
Christ University
04.2001 -
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