MSc Investment & Finance · QMUL

Finance is a decision-making tool.

ACCA Affiliate. MSc Investment & Finance at QMUL. Across seven mandates, a $10M raise, a live institutional fund, and a £1.5M seed pitch — operating at the intersection of capital markets, research, and venture. Building toward a full-time role in investment banking or growth equity.

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Tushar Gatkal presenting the DriftIQ pitch
DriftIQ pitch · 2026 London
$0M
Capital raise contribution
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Companies analysed
ACCA
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§ 01 · Professional Experience

Where the numbers were made.

№ 01
QUMMIF
Senior Equity Research Analyst · Jan 2026 — Present · London
Lead the equity research team on a live institutional fund — sector coverage, analyst workflows, thesis quality
Multi-scenario Bloomberg models with revenue forecasts, margin assumptions, and capital structure inputs
Written investment theses with quantified upside/downside cases for investment committee deployment
Live fund
Bloomberg · QMUL
№ 02
QMUL Entrepreneurs Society
Head of Finance & Strategy · Jan 2026 — Present · London
Own the full budget cycle for one of QMUL's most active student societies — annual budgeting and monthly variance reporting to the executive committee
Cash flow forecasting, treasury operations, and sponsor funding allocation across all society activity
Society
Finance & Strategy lead
№ 03
Ruby Works
Financial Analyst · Jul 2024 — Aug 2025 · Pune
7 concurrent client mandates across AIF evaluation, investor pitches, and financial modelling
DCF and scenario models for 4 mandates — real estate (Dubai), wealth-tech (Mumbai), medical diagnostics, cybersecurity
Fundamental analysis across 150+ companies — SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, emerging tech
End-to-end AIF launch — financial documentation, compliance materials, reporting workflows
$10M
Capital raise
№ 04
Mazuma Thrives
Investment Advisor · Nov 2022 — Jul 2024 · Pune
Managed and advised client investment portfolios delivering 8–14% annualised returns
Asset allocation, sector positioning, and periodic strategy rebalancing
8–14%
Annualised returns
§ 02 · Applied Projects

From thesis to pitch.

P 01
DriftIQ
Stack Lead & Forward Intelligence · 2026
Built the intelligence stack — an AI-powered early warning system for PE fund managers detecting EBITDA drift before it reaches the board pack
Margin vulnerability model + rate-of-change acceleration detection
2 LOIs signed · 3 operating partners · 12 fund manager interviews · £1.5M seed pitch to Queen Mary Ventures Capital Fund
£1.5M
Seed pitch
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P 02
Regis Growth Partners
General Partner · 2026
Contributed to the investment thesis and fund materials for a $400M growth equity fund — Series B & C RegTech, UK/EU/US
Three investment lanes: Financial Crime & AML · AI Governance & Model Risk · Third-Party & Operational Risk
Universe of 5,880+ RegTech companies mapped across legislative pipeline, enforcement forecasting, and labour market signals
$400M
Fund thesis
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P 03
nVent · Powell M&A
Buy-side M&A Advisory · QMUL Coursework · 2026
Buy-side advisory on the $7.74bn acquisition of Powell Industries by nVent — strategic rationale, valuation, and synergy framework
Comparable companies, precedent transactions, and DCF triangulation; accretion/dilution and financing structure analysis
Pitch book preparation covering deal thesis, risk, and post-merger integration considerations
$7.74bn
Deal value
§ 03 · About

Building a career at the intersection of analysis and action.

08 / 08 PRESENT
Now
QUMMIF · Senior Equity Research
Live fund · Bloomberg · Leading team
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§ 04 · Building

Things I'm building.

Live
Savière
E-commerce · Aromatherapy
Premium aromatherapy brand. Live, selling, IFRA compliant, GC/MS tested. Co-founded to understand what building something from zero actually requires — margin management, customer psychology, product positioning. The finance lens applies everywhere.
houseofsaviere.com ↗
Early stage
Mazuma Thrives
Portfolio management & advisory
Portfolio management and financial advisory. Early stage and intentionally so — the foundation is being built properly. Applying everything learned across markets, mandates, and research to something that will compound over time.
In development