Akshat Pande

What do you do at Startmate?

I'm the foot soldier for the entire team's finance needs. I look after books of both the management companies and funds. I am always looking for ways to level up finance and operations to better support our investment team so we can fund the best start ups, and importantly be the best custodians of capital for our investors.

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What did you do before Startmate?
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Most recently I worked in a FinOps role with a large venture capital firm in Australia. Before that, I was a risk consultant at 3 out of the so called 'Big 4'. My favourite job was my first one though - as a full time Math teacher in under-resourced public schools in India.

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What are you excited by right now?
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The fascinating showdown between proponents and opponents of artificial intelligence - one that could shape our world for generations to come.