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Vinay - 
Managing Partner

Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

About the job

Main responsibilities

Venture Capital and Private Equity

Typical day

To Invest in companies in exchange for equity, which has a novel technology or business model. Solicit and create investment opportunities

To perform due diligence on potential business investments and to pursue a viable strategy to build a company with a significant value.

To formulate an informed opinion as to whether a business shows enough potential profitability to warrant investing client dollars.

To determine whether there is a market need for the products under development by the target company, assess the size of the market and sales growth potential, and project the rate at which the new products will penetrate the market.

What do I enjoy about my job?

I get to interact with inventors, creators and their stories, keeps me inspired.

Challenging aspects

The need to think out of the box and keeping yourself up to date with the trends and building an apt strategy for positioning yourself at a lead in the market.

Why did this area of work appeal to me?

The University of Sheffield Enterprise appealed to my interest in startups and brought about the business acumen in me to help build and grow early stage startups to successful businesses with a Startup Culture in its roots.

Skills/qualifications I use in my job?

Team Management, Leadership, Startegy, Marketing, and Market Intelligence, with Data Visualisation


Career information

Brief history since leaving University

Right after University, started working in Mergers and Acquisition, building a testament of my work and profile in the industry. Building upon the reputation gained over time - utilised the same to start on my own.

The exposure and experiences helped in gaining a quick momentum into a market leader position.

Where do I see myself in the future?

I am working on Expanding the research and development skillset of my team to build a Globally acclaimed platform and grow as a Consulting Firm for international communities and companies worldwide


Advice to students

My piece of advice to students

A Mix of Practical, Theory, Ideation and Patience can take you a long way.

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Last updated: 21 Feb 2019