I am an investment and strategic finance professional with experience across venture debt, structured finance, equity research, investment operations, and startup fundraising. I have worked with growth-stage businesses and investment firms in Pakistan and the UK.
I currently lead an independent advisory practice supporting UK-based startups with fundraising, financial modelling, valuations, investor materials, data rooms, and access to capital. My work includes supporting EIS/SEIS fundraising processes for early-stage companies.
In venture debt, I have evaluated hundreds of startup opportunities, conducted due diligence, prepared investment cases, and executed debt investments. I have managed regional portfolios and presented transactions to investment committees.
My transaction experience includes structured debt, real estate and leisure financing, startup fundraising, merger discussions, and equity research. I am comfortable building earnings models, valuation models, target prices, portfolio reports, and investment presentations.
I use Python, SQL, Power BI, Bloomberg, and Capital IQ to support research, reporting, outreach, and financial analysis. I have passed CFA Level I and hold a Business Finance degree from the University of Chester.
I am also interested in entrepreneurship, startup ecosystems, and helping businesses turn complex financial information into clear investment decisions and fundraising narratives.
Founded an independent advisory practice supporting UK-based startups with fundraising, strategic finance, and access to capital.
Built financial models, valuations, and data rooms for Nanosmoothies and AskEd.AI, which were fundraising under EIS/SEIS. Sourced both mandates through a Python-automated outreach pipeline that screened more than 1,200 startups.
Managed the Punjab regional portfolio for an AKDN-owned venture debt firm operating across Central and South Asia. Led investments in ezBike and Pixelflow, two of the firm's top ten transaction sizes.
Evaluated more than 500 startup applications, conducted due diligence on 30 opportunities, and developed 18 debt-financing cases for the Investment Committee. Secured approval for 14 proposed transactions and executed PKR 420M in net debt investments across 10 startups, expanding the Punjab portfolio to PKR 1.2B.
Supported a boutique UK advisory firm specializing in structured debt solutions for real estate and leisure transactions.
Assisted on 10 debt transactions through private-lender research, pitch material preparation, and market outreach. Generated more than 30 prospective borrower opportunities using HMRC data extraction, research, and outreach, and helped deliver a £21.2M whole-loan facility and £25M land-refinancing mandate.
Led strategy and transaction-related work for an online food and grocery marketplace serving key Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad zones.
Built financials and a data room supporting a PKR 120M valuation by BDO. Developed investor materials and presented to more than 20 PSX-listed groups, while supporting merger negotiations with HUMNL that resulted in a PKR 50M cash-injection offer for 40% equity.
Covered Pakistan's automobile sector at a Karachi brokerage and analyzed foreign exchange and bond markets for trading teams.
Built earnings models and target prices for INDU, HCAR, and PSMC. Published two research reports for high-net-worth and institutional clients.
Co-managed investment operations for 40 portfolios across 10 platforms at a UK asset manager with more than £3B in assets under management, including trade execution support.
Built weekly AUM reporting in Power BI and prepared quarterly performance and attribution reports for the investment team.
B.A. (Hons), Business Finance
Graduated with a 2:1, equivalent to a 3.5/4.0 GPA. Achieved a 77% average in finance modules. Received the Chester Difference Award and International Scholarship; participated in the University Soccer Team, won the Santander Pitch Competition, and was a NatWest Accelerator member.
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