I'm Ani, and I'm obsessed with startups.

Built investment management software, breaking out of the constraints of Excel into a structured cloud data environment and making once siloed finance data accessible across YC

Developed Investments Dashboard for easy management of investments pipeline; consolidated dispersed data in one product to shorten the time to investment decision

Built products, dashboards, and processes to improve information flow between Finance and the rest of YC and give executives easy access to the data

Replaced the manual process of calculating unrealized market value from Excel with logic in SQL, enabling us to access and analyze fund performance on the fly

Performed analytics to inform strategic decisions (e.g., fund strategy, deployment pacing, estimating proceeds and room for recycling, reserve planning)

Assisted in developing dashboards with fundraise benchmarks to allow founders to make informed decisions around their fundraise targets and timelines

Collaborated across Finance, Investments, Legal and Software to identify pain points and develop product recommendations

Presented growth-oriented investment recommendations to the Deloitte’s Executive Leadership; evaluated strategic rationale, long term growth potential and organizational fit

Collaborated across multiple stakeholders (e.g., Corporate Development, Finance, Functional Area Leaders), settling ambiguity and driving alignment across interests of the participants

Developed and implemented pricing strategy for Deloitte’s portfolio businesses; facilitated executive networking forums oriented around Pricing

Worked alongside executives of acquired businesses to help them develop long term vision and operational roadmap; conducted extensive market research to inform recommendations

Developed job descriptions and participated in recruitment of the leadership roles

Assessed new business opportunities for a major international bottler and distributor, evaluating options across the value chain, analyzing strategic fit and fiscal impact

Led design of a dynamic statistical forecasting model at a Fortune 100 company ($50B in revenue), resulting in streamlined planning process and improvement in employee efficiency

Led design and implementation of a Variance Analysis Reporting Package to help the client generate actionable insight, understand its business drivers, and track long term performance

Led a team of 7, designing a VBA based MS Office Toolbar Add-In to simplify usability of complex functionalities, with Deloitte specific formatting, saving firm $55M annually

Led a team of 15, implementing financial planning & forecasting system at a Fortune 100 company, scoping the work, and implementing future state planning and reporting capabilities

Ensured regulatory compliance of a top US bank’s Credit Card business by gathering insights through research and designing automated model, saving the company millions of dollars

Performed operational risk assessment for a Broker-Dealer and developed a roadmap to achieve synergies through automating processes and enhancing data management capabilities

Successfully managed the budget of a $120M project with 200+ people, performing in-depth financial analysis and designed an expense analysis tool that resulted in 20% cost savings

Trained junior staff and peer group on complex financial and regulatory Excel / Access based analytical models, Finance and Business concepts and data visualization tools (Tableau)

Led a pro-bono project at a non-profit, advising on a $17M expansion opportunity

Led a team of 130, validating database and beautifying the grounds at a non-profit

Managed a team of four renovating apartments of homeless veterans

Advised Georgian founders on early startup decisions (e.g., when to fundraise, finding product market fit)

Built a community of ~100 Georgian founders around the world

Connected founders with investors to help with fundraise; helped raise ~$0.5m