I'm Ani, and I'm obsessed with data.
About Me
I'm Head of Portfolio Intelligence at Standard Metrics, where I help venture and private equity firms answer questions their data should have been able to answer all along: Which companies are actually performing? Where should capital go next? What patterns predict success or failure?
I work at the intersection of Finance and Investment teams. Finance owns the data and validates its accuracy. Investment teams need it to make decisions. I build the infrastructure that bridges both worlds, then work directly with GPs to put that data to use - informing capital allocation, spotting risks early, and separating signal from noise across the portfolio.
Clean data matters. What you do with it matters more.
Professional Experience
Head of Portfolio Intelligence
Built the data infrastructure connecting iLevel to Snowflake across 150+ portfolio companies, converting fragmented finance data into real-time visibility that drives investment decisions at scale. Redesigned GP meeting workflows through purpose-built dashboards and standardized reporting definitions — eliminating noise and creating a shared language for company benchmarking. Armed the IR team with precise, on-demand metrics, replacing ad hoc analysis with a structured reporting operation that strengthens LP confidence and transparency.
VP of Portfolio Analytics
Like most firms at the time, Battery's portfolio data lived in systems built for compliance and reporting - not for investment decision-making. Investors tracked performance in spreadsheets because they needed flexibility the systems couldn't provide. Comparing companies across the portfolio meant manual work, and spotting trends required piecing together data from multiple sources.
I built the infrastructure that changed that - standardized metric definitions across the portfolio, remapped historical data to enable apples-to-apples comparisons, and created systems that gave the investment team direct visibility into performance. They could run cohort analysis, track trends across vintages, and understand portfolio health without rebuilding spreadsheets every quarter.
Finance Technology Lead
I reengineered finance workflows that had relied on manual processes, architected the cloud-based data infrastructure that centralized siloed data across the portfolio, and built self-service analytics that let partners benchmark performance and spot patterns without waiting for reports. YC's portfolio moves fast. The systems had to keep up.
Manager
Moved into technology M&A, evaluating startup acquisition targets and building post-acquisition integration plans. That's where I saw the gap: established companies had sophisticated data infrastructure. Startups and their investors didn't. I wanted to fix that.
Sr. Consultant
Spent nearly a decade advising Fortune 100 clients on operations and financial systems - the kind of infrastructure work that doesn't make headlines but determines whether companies can scale.
Personal Projects
Cofounder
Co-founded Cartooli and led every dimension of the business — from product strategy and technical roadmap to go-to-market execution. Personally designed and built the core data and analytics features while owning customer development, partnerships, and iterative product launches end-to-end.
Education
Georgia State University, Robinson School of Business
B.B.A. Finance & Computer Information Systems — Summa Cum Laude, 4.0 GPA
CFA Level I
Languages
Georgian — native
Russian — conversational