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Aspiring Finance Professional

I’m a finance student passionate about startups and investment opportunities, ready to make my mark in the industry.

Work samples

Discover my projects and insights gained through my externship, where I analyze startups and uncover investment opportunities.

  • Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
    Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
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    Mangusta Capital · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

    Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

    Join a new VC fund launched by a former SoftBank Vision Fund leader and backed by the Ray-Ban/Oakley family to identify high-potential Vertical AI startups. Gain hands-on experience sourcing deals, analyzing markets, and writing compelling investment memos.

    Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship
  • Financial Literacy Project
    Financial Literacy Project

    Designed and taught a financial literacy curriculum for 20+ peers covering budgeting, investing, and personal finance fundamentals. Doubled average participant assessment scores (3.5 to 7.5/10); recognized as a DECA State Finalist.

About me

I’m a finance student passionate about startups and investment opportunities, ready to make my mark in the industry.

I am a sophomore finance student at the University of Washington pursuing a BA in Business Administration. I have internship experience in business strategy and financial advisory, and I completed a deal sourcing and startup analysis externship with Mangusta Capital. I led financial operations for my sorority and created a financial literacy curriculum that doubled participants' average assessment scores. I work with financial modeling, statement analysis, budgeting, forecasting, Excel, and market research.

Externships

Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

Mangusta Capital

Experience

Director of Financial Operations

Delta Delta Delta · January 2026 – Present

Venture Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Extern

Mangusta Capital · May 2026 – July 2026

Business Strategy & Operations Intern

Multiscale AI · June 2024 – August 2025

Education

University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Major: Finance/Accounting · Class of 2029

Skills

Financial ModelingFinancial Statement AnalysisFinancial AccountingManagerial AccountingBudgeting & ForecastingFinancial ReportingMicrosoft ExcelMarket ResearchCompetitive Analysis

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Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

Join a new VC fund launched by a former SoftBank Vision Fund leader and backed by the Ray-Ban/Oakley family to identify high-potential Vertical AI startups. Gain hands-on experience sourcing deals, analyzing markets, and writing compelling investment memos.

Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship

Overview

The project involved sourcing and evaluating Vertical AI startups for an early-stage VC fund led by an ex-SoftBank Vision Fund partner. Work combined market research, company screening, and written investment analysis. Deliverables included one completed investment memo that summarized a target startup and its market.

Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

What I've accomplished

I produced a sourced spreadsheet of three candidate Vertical AI startups, recording each company’s URL, funding, description, employee range, industry, and citation details.

Project breakdown

The project scoped Mangusta Capital's Vertical AI thesis, sourced three candidate startups using AI and databases, and compiled a sourced spreadsheet with company URLs, funding, descriptions, employee ranges, industries, and citations.

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Financial Literacy Project

Designed and taught a financial literacy curriculum for 20+ peers covering budgeting, investing, and personal finance fundamentals. Doubled average participant assessment scores (3.5 to 7.5/10); recognized as a DECA State Finalist.

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