Senior Strategic Advisor

The Opportunity

India's ₹10,000+ Cr mid-market M&A industry runs on Excel and email. We're building infrastructure.

2-Month Traction:

• 5+ live deals (fintech, manufacturing, cleantech)
• Top 100 Startups in India
• MVP v1 deployed, automation live
• First conference Jan 2025
• Revenue-positive by month-end

The Gap:

What You'll Own

Partnerships

• Cultivate family offices, PE funds, strategic corporates
• Navigate VC ecosystems, banking partnerships, industry associations

Advisory

• Guide active mandates
• Support valuations, term sheets, deal structuring
• Mentor AI valuation platform with real-world insights
  

Success Milestones

Months 1-3:

Months 4-12:

Year 2+:

Ideal Profile

Required:

• 15-25 years in Indian IB/M&A/PE/VC/corp dev
• Deep expertise in fintech, manufacturing, cleantech, OR industrial automation
• Proven mid-market deal sourcing (₹10-100 Cr range)
• Network of family offices, PE funds, strategic buyers
• Trust-building track record with promoter-owned businesses

Premium Expertise

• RBI/SEBI regulatory navigation
• AI/ML in financial services
• Succession planning for legacy businesses
• VC ecosystem relationships

Cultural Fit:

• Legacy-building > compensation maximization
• Comfortable with seed-stage ambiguity
• Excited by AI leverage (non-technical OK)
  

Compensation

Equity:

• 2yr vest, 3mo cliff
• Accelerated vesting on exit/₹50 Cr+ raise
• No full-time exclusivity

Performance:

Philosophy:

Time Commitment

• 10-20 hrs/month (flexible)
• 2-3 strategic calls weekly

Why Now?

1. India mid-market M&A up 13.8% YoY to $69.2B
2. Massive succession wave in manufacturing/cleantech
3. First-mover on category-defining infrastructure
4. Your intelligence shapes AI product directly
5. Top 100 momentum = inflection for early equity