raj33van

Led due diligence for 4 investments and served as deal captain for 2, owning the full cycle from sourcing to closing. Evaluated 1,200+ investment opportunities, 70+ due diligence, leading to 4 high-conviction investments from the equity-only Fund II. Created investment & diligence processes that improved decision speed and reduced the time-to-close by 40%. Assisted in portfolio management and developed KPI reporting process, increasing portfolio performance visibility, and created quarterly reports for Fund I and Fund II, improving LP relations and transparency. Built and led the internship program to scale sourcing and diligence capacity, increasing pipeline coverage and accelerating investment decisions; hired the firm’s first full-time analyst through the program.

Assisted in the due diligence of investments in $16m Fund I (token fund), which returned 5.5x net DPI. Authored foundational research that shaped the Fund I’s investment thesis & due diligence frameworks. Assisted partners in fundraising by creating fundraising decks & data room, helping to close $35m Fund II. First employee to be hired, joining Blockwall as an intern in 2018.

Assistant to the angel investor Johannes Peschko at Peschko Consulting. Modelled cap-table scenarios, conducted market and competitive analysis, and assisted in organizing events.