Growth Operations Lead · Finance Operator · Builder

Finance
meets
execution.

I help startups, VCs, and growth-stage companies turn complex financial and strategic problems into decisions — and decisions into outcomes. 10+ years across FP&A, equity research, venture capital, and startup scaling across two markets.

10+
Years of experience
2
Markets: US & South Asia
5+
Industries spanned
CFA
Level II Candidate

What I Do

Four service lines.
One operator.

I work at the intersection of finance, strategy, and execution — bringing institutional-grade analysis to problems that need a doer, not just a deck.

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Financial Strategy & Modeling

From 3-statement models and LBOs to cap table structuring and deal economics — I build the financial infrastructure that helps companies and investors make better decisions faster.

FP&A LBO / DCF Cap Table Deal Structuring M&A Diligence
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Venture & Market Intelligence

Investment memos, sector deep-dives, opportunity sizing, and competitive landscape analysis. I've worked both sides of the table — as a researcher and as a founder evaluating markets.

Investment Memos Sector Research Due Diligence Market Sizing Equity Research
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Growth Operations

Scaling a company isn't just a strategy problem — it's an execution problem. I bridge the gap between financial planning and operational reality, building the systems that let growth compound.

Revenue Ops GTM Infrastructure Startup Scaling KPI Frameworks Process Design
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AI-Augmented Analysis

I build research workflows, agentic pipelines, and data products that compress weeks of analysis into hours. Finance and AI fluency in one person is still rare — I use that edge for clients.

Agentic Workflows Research Automation Data Products Prompt Engineering AI Strategy

Selected Work

Built, shipped, advised.

Real projects with real constraints. Each one is a case study in taking ambiguous problems and turning them into structured outputs.

Strategy · Fintech · M&A 2025

Fulcrum AI — LMM Advisory Platform

Developed a full venture concept for an AI-assisted lower-middle-market M&A diligence and post-close CFO platform. Built the market thesis, beachhead strategy (search fund operators), competitive landscape, and go-to-market framework from scratch.

Output Full venture thesis, market sizing, ICP definition, competitive landscape, and advisory business model with search funders as beachhead segment.
Research · Blockchain · Finance 2026

PBC 2026 — Institutional Crypto Strategy

Represented Mangrove Technologies at the Penn Blockchain Conference 2026 in Philadelphia. Developed a conference intelligence strategy, synthesized key sessions on Bitcoin securitization, enterprise crypto, and AI-native finance, and drove a LinkedIn content series that achieved strong organic reach.

Output Conference representation, synthesis reports across 4 thematic sessions, and a LinkedIn series framing crypto through an institutional finance lens.
Data Analysis · Healthcare 2024

Hospital Obstetrics Data Dashboard

Analyzed a hospital obstetrics dataset covering 5 years of delivery data (2017–2021). Built a comprehensive, interactive HTML dashboard, a structured PowerPoint deck, and an Excel workbook with full analysis — delivering a multi-format, stakeholder-ready analytical package.

Output Interactive HTML dashboard + PowerPoint deck + Excel model. Five-year trend analysis across delivery outcomes and operational metrics.
Venture · Market Research 2025

Padma — South Asia Trade Finance Concept

Researched and developed a stablecoin-settled trade finance platform concept for the South Asia–US corridor. Produced a full opportunity analysis covering regulatory landscape, corridor economics, and competitive positioning — before ruling out the concept due to crypto regulatory constraints.

Output Full market and regulatory analysis for cross-border stablecoin settlement. Identified corridor opportunity and structural blockers.
Agrifintech · Startup Scaling 2019–2022

iFarmer — Agrifintech Scaling, Bangladesh

Contributed to scaling iFarmer, a Bangladesh-based agrifintech startup connecting smallholder farmers with investment and market access. Applied FP&A and market analysis skills in an emerging market context, building dual-market fluency across South Asia's financial ecosystem.

Output Financial infrastructure and market analysis supporting startup growth in Bangladesh's emerging agrifintech sector.

Background

The path here.

10+ years building financial intuition across equity research, venture capital, FP&A, and startup operations — in two markets, across five industries.

Growth Operations Lead
Mangrove Technologies
2024 — Present
Driving revenue operations and GTM strategy at a technology company. Leading cross-functional growth initiatives and building the financial infrastructure for scale.
MBA — Finance & Strategy
Vanderbilt University — Owen Graduate School of Management
2024 — 2026
Concentrated in finance and corporate strategy. Active in startup ecosystem, venture competitions, and applied financial modeling.
Venture & Growth Operator
iFarmer
2019 — 2022
Helped scale Bangladesh's leading agrifintech platform, applying financial analysis and market intelligence to an emerging market growth context.
Equity Research Analyst
UCB Brokerage · IDLC Securities
2016 — 2019
Covered publicly listed companies across multiple sectors, producing research reports, financial models, and investment recommendations for institutional clients.
Finance & Strategy
Robi Axiata
2013 — 2016
FP&A and financial planning at one of Bangladesh's leading telecommunications companies. Built core financial modeling and business analysis skills at scale.
Education
MBA — Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School
Finance & Strategy concentration · Class of May 2026
Certification
CFA Level II Candidate
CFA Institute · Advanced financial analysis and portfolio management
Current Role
Growth Operations Lead
Mangrove Technologies · Nashville, TN
Profiles
LinkedIn · Wellfound · YC
Active on LinkedIn with content spanning AI, crypto/blockchain, and finance strategy
Dual-Market Fluency
US Financial Markets 95%
Bangladesh / South Asia 98%
Emerging Market Dynamics 90%
Cross-Border Deal Structures 85%

Thinking

Ideas in public.

I write about finance, AI, crypto, and strategy at the intersection of emerging markets and institutional capital. Active on LinkedIn.

AI · Finance
The Anthropic/SpaceX Compute Deal — A Finance Lens

Why the $9B compute partnership matters more as a signal about frontier AI economics than as a product announcement — and what it means for capital allocation at scale.

Read on LinkedIn →
Crypto · Strategy
Bitcoin Securitization: The Institutional Bridge

Notes from PBC 2026 on how traditional finance is building on-ramps to Bitcoin — the structures, the risks, and why this cycle feels different from a deal economics perspective.

Read on LinkedIn →
Private Markets · Valuation
The Setter 30 and Private Market Mispricing

What the Setter 30 list tells us about the gap between private and public market valuations — and how to think about the disconnect as a practitioner, not just an observer.

Read on LinkedIn →

Now

What I'm building.

A live snapshot of where my energy is going — updated regularly.

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Building

Exploring Gravity, a brand partnership agency for creators — evaluating the market structure, differentiation thesis, and business model with a potential co-founder.

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Day Job

Growth Operations Lead at Mangrove Technologies, Nashville — driving GTM infrastructure, financial planning, and revenue operations.

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Studying

Preparing for the CFA Level II exam — deepening expertise in equity valuation, fixed income, and alternative investments.

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Writing

Publishing regularly on LinkedIn at the intersection of AI, finance, crypto strategy, and emerging markets — with a focus on institutional-grade analysis made accessible.

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Open To

Advisory engagements with startups, VCs, and LMM companies on financial strategy, market analysis, and growth operations. Also open to conversations about senior finance roles on a CFO track.

Career Trajectory
Building toward CFO

My career arc has been deliberate: build deep financial analytical capability, then apply it operationally. The goal is a CFO seat at a company I believe in — ideally one at the intersection of technology and emerging markets.

Every advisory engagement, every model built, every venture explored is part of that compounding story.

Skills compounding now
Cap Table Board Reporting Investor Relations Strategic Finance Fundraising

Let's work
together.

Whether you need a financial model, a market thesis, a growth operation — or just a sharp second opinion on a decision — reach out.

💼 Connect jbhattacharjee ✉️ Email joy@fulcrumadvisory.agency 🚀 Startup roles Wellfound 📄 Download Resume / CV

Based in Nashville, TN · Available globally · Response within 24h