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I’ve reviewed 1000s of startup decks, 10+ years of experience in VC in USA in various roles: VC Partner, Head of Investor Relations, 2x founder. I think like an investor, structure like a consultant, write like a strategist, design like a pro. I work with VC, PE funds, startups and businesses of all stages on: 🔴 Sharpening and writing investor narratives that cut through the noise - pitch decks, memos, onepagers and investor materials 🔴 Design that is not decoration. It is hierarchy and intent, and a spark of magic ✨ - Branding, materials design, visual language My CORE PRINCIPLES in investor materials: - Sharp positioning, avoid generics. “Backing exceptional founders who drive innovation” 🤢 must go - Assume people don’t read, they scan. Cut text, use tight bullets, numbers, logos and highlights - Lead with traction, team track record, tangible insights. That is what actually sells My PROCESS: - Materials revision, discovery call with founders - Writing or refining content, iteration-review loops - Polish with professional design after content is set OR - Pitch deck review consultation with honest, practical feedback. Book in my profile 🔴 I maintain relationships with VCs, debt lenders, and family offices and selectively refer aligned deal flow. I am a registered broker-dealer in the USA. I can also lead your fundraising / investor relations if we align. About me: - founder at prophet.partners, investor relations studio - Ex-VC partner at Starta VC & accelerator in NYC ($50M AUM across fund I, fund II, 150+ portfolio companies) - Harvard University: Management in Innovation & Technology executive program - VC Lab: fundraising program for emerging VC fund managers Expertise in: VC, funds, B2C, B2B, SaaS, Consumer, DTC, hardware, apps, deeptech AI, PE deals, venture credit, real estate and more Let’s connect, I’d love to hear your story and see how I can add value.

Founders understand they need a pitch deck. Yes, absolutely, they do. But they also need an investor-ready capital raise package that includes a sharp, polished story, strong financials, defensible valuation logic (how much you’re raising), and a clear use of funds (how you’ll spend it). This is where I can help. If you are starting your cap raise journey I am a senior advisor who understands both capital markets and company operations, I deliver material value built on years of first-hand experience in capital markets in tandem with purpose-built AI and data-driven research to create an efficient, targeted capital raise funding process, predicated on your goals and fundraise fit, be it: • Investor pitch decks presentations • Fundraising strategy and capital raise planning • Financial modeling and valuation analysis • Investor Q&A preparation • Use-of-Funds planning and requirements analysis • Investor memos, Founder outbound messaging • VDR/Data room set up • Investor targeting and sourcing through P3I™ • Full lifecycle investor engagement planning My work isn’t limited to “making good slides look better.” I help founders prepare the business, financial model, investor story, diligence posture, and fundraising strategy behind the deck. My approach is direct, practical, and founder-facing. If we work together, I won’t simply create or polish a deck that needs improvement and ignore the harder questions that lie underneath it. Investors will pressure-test everything you present, and your ability to explain the business clearly is essential. I bring 25+ years of capital markets and executive operating experience, including successful financings exceeding $430M across venture capital, private equity, Seed, Series A/B, SAFE and convertible debt financings, structured financings, and private placements. My roles have included Founder, C-level operator, and Strategic Advisor across technology, SaaS, eCommerce, marketplaces, cybersecurity, financial services, and AI-enabled business models. As you consider next steps and what you’ll need to present to an investor partner or team, a strong deck and fundraising package should answer questions like: • Why this company? • Why this market? • Why now? • Why this founder or team? • Why this business model? • Why this amount of capital? • Why this valuation? • Why an investor should believe my company can achieve venture-scale returns? P3I™ | Persistent Institutional Investor Intelligence – Finding The Right Investors While building your investor materials, I can help you identify the right investors to approach. This is one of the most important and most underdeveloped parts of many fundraising campaigns. P3I™ is my purpose-built investor research and targeting methodology. It was developed after years of performing detailed investor research across databases, investor websites, portfolio activity, and PR media signals. P3I™ is structured to identify better-fit investors based on sector, stage, check size, investment thesis, fund behavior, activity, portfolio relevance, and partner-level decision patterns. If you're preparing to raise capital and want an experienced COO-level guide to help you get investor-ready before you pitch, to polish/refine your pitch readiness and realize the highest potential possible to get through a full fundraising lifecycle, let’s talk. Also be sure to check out my Founder Brief white paper series on raising capital in my portfolio section. To your success! Mike

PROFILE: I am a strategically focused, tech-savvy entrepreneurial executive. My roles have included Venture Capitalist (VC-General Partner), Board of Directors, Strategic Advsior, Operating Executive (Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Chief Operating Officer (COO)), Investment Banking Equity Analyst and entrepreneurial management. I spent my formative years in the technology field (electrical engineer by early education and training: software, hardware, semiconductors, wireless (RF) communications, systems engineering). I have broad and deep financial expertise coupled with experience in company strategy, business models, product strategy, financial modeling, pitch decks, capital raising, due-diligence, deal structuring, negotiations and business disputes. Career engagements include Fortune 500 companies (2x), entrepreneurial ventures - bootstrapped (2x) and venture-backed (1x), a venture capital fund (1x), and investment banks (2x). How can I bring demonstrable, outsized value to you and your endeavors? ------- Key deliverables and areas of focus: Founders' economics, startup/start up, seed capital, Series A, Series B, financial model/models/modeling, revenue model, dynamic cost model, staffing model, cap table/capitalization table, charts, dashboards, KPIs, OKRs, business model, pricing model, pricing strategy, go to market strategy, pitch deck, pitchdeck, waterfall analysis, equity, debt, value proposition, unique selling proposition (USP), venture capital/capitalist (VC), private equity (PE), investment funds, term sheets, negotiate/negotiation, deal structure, preferred stock, convertible notes, SAFE notes, commercial bank credit agreements, covenants. financial planning & analysis (FP&A), forecasting, operating budgets (OPEX), cap table, capital expenditure budgets (CAPEX), acquisition analysis, liquidity event, pro forma statements, scenario analysis, sales compensation / incentive compensation, and MBO structures. Corporate development, investment bankers/advisors, equity investments, M&A, acquisitions, exit events, partial liquidity events.

Helped raise over $8.3M 📈 | 30+ clients | 20+ pitch decks 👋 Hi, I'm Harshita! I have experience in technology and startup development and will be starting Harvard Business School this fall. I’m a startup consultant focusing on pitch decks, sales decks, business plans, and strategy. I’ve worked for venture capital firms, startup accelerators, and several Fortune 500 companies. As a consultant + technologist (software developer and machine learning engineer) I’m well versed in intersection of technology and business. I know how to bring all your ideas together, no matter how technical, and stitch them into one cohesive deliverable, strategy, and narrative. Services Include: - Research, design, and copy for pitch decks - Pitch deck reviews - Sales decks and presentations - Business plans and proposals - 1-pagers - Market analysis and research - Product and marketing strategy Tools (for presentations and business plans): Keynote, Powerpoint, Figma, Slides, Canva, Notion, Pages, Numbers Recent Projects: - Sales decks for an events company - Business plan for an AI company - Pitch deck for an fundraising app Turnaround Time: - Turnaround time is usually between 2-3 weeks with additional room for revisions Special Requests: - Will try to accommodate tasks that need to be done in less than a week Would love to connect and help bring your vision to life! Let's chat!

Thank you for visiting my Upwork "Top-Rated" profile. I'm a 3x founder and 3x Senior Executive at publicly-traded companies with deep experience across Growth/GTM, Finance, Product Management, and Strategy. I help companies launch and scale market-dominating products. I work with companies on: - Growth/Go-to-Market Strategies - Product Roadmaps/Strategy - Technical Writing (business plans/go-to-market playbooks/feasibility studies) Although I have a lot of experience in investor fundraising (I'm an angel investor myself and ran due diligence for a large angel syndicate) I do not offer investor introductions, outreach, or success-fee-based fundraising, since founders should generally do this work themselves. I engage with clients through: - Fractional leadership (CPO, COO, CFO) - Growth Audits I'm always happy to hop on a call if your project is well structured and you are ready to be collaborative/coachable. Please check out the already established projects I offer for quick ways to get started working with me.

I build investor-ready and transaction-ready materials for founders, funds, family offices, private companies, and operators preparing for important capital moments: pitch decks, CIMs, business plans, financial models, lender packages, investor memos, board materials, and strategic partner decks. I’m an Expert-Vetted freelancer on Upwork, ranked in the Top 1%, with work that has helped clients raise over $150 million in capital and support more than $2.7 billion in enterprise value. That work has contributed to two $1B+ fintech platforms and several companies now valued at over $200 million. Most of my work comes down to one thing: helping smart teams turn complex businesses into clear, credible materials that investors, lenders, buyers, boards, and strategic partners can actually use to make decisions. Over the past several years, I’ve built across three ventures: a direct-to-consumer athletic apparel subscription brand, a mobile fintech startup, and my consulting practice. I also served as Chief Executive Officer of AgentLoop, an investor-backed global PropTech company reimagining the home-buying experience. Before building on my own, I completed Robert W. Baird’s leadership rotational development program inside one of the country’s leading middle-market investment banks. The program placed me across more than 20 functions of the firm, giving me a practical understanding of how capital markets organizations operate across divisions, from investment banking and fixed income to fund management, private equity, private wealth, operations, research, and business development. That experience gave me a direct view into how capital moves, how sophisticated financial institutions make decisions, and how institutional-quality materials need to be structured. I bring that investment-bank rigor into every investor and transaction document I build: clear narrative, disciplined financial logic, rigorous process, and materials built for serious decision-makers. I work with companies and investors across AI, fintech, PropTech, SaaS, marketplaces, e-commerce, luxury mobility (hybrid/electric hypercars, eVTOLs, eJets), regulated industries, sustainability, education, and consumer brands. My projects have included AI-enabled fintech business plans, pitch decks for luxury mobility platforms, capital-raising materials for e-commerce and cannabis companies, market research for major digital music streaming platforms, and strategic documentation for funds, founders, and portfolio companies. I operate across three global hubs: Spain in the European Union, Colombia in Latin America, and New York City in the U.S. That gives me a practical vantage point across major capital, innovation, and cross-border business corridors, especially for companies building with international investors, customers, partners, or expansion plans in mind. In practice, I help clients with: ✅ Confidential Information Memorandums / CIMs ✅ Investor pitch decks and fundraising decks ✅ Business plans and executive memos ✅ Financial models and valuation support ✅ Private placement and capital-raising materials ✅ Lender packages and SBA financing materials ✅ Board decks, investor updates, and IC-style memos ✅ Strategic partner decks and transaction narratives ✅ Market research and competitive analysis My process was shaped through founder/operator experience, close collaboration with Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investors across New York City and Silicon Valley, and the analytical discipline of a mid-market investment banking environment. I focus on building materials with strong positioning, clean financial logic, credible assumptions, disciplined design, and the precise information investors, lenders, acquirers, and committees need to make decisions. Clients have used my work to secure funding from: ✅ Private investors and global investment syndicates ✅ Venture capital firms and private equity funds ✅ SBA-approved lenders, traditional banks, and alternative financing institutions ✅ Friends, family, angels, and strategic capital partners Beyond the deliverables, I care about being the kind of partner founders and investors want in the room when the stakes are real. Please work with me if: ✅ You value a premium, investor-ready product ✅ You want thoughtful strategy, not just task completion ✅ You appreciate prompt, high-quality execution ✅ You communicate clearly and stay engaged throughout the process ✅ You understand that strong fundraising and transaction materials require real thinking, not shortcuts I hold an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a degree in International Business and Marketing from Marquette University, and completed financial planning education through Northwestern University. Outside of work, I train in Mixed Martial Arts, read across philosophy, history, investing, and business, and travel often. I speak and write fluently in English and Spanish. Click 'Invite' or 'Hire' to discuss your upcoming capital moment.