Ashish Sinha

Chief Executive Officer @ StartupFin.net

About

I work with founders from Pre-Seed / Pre-Product to Series A to help them prepare for and execute equity fundraises the right way. I also collaborate with select US-based VC firms as an independent venture scout, sourcing and evaluating early-stage opportunities aligned with their investment theses. This gives me a practical perspective from both sides of the fundraising table — founders and investors. This dual exposure allows me to guide founders with a clear understanding of how investors actually think and decide. My work typically spans: 1. Investor-ready pitch decks with clear storytelling and positioning 2. Financial models & unit economics that investors can trust 3. Fundraising strategy, valuation thinking, and round structuring 4. Targeted investor access through curated VC introductions and managed outreach programs Depending on stage and readiness, I support founders through: 1. Selective VC submissions (thesis-aligned, no mass blasting) 2. Managed investor outreach campaigns with structured follow-ups 3. Investor updates, data room setup, and fundraising process guidance If you’re preparing to raise capital or struggling to articulate your story or numbers or looking for the right investors (not just more investors), will be happy to have a conversation. 📩 DM me or connect to discuss fundraising, financial strategy, or investor readiness.

Country

United States

City

Bentonville

Industry

Investment Banking

Skill

Fundraising, Business Valuation, Financial Modeling, Investment Banking, Early-Stage Startups, Start-up Consulting, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Pitch Books, Pitch Development, Pre-sales, Energy, Business Development, Strategy, Telecommunications, IT Service Management, Software Development, Software Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Global Delivery

Experience

Chief Executive Officer

StartupFin.net

2025-4 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

I lead StartupFin.co’s vision, strategy, and execution—supporting founders with investor-ready pitch decks, financial models, valuations, Virtual CFO, and bookkeeping. I also oversee our Investor Outreach Program, helping startups connect with the right backers. I manage relationship with Venture Capital Funds as a VC Scout.

CEO & Managing Consultant

Plan Thy Business

2015-8 - Present · 11 yrs 2 mos

Gurugram, Haryana, India

PlanThyBusiness.com is a business consulting firm for early stage startups. It helps entrepreneurs become investor ready by preparing best in class Business Plans, Pitch Deck, Financial Model and in connecting to sources of investment. As a CEO & Managing Consultant, I am responsible for all aspects of business including Marketing, Sales, Consulting/Project Execution and Compliance.

Account Manager

IBM

2012-7 - 2015-7 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Gurgaon, India

Managing Programs, PMO, and Quality for a large telecom account of IBM. Currently spearheading the quality and business controls transformation initiative for the account.

Business Consultant

Ramco Systems

2010-4 - 2012-7 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Chennai Area, India

As a Business Consultant in Energy & Utilities and EAM Practice, I focussed on ERP/EAM and Analytics Products. I was responsible for: 1. Lead Generation 2. Pre-Sales 3. IT Strategy Consulting 4. Business Development 5. Customer Engagement 6. Solutioning 7. Product Management

MBA Student

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

2009-4 - 2010-4 · 1 yr 1 mo

1 Year Full time PGPEX Program from IIM Calcutta with focus on Strategy and Marketing.

Management Intern(Marketing)

Aircel

2009-11 - 2009-12 · 2 mos

Conducted market survey, analyzed competitive landscape and recommended the product, pricing, promotion and distribution strategy for launching a new retail voice product in India.

Project Manager

IBM

2002-9 - 2009-3 · 6 yrs 7 mos

Worked on Telecom(1.5 Years) and Energy & Utilities(5 Years) Domain In Telecom, worked for a large domestic client, managing full life cycle IT projects (BSS Systems - CRM & Order Management) in the Fixed Line business. In Energy & Utilities, worked for two major Electricity producers of USA in the areas of Customer Service (CIS Implementation), Billing and Energy Trading & Risk Management.

Software Engineer(Product Dvelopment)

Outsource Methods India Pvt Ltd

2001-10 - 2002-9 · 1 yr

Worked on the development of a product which facilitates IT Outsourcing. Translated product requirement into technical specifications. Conducted technical feasibility analysis. Took up multiple responsibilities – Re-Architecture, Build & Release Management, Configuration Management, and Deployment apart from Software Development.

Software Engineer

NIKSUN

2000-11 - 2001-10 · 1 yr

Gurgaon, India

Contributed towards design, development, testing and integration of software development for the new version of Niksun' flagship product - Net VCR.

Junior Manager

Steel Authority of India Limited

1997-9 - 2000-9 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Bokaro Area, India

As Electrical Shift Incharge of my section in Hot Strip Mill of Bokaro Steel Plant, was responsible for: 1. Software/Hardware maintenance of ABB PLCs and ABB DCS system. 2. Maintenance of Electrical Equipments 3. Leading a team of workers/supervisors to resolve electrical and automation problems occuring during my shift.