Our People
UC Team
Aditya Todi
Position: Vice President
Email: atodi@unituscapital.com
Categories: Equity
Location: Bangalore, India
At Unitus, Aditya is assisting in building the EdTech/Human Capital and Consumer Fintech practice. He works closely with entrepreneurs and the investor community to bridge the capital gap and delivering impact to the broader society.
Sector coverage & expertise: EdTech/Human Capital, Consumer FinTech and Financial Inclusion
Previous work experience: Singapore Angel Network, Faber Capital with buy-side and sell-side experience across Indian, African and Southeast Asian markets
Education: Aditya holds a Bachelors in Commerce from Delhi University and MSc in Finance from ESADE Business School, Spain
Aditya Todi
Vice President
At Unitus, Aditya is assisting in building the EdTech/Human Capital...
Albert Benny
Albert joined Unitus in September 2023 as an Associate and has 6+ years of experience in Deal Advisory and Investment Banking. Previously he worked in a boutique investment bank based out of Bangalore where he worked on deal executions. He has looked into sectors such F&B, Healthcare, SaaS and Consumer in his previous roles. He loves playing football and spends his spare time watching movies.
Albert is a CFA Charteholder
Albert Benny
Associate Vice President
Albert joined Unitus in September 2023 as an Associate and...
Arsalaan Khan
Position: Associate Vice President
Email: akhan@unituscapital.com
Categories: Equity
Location: Bangalore, India
Arsalaan joined Unitus Capital as an Analyst in January 2022. Prior to this, he worked 4+ years at TresVista Financial Services (Mumbai) where he was assisting the deal team of a global private equity in their investment evaluations. Prior to this, he has also interned at Zone Startups India Fund (Mumbai).
Arsalaan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce with majors in Financial Accounting & Auditing and has cleared CFA Level 1.
Arsalaan Khan
Associate Vice President
Arsalaan joined Unitus Capital as an Analyst in January 2022....
Devharsh Toshniwal
“Devharsh, a Chartered Accountant, joined the Equity team at Unitus Capital in June 2023. His experience includes work in the audit and assurance services practice at PwC, contributing to multiple sectors. He then worked at Klub, a Sequoia-backed revenue-based financing startup, where as an Investment Associate, assisted D2C and e-commerce companies raise debt.
Devharsh has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce with a specialization in Finance from Christ University. His interests encompass reading, gaming, and a keen focus on technology and entrepreneurship.”
Devharsh Toshniwal
Associate
“Devharsh, a Chartered Accountant, joined the Equity team at Unitus...
Harshit Baheti
Harshit joined as an Analyst for the Equity team at Unitus in Jan’22. Prior to this, he worked as a Credit Analyst at Axis Bank Ltd. assessing creditworthiness for fund & non-fund-based limits for corporates covering various industries like Auto, Infrastructure, Pharmaceuticals, Plastic.
Harshit is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary (AIR-15), has completed graduation in finance and accountancy, and is currently pursuing CFA Level III.
Harshit also loves playing cricket.
Harshit Baheti
Associate
Harshit joined as an Analyst for the Equity team at...
Khush Bhansali
Khush joined Unitus Capital in March 2023. At UC, he is part of the equity team and is responsible for business initiatives along with collateral preparation for transactions. He has passed CFA level 2 and will now appear for his final level exam. He holds a Bachelor’s in Commerce degree from St. Joseph’s College of Commerce.
He has played professional cricket and represented in KSCA U-14, U-16 & U-19 interzonal tournament. He is a fitness enthusiast and is passionate about analysing the stock market.
Khush Bhansali
Analyst
Khush joined Unitus Capital in March 2023. At UC, he...
Nikesh Jain
Nikesh joined Unitus in 2022 and has 11+ years of Investment Banking (Private Equity/M&A) and Merchant Banking experience. He has worked across multiple sectors – Financial Services, Healthcare, Agriculture, Consumer during these years.
Prior to Unitus, he has worked with Intellecap Advisory (an Aavishkaar Group Company) and CapitalSquare wherein he assisted small to mid-corporates to raise equity rounds from institutional investors (Private Equity, Venture Capitalists, Impact Funds, DFIs, Sovereign Funds). Prior to this, he has worked with Intensive Fiscal Services (Merchant Bank) wherein he managed Open Offers, Valuations, Due Diligence and Private Equity Assignments.
Nikesh has done his MBA from NL Dalmia Institute and Bachelors of Management and Studies from Jai Hind College, Mumbai
Nikesh Jain
Director
Nikesh joined Unitus in 2022 and has 11+ years of...
Nimisha Gupta
At Unitus, Nimisha assists in advising companies in transaction execution. She works closely with clients in providing meaningful research, collateral preparation, pitches and documentation logistics.
Sector coverage & expertise: Vehicle Finance, Renewable and Other Tech
Previous work experience: Worked with Edelweiss Wealth Management for a project specific to behavioural finance and participant in the maiden “Young Women Investment Program” by the CFA Institute
Education: MBA (finance) from NMIMS Bangalore and an Economic Hons graduate from Delhi University
Other interests: Trained Kathak and Jazz dancer, immense interest in photography
Nimisha Gupta
Associate
At Unitus, Nimisha assists in advising companies in transaction execution....
Prerak Shah
Position: Vice President
Email: pshah@unituscapital.com
Categories: Equity
Location: Bangalore, India
Prerak joined Unitus in May 2023 and has 16+ years of experience in Investment banking and corporate strategy. He has worked across sectors including healthtech, fintech, consumer and distribution.
He has previously worked with Panini Advisors, YouFirst, Reliance Capital, Edelweiss and JP Morgan. Through his career he has worked on coverage, fundraising, M&A and corporate strategy.
Prerak is a Chartered Accountant.
Prerak Shah
Vice President
Prerak joined Unitus in May 2023 and has 16+ years...
Shainky Govil
Shainky has 7+ years of experience in investment banking and advisory services across sectors. Working closely with entrepreneurs, he executes capital raising goals across sectors and brings onboard like-minded investors.
Sector coverage & expertise: Agritech, financial inclusion
Previous work experience: Deloitte Corporate Finance, HSBC Investment Banking
Education: MBA from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi and B.Tech from Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur.
Shainky Govil
Director
Shainky has 7+ years of experience in investment banking and...
Simran Jain
Simran joined as an Analyst for the equity team in January ’2023. Prior to this she has a 3-year work experience in the banking sector, working at Northern Trust within their treasury department. She helped the bank model its balance sheet for several stress scenarios to optimize return on capital and manage liquidity.
She has completed all three levels of CFA. And graduated from Christ University with a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration (Honors), specializing in finance. In her free time, she loves to travel and try out new cuisines.
Simran Jain
Associate
Simran joined as an Analyst for the equity team in...
Sravani Shikari
Position: Vice President
Email: sshikari@unituscapital.com
Categories: Equity
Location: Bangalore, India
Sravani assists in building the Agritech and Vehicle Finance practice at Unitus Capital. She has worked across sectors including financial inclusion, agritech, fintech, MSME finance and jobtech. She works closely with entrepreneurs and investors to bring meaningful capital to impactful companies.
Sector coverage & expertise: Agritech and Vehicle Finance
Previous experiences: She has 5+ years of experience in investment banking. Worked at Rabobank – M&A team, working closely with companies in the food & agriculture space.
Education: MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad. MS in Biology from IISER, Pune.
Sravani Shikari
Vice President
Sravani assists in building the Agritech and Vehicle Finance practice...
Sridhar
Joined Unitus Capital in July 2019, 4+years of experience in IT. Prior to Unitus, he has worked as an IT Executive with LDS Infotech, where he was handling IT & Networking support forvarious clients.
Education: Diploma in E&C From ABPT, Tumkur
Email ID: it@unituscapital.com
Location: Bangalore
Sridhar
IT Officer
Joined Unitus Capital in July 2019, 4+years of experience in...
Sumanth Athreya
Position: Associate Vice President
Email: sathreya@unituscapital.com
Categories: Equity
Location: Bangalore, India
Sumanth joined Unitus as an Associate in the Equity Team. He has over 4 years of deals experience
across EY and Chrysalis Capital in diverse sectors like Fintech, Health Tech, E-commerce, Real Estate and Home Services.
Sumanth is a Chartered Accountant and has cleared his CFA Level 2.
He is an explorer by heart. He loves exploring the world from the depths of the ocean as a certified open water diver, through dense rain forests to the top of snowcap mountains as a seasoned hiker.
He is deeply passionate about maintaining a sustainable lifestyle and regularly participates in hiking trail cleaning and replantation drives.
Sumanth Athreya
Associate Vice President
Sumanth joined Unitus as an Associate in the Equity Team....
Sushant Sharma
At Unitus, Sushant handles equity fundraises and M&A for impactful companies.
Sector coverage & expertise: He has 9+ years of experience in the investment advisory space. He tracks the Consumer Fintech, Tech and Vehicle Finance sector at Unitus
Previous work experience: Previously worked as an Equity Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Before that, he was with TresVista Financial Services assisting global PE and VC firms on their investment evaluations.
Education: An MBA from S.P. Jain School of Global Management and BE from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum. Level 1 cleared for the CFA certification.
Other interests: Board gaming, badminton, swimming, cycling, travel and food
Sushant Sharma
Lead- Strategic growth
At Unitus, Sushant handles equity fundraises and M&A for impactful...
Advisors
Simmi Sareen
Simmi has 23+ years of experience in financial services with extensive expertise in supporting access to capital for sustainable startups and social enterprises.
She is recognized as a thought leader for impact investing and climate finance in India. She is also a frequent speaker on inclusive finance and an advisor and mentor to several sustainability programs, accelerators and startups.
Simmi has won multiple accolades for contribution to inclusive finance including ‘Fintech Entrepreneur of the Year’ and a mention on AIMWI’s ‘Top 100 Women in Finance’.
She has worked in various capacities with Greenfunder, Climate Finance Initiative, Grameen Impact India, Intellegrow, Morgan Stanley and ICRA.
Her education credentials include: London Business School – Masters in Leadership and Strategy and Chartered Accountant [CA]
Simmi Sareen
Advisor
Simmi has 23+ years of experience in financial services with...