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Aadi's stories span primary research, early-stage fundraising advisory, and independent public market analysis.

Aadi Bihani

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Running End-to-End Primary Research

Aadi takes a research brief from vague to structured output without handing off the core work. He designs the methodology, runs the data collection, and translates findings into something a stakeholder can act on. At INDmoney, he designed a survey from scratch to understand what Indian retail investors wanted from US equities content, structuring questions deliberately to avoid leading respondents. At iAccelerate, he built financial models and valuation analyses that he then defended live in front of founders and an industry veteran. His instinct is to read primary sources first, form an original view, and then cross-check it against secondary material. He treats the research process as the place where real understanding is built, not just confirmed. The result is research that holds up under scrutiny because it was built that way from the start.

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Building Fundamentals-First Investment Views

Aadi forms investment views by going into the underlying business, the physics, the economics, and the cash flows, rather than anchoring to market sentiment or a stakeholder's preferred narrative. His SpaceX research is a clear example: he broke the company into its three business lines, assessed each on its own merits, and concluded that the valuation required too many things to go right simultaneously. He published a 29-minute piece making that case, even though the market consensus at the time was bullish. At iAccelerate, he applied the same discipline to client valuations: his assumptions were grounded in market research, and he defended them against founders who wanted a higher number. The pattern is scepticism of hype, grounded in genuine curiosity about what a business could actually become.

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Owning Early-Stage Fundraising Workstreams

Aadi ran fundraising advisory for multiple early-stage startups and mid-level businesses simultaneously at iAccelerate, owning the full workstream from financial modelling and pitch preparation to investor outreach and deal close. He managed four to five early-stage startups and two to three more mature businesses at the same time, getting on calls with each founder, advising on pitch positioning, and reaching out to angel investors, venture capital firms, and private equity funds. His instinct was to diagnose what each client actually needed, not just what they asked for. When one client needed capital faster than equity could move, he sourced a venture debt deal instead, closing approximately one crore while the equity process continued. He also closed a seed funding round of around 60 to 70 lakh for an early-stage startup, demonstrating the ability to move a deal from outreach to close.

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Aadi Bihani

Career Stories

INDmoney Influencer Research: Designing a Survey to Shape Strategy

At INDmoney as Finance Research Analyst

2025

INDmoney AI Infrastructure Series: Mapping the Full Stack in Blogs

At INDmoney as Finance Research Analyst

2025

SpaceX Coverage: Building an Independent Valuation View

At INDmoney as Finance Research Analyst

2025

iAccelerate: Closing a Venture Debt Deal for a Mid-Level Client

At iAccelerate as Investment Analyst

2024 - 2024

iAccelerate: Building and Defending a Valuation Model Under Scrutiny

At iAccelerate as Investment Analyst

2024 - 2024

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