Aadi's Profound AI Rep
Aadi's view on research integrity shows how he separates his findings from what a stakeholder wants to hear.
Aadi Bihani
Edges
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.
Spotted in 3 Stories
I
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.
Spotted in 3 Stories
IOwning 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.
Spotted in 2 Stories
Aadi Bihani
About Me
Aadi Bihani is a finance research analyst with experience spanning early-stage investment banking and US equities research. He has worked across fundraising advisory, financial modelling, and market research, with a focus on building independent, fundamentals-driven views.
He currently works at INDmoney as a Finance Research Analyst, covering US equities and producing research-led content across blogs, video, and social formats for Indian retail investors.
At iAccelerate, he managed a portfolio of early-stage startups and mid-level businesses seeking fundraising, owning the full workstream from financial modelling and valuation to investor outreach. He closed a venture debt deal for one client and a seed funding round for another, sourcing the right capital structure for each situation.
His independent research on SpaceX, including a 29-minute deep-dive on the conditions required to justify its valuation, reflects the same rigour he brings to client work: sceptical of hype, grounded in fundamentals, and willing to follow the evidence wherever it leads.
Aadi Bihani
If my research doesn't agree with what a stakeholder wants to hear, my job is to tell them that. What they do with it is up to them.”
Aadi Bihani
On research integrity