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Pratham's stories span merchant cash advance product design, equity conviction calls, and sector research from scratch.

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Building Financial Models from Primary Research

Pratham builds financial models that are grounded in primary data collection, not just secondary sources. He designs the research instrument, runs the fieldwork, and then constructs the model around what the data actually shows. This pattern appeared across the MCA product at Indus Insights, where he ran a 5,000-respondent feasibility survey before building the credit model, and at Voyage Capital, where he built sector conviction from macro reports and annual reports before making a fund allocation call. The distinguishing feature is that he treats primary research and financial modeling as a single workflow, not sequential handoffs. The survey shapes the model; the model shapes the recommendation. For teams doing investment research or product analytics, this means he can own the full analytical chain from question design through to a defensible financial output.

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Building Credit and Risk Frameworks

Pratham builds credit and risk frameworks by identifying the proprietary data advantage first, then layering external signals to calibrate rather than decide. On the MCA product, he anchored the lending decision on the client's own gallon-spend data, a source no bank had access to, and used D and B variables only to set the margin rate and screen for obvious hazards. The framework was designed to be simple enough for a salesperson to operate. He also built the downstream segmentation model that identified three customer tiers based on repayment behavior, and the volume-tracking model that flagged stations gaming the repayment structure. The pattern is consistent: he looks for the data edge the organization already has, builds the decision logic around it, and keeps the output operationally usable.

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Forming Conviction from Behavioral Signals

Pratham forms investment views by anchoring on behavioral data and structural economics, not just market sentiment or headline trends. On quick commerce, he observed consumer adoption patterns directly and built a thesis on India-specific unit economics at a time when the prevailing view was that the model was unsustainable. On defense, he spotted a sector moving during an election cycle, built the analytical foundation from scratch, and identified remaining upside after the initial rally. In both cases, the conviction came from combining a behavioral or macro observation with a structured financial analysis, not from following consensus. This is an emerging pattern across two contexts, and it is the kind of analytical instinct that investment research roles are built around.

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Pratham Bajaj

Career Stories

Building the MCA Credit Model for a Fleet Fintech

At Indus Insights as Consultant

2025

Voyage Capital: Conviction Call on Quick Commerce in India

At Voyage Capital, Indian Institute of Management Indore as Senior Member

2024 - 2025

Voyage Capital: Defense Sector Entry During Election Cycle

At Voyage Capital, Indian Institute of Management Indore as Senior Member

2024 - 2025

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