Akhil Narang is an investment research analyst with close to two years of experience in VC fund valuations, primary research, and sector analysis. He works across consumer, fintech, SaaS, health tech, deep tech, and agri-tech.
Currently a Consultant at Kaytes Business Consultants, he leads valuation mandates across Category I and II VC funds, working directly with fund managers on investment thesis validation, portfolio monitoring, and SEBI reporting.
At Kaytes, he has valued 30+ VC funds and 300+ portfolio companies, applying DCF, PWERM, comparable companies, and option pricing frameworks. He leads 12 mandates independently, forming sector views and presenting findings directly to investment teams.
At the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub, he designed and ran primary research with 500+ street vendors in Bengaluru, identified a credit access gap, and matched findings to MaskPay, which went on to partner with ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank to deploy working capital loans.
