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Divya Shah
About Me
Divya Shah is a research-led operator with six years across deep tech startups, spanning engineering, business strategy, and financial analysis. He has worked across aerospace defense, space tech, and SaaS, moving between technical depth and commercial framing to produce outputs that drive decisions.
Most recently, as Founder's Associate at PAVE Space SA, He owned end-to-end grant applications, market research, and investor-facing business cases for a space propulsion startup in Switzerland.
At NewSpace Research and Technologies, He led feasibility and competitive research for Indian Armed Forces programs. His findings shaped the CEO's go/no-go decisions, and the team won the Mehra Baba Prize competition in 2020.
At CleverConnect, he built financial models that identified multi-million euro savings and collaborated with C-suite on investor presentations, contributing to the company reaching Adjusted EBITDA breakeven.

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Experience


As a Financial Analyst at CleverConnect, a dynamic SaaS scale-up, I contributed to strategic financial planning and operational efficiency, delivering data-driven solutions that optimized resource allocation and enhanced decision-making at the leadership level. My efforts directly impacted company-wide cost savings, reporting accuracy, and investor confidence. - Built a financial model to identify €6M in savings, enabling the company to achieve Adjusted EBITDA breakeven. - Automated data extraction processes to reduce monthly reporting time by 25%, leading to improved financial accuracy and operational efficiency. - Conducted a marketing mix analysis to reallocate resources, increasing ROI without additional budget allocations, boosting revenue growth. - Collaborated with C-suite executives on investor presentations to align financial insights with strategic goals, strengthening stakeholder trust. - Designed an HR KPI dashboard to provide leadership with quick access to metrics, reducing decision-making time by 90%.

As a Design Engineer at NewSpace Research & Technologies, an innovative aerospace defense startup, I led cross-functional projects focused on UAV design and prototyping while driving operational efficiency and project sustainability. My contributions ranged from developing cost models to optimizing supply chains, enabling on-time delivery and improved client satisfaction. - Led the design and rapid prototyping of four UAVs, reducing development time by 75%, securing a $25M contract. - Developed a life-cycle cost model to optimize project sustainability, enabling strategic cost controls and efficient resource allocation. - Streamlined supply chain operations by reducing lead times by 30%, ensuring timely delivery of essential UAV components. - Reduced UAV downtime by 20% through operational improvements, increasing availability to 85% for critical missions. - Collaborated with clients and senior leadership to align project milestones, strengthening trust and securing long-term partnerships.

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