Nishanth is an investment research and banking professional with over three years of experience across early-stage venture capital and investment banking in India. He works at the intersection of startup evaluation, sector research, and financial due diligence, with a focus on tech-first companies across fintech, defense, voice AI, and consumer platforms.

He is currently an Associate at Masterkey Holdings, where he owns the deal screening and data room workflow for tech mandates, from initial founder evaluation through financial due diligence and investor materials.

At Earlyseed Ventures, he spent three years as a Research and Financial Analyst, writing investment memos that moved angel investors to pitch events and building sector research across multiple tech verticals.

Alongside his professional work, he founded Decode Valuation, an independent research publication on Substack where he publishes sector and company analyses from an investor's perspective.