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Basic Roots catalyses fundraise and growth journey for technology startups helping them raise the right global capital

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Founded by a team that has worked with bulge bracket investment banks globally and have an average experience of over 14 years, we provide a deep understanding of the funding ecosystem.

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We have long-standing relationships with investors across the growth spectrum and capital structure including Angel Network, Venture Capital, Private Equity and Lending Institutions.

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Arindam Basu

Partner

Sonal Biyani

Partner

Archana

Analyst

Minali Bafna

Associate

Raghav Bajaj

Analyst

Sachin Ladha

Senior Analyst

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Arindam Basu

Partner

Arindam has been involved in fundraise advisory and investment banking for 17 years, working on IPOs, M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital transactions. He spent most of his career between the finance hubs of New York, London and Bombay with Lehman/Barclays, before ultimately co-founding Basic Roots.

Arindam also focuses on Sustainable Finance as a theme and previously served as an MD for UK-based Bankers without Boundaries. Outside of work, he is passionate about music, history, horology, football, and everything Route 66.

Past Experience: Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital, Bankers without Boundaries, Azure Power, Amp Energy, ST Microelectronics

Sonal Biyani

Partner

Sonal has been an investment banker for 14 years (raising capital through IPOS, PE and more recently VCs), B2B textile business operator for 3 years and was moonlighting as a standup comedian for 5 years.

She loves decoding business models, adding strategic value to technology companies. She is passionate about women workforce participation. She firmly believes that dancing can dispel all gloom in life.

Past Experience : Lehman Brothers, Axis Capital, ENAM Securities, Sanchal Fashion

Minali Bafna

Associate

Minali Bafna has over 8 years of experience in equity research and business analysis, having worked with leading firms in the industry. She previously served as an Equity Research Analyst at Marcellus, where she covered global and Indian consumer sectors and the BFSI sector, gaining a deep understanding of the industries.

In her earlier roles, she worked at a Tata subsidiary, where she was responsible for financial analysis and developing Annual Operating Plans. A qualified Chartered Accountant and CFA charterholder, she possesses strong analytical skills and a comprehensive understanding of the financial and consumer sector.

Past Experience: Marcellus, Concept Investwell, Tata Teleservice

Raghav Bajaj

Analyst

Raghav has over 4 years of experience spanning litigation, finance, venture capital, and investment banking. He has worked closely with various funds and angel networks, playing a key role in capital raising and deal closure.

He previously worked at Avinya VC, a $30M venture fund, and We Founder Circle, where he was involved in over 10 deals from evaluation to closure. His early career began with IVY Growth Associates and Rasesh Shah & Associates. A Chartered Accountant with a B.Com degree, he has a keen interest in exploring new sports, adventures and destinations.

Past Experience: Avinya VC, We Founder Circle, IVY Growth Associates, Rasesh Shah & Associates

Sachin Ladha

Senior Analyst

Sachin has over 3 years if experience as an Investment Professional. Prior to that he has also worked in the domain of auditing and taxation.

Prior to joining BRC, Sachin has worked in the early stage investments team at 360One Wealth and then joined Avinya Ventures, a sector agnostic early stage fund. He has invested in 8 companies at these two funds across consumers, manufacturing, robotics, and construction tech sectors.

Past experience: 360One Wealth, Avinya Ventures, SNK & Co.

Hariom Khemka

Analyst

Hariom began his career as a summer intern at Basic Roots in 2022 and transitioned to a full-time analyst in 2023. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Krea University. During his undergraduate years, he gained experience working at various social service startups, focusing on business growth. 

Passionate about the ever-evolving consumer sector, he is constantly seeking innovative and exciting ideas. Besides work, Hariom is a passionate football fan who enjoys listening to true crime podcasts and collecting vinyl records.