Venkatesan Ravichandran

▪ Advise founder-led and growth-stage businesses on strategic finance, Fractional CFO support, and fundraising readiness across BFSI, services, and tech sectors. ▪ Design finance operating models, internal controls, and scalable team structures tailored to business stage and investor expectations. ▪ Deliver investor-ready financial models, board packs, KPI dashboards, and data rooms that accelerate diligence and term-sheet conversations.

▪ Raised USD 46M+ across multiple equity infusion rounds through precise forecasting, valuation, and cash-flow projections — funding expansion, scaling AUM, and new business build-out. ▪ Scaled monthly revenue run-rate from INR 5 Cr to INR 12 Cr (2.4x); reported CM2 against a 75% long-term target and re-engineered revenue recognition to support growth. ▪ Maintained budget variance within ± 5%; implemented KPI dashboards and quarterly Board packs that enabled data-driven decisions for the CEO, COO, and LGT Group. ▪ Achieved zero material compliance observations across all direct tax, indirect tax, and regulatory reviews — recognised internally as the benchmark function. ▪ Led post-acquisition integration with LGT Group (Liechtenstein): aligned reporting with global standards and mentored a 5-member finance team. ▪ Launched Pazy, an AI-enabled vendor management and e-invoicing platform — shifting finance from manual to systems-driven.

▪ Contributed to DRHP disclosures and partnered with buy-side due diligence to deliver clean compliance reports — enabling successful private equity acquisition of the Group. ▪ Headed direct and indirect tax compliance across the Group; managed transfer pricing, tax audits, assessments, and appeals. ▪ Automated indirect tax compliance (input tax reconciliation, e-invoicing) and cleaned up legacy books, improving audit readiness and reconciliation accuracy.

▪ Spearheaded GST implementation for Deutsche India entities — defined business requirements, designed processes, and led submissions; recognised by the Core Implementation Team. ▪ Computed tax provisions under Indian GAAP and IFRS; finalised disclosures with statutory auditors and Group Tax in Germany; coordinated cross-border audits and transfer pricing reviews.

▪ Selected for the L&T Leadership Development Program for high potential in financial leadership. ▪ Managed treasury, working capital, banking facilities, and capex monitoring at L&T-MHI Turbine Generators (JV); optimised SAP-enabled vendor payment workflows. ▪ Led internal audit assignments across L&T Group: strengthened controls, drove governance improvements, and managed FEMA and ECB compliance.

CFA Level 1

CFA Institute

Company Secretary, Final

ICSI

Chartered Accountant (CA)

ICAI