Hi, I'm Aadi.
I'm a USC senior working across venture investing, company building, and engineering. Most recently, I was a Venture Analyst at ACME Capital, where I sourced and evaluated early-stage companies and built an AI relationship-intelligence platform for ACME and Silicon Foundry.
I'm also building Aside, a premium dining app providing curated access to Singapore's high-end restaurants. I own it end to end, from product and app development to branding, restaurant partnerships, and launch.
Previously, I was Draper Associates' sole SoCal scout, sourced and evaluated 30+ startups, and worked on a $100M+ private equity transaction at Bain Capital. At USC, I'm a Presidential Scholar and Viterbi Research Fellow finishing my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Outside of work, I'm usually running, in the kitchen, watching Formula 1, or taking photos somewhere new. If any of this resonates, I'd love to connect.
Experience
Founded and built a premium dining app providing curated access to Singapore's high-end restaurants. Own product, app development, branding, venue outreach, onboarding, and partnerships; engaged 20 prospects pre-launch.
ACME Capital
Venture Analyst
Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
Sourced early-stage companies for Silicon Foundry and evaluated 5+ hard tech, health, and consumer startups for ACME. Built an AI relationship-intelligence platform from scratch to map both firms' networks and surface relevant connections.
Adaptive Security
GTM / RevOps Intern
May 2026 – Jul 2026
Owned RevOps automation: built Claude-to-Salesforce pipelines and a merge-request bot that lifted CRM accuracy ~30% and saved the team 1–2 hrs/day; ran outbound prospecting and took over a marketing campaign.
Draper Associates
Venture Scout
Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
Sole SoCal scout: sourced and evaluated 30+ startups across deep tech, aerospace, climate, drones, and AI. Met with founders, conducted product diligence and competitive mapping, and prepared investment summaries for the investment team.
Ernst & Young (EY)
Intern — Technology Consulting
May 2025 – Aug 2025
Only intern working directly with partners on a 45-person team supporting a $10M Singapore government contract renewal. Supported tender repricing and scope negotiations, built budget models up to S$8M, and produced executive strategy decks.
Bain Capital
Summer Analyst — IndiaRF Private Equity
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Sole undergraduate intern on a live $100M+ private equity transaction; the target company was subsequently acquired. Conducted commercial diligence on 5+ companies and prepared investment memos for senior leadership.
USC Rocket Propulsion Lab
Structural Analysis Engineer
Jan 2024 – May 2026
Aerothermal and structural analysis of rocket nozzles and a 7068-aluminum bulkhead in ANSYS; designed mounting components for propulsion hardware.
Thoughts
The world through my eyes.
