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At Arali, Raunak works closely with the team to identify and back early-stage fintech and financial-infrastructure companies. He drives deal sourcing and evaluation, builds sector theses, and partners with founders on financial models, diligence and company-building.

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Before joining Arali, Raunak was part of HDFC Bank's Strategic Investments team, where he sourced, evaluated and executed corporate venture investments across fintech, insurtech and financial infrastructure, and helped deploy capital into domestic AIFs. Earlier, he worked at DMI Alternatives (The Sparkle Fund) and KPMG, building experience across financial services, fintech and B2B SaaS. 

Raunak is a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com. from H.R. College, Mumbai.

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