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Priyank Shrivastava
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“I’ve seen that long-term value is created when the fundamentals are right: governance, unit economics, cash discipline, and a business model that can scale without breaking.”
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Priyank Shrivastava
My training as a Chartered Accountant, combined with years in fund and portfolio finance, has made me very process-driven. I naturally break problems down, test assumptions, and think through second-order effects before forming a view.
Working closely with founders, investment teams, and LPs has also made me acutely aware of where things tend to go wrong. In venture, outcomes are uncertain, but the process has to be consistent. I focus a lot on downside protection: clean structuring, clear rights, and strong compliance, because small gaps become expensive as companies and funds scale.
Over time, I’ve seen that long-term value is created when the fundamentals are right: governance, unit economics, cash discipline, and a business model that can scale without breaking.
GIFT City is emerging as a serious base for India-facing global capital and fund management. From Z47’s perspective, there’s an opportunity to help set institutional standards early.
That means building fund operations, governance, reporting, and investor onboarding that meet global expectations. It also means contributing beyond our own funds, through ecosystem building, talent development, and founder enablement, so GIFT City becomes a real operating hub, not just a regulatory location.
A few patterns show up again and again:
First, unit economics aren’t owned deeply enough. Growth can mask real issues, so we push founders to define contribution margins clearly and track cohort behaviour, not just topline.
Second, compliance and documentation are treated as “we’ll fix it later,” which creates surprises during diligence. We help founders set the right discipline early through clean documentation and reporting.
Third, finance teams are hired too late. Many companies wait until complexity becomes painful. We help founders plan finance capacity in stages, starting with basic controls and clean periodic closes.
Long runs and marathon training help me reset. They’ve taught me patience, pacing, and consistency, that progress comes from doing the basics well, day after day.
That mindset carries into my work. I stay calm under pressure, focus on long-term outcomes, and avoid reacting to short-term noise. Teaching CA students also helps keep me grounded, it forces clarity and reinforces the importance of strong fundamentals.
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