Currently an Extern @Yinan Zhao
I'm a finance student passionate about venture capital and startup analysis, eager to explore investment opportunities.
Discover my insights and experiences from projects focused on venture capital and startup analysis.
HP Tech Ventures · Aug 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern
An HP Tech Ventures externship on deal sourcing and startup analysis, focused on discovering, researching, and evaluating early-stage tech startups.
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Yinan Zhao · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Gain insider experience in value investing by analyzing leading stocks alongside seasoned investor Yinan Zhao. Learn how professionals leverage financial modeling in Excel, interpret alternative data, evaluate market trends, and craft persuasive investment recommendations. Build real-world skills essential for careers in finance, equity research, and investment banking.
I'm a finance student passionate about venture capital and startup analysis, eager to explore investment opportunities.
I am a finance sophomore dedicated to understanding the intricacies of venture capital and startup dynamics. Currently pursuing my Bachelor's Degree, I am eager to apply my academic foundation to real-world challenges in the finance sector.
Externships
Yinan Value Investing & Financial Modeling Externship
Yinan Zhao
Skills
✅ Verified by Extern
An HP Tech Ventures externship on deal sourcing and startup analysis, focused on discovering, researching, and evaluating early-stage tech startups.
The externship produced structured sourcing, diligence, and synthesis deliverables for early-stage tech startups. Work included a sourced shortlist of three companies with profile data, compiled due diligence folders with market and financial materials, and synthesis reports plus a synergy analysis linking findings to a VC thesis.
I sourced three startups with profile data, assembled full due diligence folders and written analyses, and synthesized those findings into structured reports plus a synergy analysis.
✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Gain insider experience in value investing by analyzing leading stocks alongside seasoned investor Yinan Zhao. Learn how professionals leverage financial modeling in Excel, interpret alternative data, evaluate market trends, and craft persuasive investment recommendations. Build real-world skills essential for careers in finance, equity research, and investment banking.
The externship examined public equities through value-investing methods while applying financial models and alternative data. The work compared valuation approaches, built Excel models, and interpreted market signals alongside guidance from Yinan Zhao. Deliverables included equity models and written investment analysis.
I worked on equity research and financial modeling tasks over a 12-week externship, producing valuation models, market analyses, and written investment notes.