Currently an Extern @HP Tech Ventures
Accounting student building startup analysis skills
Just a girl focused on strengthening her resume through practical externship experience in deal sourcing and startup analysis.
Work samples
Work samples focus on startup research, deal sourcing methods, and financial evaluation learned during the HP Tech Ventures externship and related coursework.
Cashflow Survival Health-CHeck Platform(Solo Founder & Developer)
Designed, built, and deployed a full‑stack‑ready React/TypeScript cashflow survival dashboard for sole traders, featuring invoice management with UK‑compliant statutory interest, direct debit tracking, tax/VAT forecasting, gamified education, and reactive localStorage‑based state management; validated product‑market fit with the Director of M&A at a national accounting firm and defined a monetisation roadmap around funder‑eligibility scoring and accountant‑client collaboration.
ReactTypeScriptlocalStorageCustomer Credit Risk Scorecard (Financial Data Analyst, Thornfield Group)
Built a 75-client SME credit scoring model in Excel and MySQL using dual-factor approval logic (ICR + income-to-loan); stress-tested at +200bps and +300bps, identifying 59% of clients required manual review, visualised expected losses £60,000 (concentrated in 2 of 10 sectors) in a 3 page Power BI dashboard.
ExcelMySQLPower BIM&A Due Diligence (Junior Due Diligence Analyst, Thornfield Group)
Validated a £24m acquisition by dissecting ARR composition and capitalised development costs via isolating the amount in non-recurring professional service fees from the stated £8m ARR; re-calculated adjusted EBITDA to remove improper capitalised R&D under UK GAAP; ran sensitivity scenarios in Tableau revealing a £4m–£6m valuation overhang and recommended a revised negotiation range of £18m–£20m in a formal due diligence memo.
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HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
An externship with HP Tech Ventures on deal sourcing and startup analysis, focused on methods for discovering and evaluating early-stage tech startups.
Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship
About me
Just a girl focused on strengthening her resume through practical externship experience in deal sourcing and startup analysis.
Hi, I'm Rebecca a uni student who is building a Cashflow Runway checker for SMEs while gaining her degree in Accounting and Finance.
Externships
HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
HP Tech Ventures
Experience
Auditor
Serve Legal · Apr 2025 - Dec 2025
Customer Service Assistant
Tesco · Jun 2025 - Aug 2025
Crew Member
Mcdonalds · Apr 2024 - May 2025
Education
Sheffield Hallam University
BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance · Class of 2027
Skills
Cashflow Survival Health-CHeck Platform(Solo Founder & Developer)
Designed, built, and deployed a full‑stack‑ready React/TypeScript cashflow survival dashboard for sole traders, featuring invoice management with UK‑compliant statutory interest, direct debit tracking, tax/VAT forecasting, gamified education, and reactive localStorage‑based state management; validated product‑market fit with the Director of M&A at a national accounting firm and defined a monetisation roadmap around funder‑eligibility scoring and accountant‑client collaboration.
Customer Credit Risk Scorecard (Financial Data Analyst, Thornfield Group)
Built a 75-client SME credit scoring model in Excel and MySQL using dual-factor approval logic (ICR + income-to-loan); stress-tested at +200bps and +300bps, identifying 59% of clients required manual review, visualised expected losses £60,000 (concentrated in 2 of 10 sectors) in a 3 page Power BI dashboard.
M&A Due Diligence (Junior Due Diligence Analyst, Thornfield Group)
Validated a £24m acquisition by dissecting ARR composition and capitalised development costs via isolating the amount in non-recurring professional service fees from the stated £8m ARR; re-calculated adjusted EBITDA to remove improper capitalised R&D under UK GAAP; ran sensitivity scenarios in Tableau revealing a £4m–£6m valuation overhang and recommended a revised negotiation range of £18m–£20m in a formal due diligence memo.
✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
An externship with HP Tech Ventures on deal sourcing and startup analysis, focused on methods for discovering and evaluating early-stage tech startups.
Overview
The externship explored techniques for sourcing and evaluating early-stage technology startups, combining market analysis, due diligence, and investment memo writing. Work included applying a venture thesis framework alongside AI-assisted research to surface and assess startup opportunities.
What I've accomplished
I worked through a structured deal-sourcing workflow that paired a clear venture thesis with AI-assisted research, producing candidate screens and analysis-ready notes for promising startups.