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Aspiring consultant building deal sourcing and startup analysis experience

I am strengthening my consulting profile through practical externship work and targeted projects to make my resume more competitive.

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Portfolio of externship deliverables and learning projects from Mangusta Capital, highlighting deal sourcing, market research, and startup analysis work completed to date.

  • Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
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    Mangusta Capital · Oct 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

    Join a new VC fund launched by a former SoftBank Vision Fund leader and backed by the Ray-Ban/Oakley family to identify high-potential Vertical AI startups. Gain hands-on experience sourcing deals, analyzing markets, and writing compelling investment memos.

    Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship

About me

I am strengthening my consulting profile through practical externship work and targeted projects to make my resume more competitive.

I am Thejas Vittal, a recent bachelor's graduate focused on fields of finance and consulting. I have gained work experience through internships and am building practical skills through externships to bring my acumen to the forefront, including a Mangusta Capital deal sourcing and startup analysis externship. I am working to strengthen my resume and improve competitiveness for roles.

Externships

Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by Eric Ries

In progress

Skills

Deal sourcingStartup analysisMarket researchResume improvement focusConsulting fundamentals

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Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

Join a new VC fund launched by a former SoftBank Vision Fund leader and backed by the Ray-Ban/Oakley family to identify high-potential Vertical AI startups. Gain hands-on experience sourcing deals, analyzing markets, and writing compelling investment memos.

Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship

Overview

This externship concentrated on deal sourcing and startup analysis for a new VC fund targeting Vertical AI opportunities. The work involved researching markets, evaluating startup teams and models, and drafting investment memos. Deliverables included structured investment write-ups and market summaries.

Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
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What I've accomplished

I produced a shortlisted pipeline of three Vertical AI startups, documenting URLs, funding history, headcount, industry, and concise company descriptions in a structured spreadsheet.

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Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by Eric Ries

StrategyBusiness Development

Overview

The externship worked through the Incorruptible 4 diagnostic framework to identify sources of consumer 'Ick Factor' in large brands. The work applied the four-lens method to diagnose trust, clarity, value, and mechanics in selected cases. Deliverables documented the diagnostic findings and methodological notes from those analyses.

Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by Eric Ries

What I've accomplished

I worked through the Incorruptible 4 framework to practice diagnostic techniques and record findings from applied brand assessments.

Project breakdown

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