Rajarshi Rakshit
Founder and MD
Raj has over 12 years of extensive experience in the field of corporate and private equity valuations. He has valued companies ranging from small start-ups to IPO’s. His valuation expertise includes Purchase Price Allocation, Portfolio valuations, IRC 409As, special situations, distressed debt, and other complex modeling assignments. His training extends to capital markets, fundamental analysis, and portfolio allocation.
Before launching Sharp 409A Software, Raj gathered a wide experience in valuing startups while he worked for EXL Services (EXL). EXL was the offshore partner of SVB Analytics (SVBA) in India. This valuation division of SVBA was then the leading provider of 409a Valuation services in the United States performing thousands of valuations in a year.
Raj holds a Masters in Computer Science from Indian Institutes of Technology, Bombay (IITB), India and has completed advanced coursework from the CFA Institute. At heart, he is a badminton enthusiast and regularly involved in other sports as well.
Manuj Singhal
CFA, FRM, Partner
Manuj spearheads the valuations at Sharp 409A. He is involved in analysis and review of Sharp 409A’s valuations. He brings more than 13 years of rich valuation experience performing thousands of business valuations for closely held corporations for regulatory compliances, investment advisory and financial reporting purposes. He is a specialist in performing complex 409A Valuation assignments. He has an expertise in performing business valuations, purchase price allocations (PPA), impairment studies, intellectual property valuations, and esoteric securities involving complex capital structures.
Prior to joining Sharp 409A, Manuj played a pivotal role in setting up and leading valuation team of thirty highly qualified members for one of the leading Silicon Valley based analytics firm. He is also associated in providing assistance in preparing fairness opinion pursuant to US GAAP and IFRS for financial reporting as well as for regulatory purposes.
Manuj holds CFA and FRM Charter, Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Finance, and Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Manidipa Mitra
Director – Business Development & Partnerships
Manidipa has over a decade of experience in marketing & business development at a global level. She is involved in improving and optimizing client experience. She takes care of the tasks & processes to implement exponential growth opportunities within and between Sharp 409A and current/potential clients and partnerships. She constantly works to develop and implement Sales, Marketing and Business Development strategies.
Prior to working with Sharp 409A, she has gained extensive knowledge and experience in business development, general management and startups as an entrepreneur. She has also worked as an HR Manager for startups for more than 5 years across various domains like IT, finance, and education.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology (BE IT) from University of Pune, India.