Most of it collected before my first college lecture.
Back builders early. I build things, and I am learning what they are worth.
A robotics captaincy outside Philadelphia, a computer science club grown from ten members to sixty, and one lesson that stuck: the person who can build decides what happens next.
Translation. Engineers trust me with the machine. The people funding it trust me with the story. Most rooms need both. Few people carry both.
Eighteen, and impatient. Mitigants: 4,000 volunteer hours prove the impatience points somewhere useful, and everything in this portfolio compounds for decades.
A conversation. Markets, startups, or the long road into finance. Terms under VII, Contact.
Built to compound.
One of thirty students in the Texas ECB Honors program, pursuing dual degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering Honors and Canfield Business Honors. An engineer's toolkit, pointed at a career in finance and technology.
Co-founder & COO
Training technology for hospitality teams. Raised a $100K pre-seed from A-1 Hospitality, filed a provisional patent, and built partnerships across brands including Marriott and IHG. Second place at UC Berkeley StEP and a UC Launch finalist.
Founder · 501(c)(3) nonprofit
A global STEM community spanning the U.S., India, and Brazil, with 1,000+ students, 30 industry mentors, and in-person workshops for 150+ students across five schools. Built around collaboration, so the platform rewards helping peers rather than beating them.§The return on community compounds faster than any asset I have tried to price.
Tech Leader & UN Ambassador
One of five ambassadors leading a 200-member youth coalition on data privacy and AI ethics. Drafted frameworks on algorithmic transparency and consent, submitted to the UN Global Digital Compact and the ITU.
Build things.
Private Equity & Search Fund Intern
One of three interns on a live lower-middle-market search focused on financial services, backed by $200M+ in capital. Supporting deal sourcing, screening, and diligence.
Research Assistant · Alzheimer's therapeutics
Built machine learning models to screen compounds for Alzheimer's drug discovery, helping surface 15+ candidate compounds for further study. Earlier, university-lab research on human gait dynamics at Penn State.
ECB Honors · Electrical & Computer Engineering + Canfield Business Honors
Selected as one of thirty students to complete both honors degrees in four years, pairing quantitative engineering training with corporate finance and valuation.¶Engineers build the asset. Markets decide what it is worth. I want fluency in both languages.
Value what's built.
Let both compound.
Pierce Brown
A miner claws his way into an empire's ruling class. Ambition, hierarchy, and what it costs to climb.
Lev Vygotsky
How language builds thought. The original argument that we learn through community first, which is the whole thesis behind Aequitas.
Always glad to talk markets, startups, or the long road into finance. I reply faster than most funds return calls.
A note on this page: it is arranged like a memory palace. Seven numbered rooms, five margin notes marked in green, one thesis repeated at spaced intervals. People remember journeys better than lists, so the story is anchored to places. If you remember one thing, let it be this: I build things, and I am learning what they're worth.
Ishaan Joshi · Austin, TX · MMXXVI