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India Champions, HSBC × HKURepresented India in Hong Kong
Co-founder, AeonGrowth agency, ₹48L ARR
Student of the YearChrist University
IIM Bangalore YLPUnder 1% acceptance
Film actorOne of the leads in Kolai

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01 · About me

Builder at heart. Problem solver by habit.

I'm Samkit. I recently graduated from Christ University, where I majored in Finance & Investments, finished Rank 3 and was awarded Student of the Year (1/1100+). I'm a CFA Level 3 candidate, and I've previously worked at KPMG (CFO Advisory), D. E. Shaw (Financial Research), Activv Money (Founder's Office) and IgniteXL Ventures (VC Extern).

I've always wanted to build something of my own and genuinely create impact, and I'm ready to give it everything I've got. While still in college, I co-founded Aeon, a growth agency that grew to ₹48L ARR. I also played one of the leads in Kolai, a Tamil film.

In college, I received academic and extracurricular scholarships, and served as President of the Christ University Commerce Association, the umbrella body for all its clubs, leading a team of 350+ members. In 2026, we won the India Finals of the HSBC × HKU Case Competition, the world's largest undergraduate case competition, against 400+ universities in India including teams from IITs, IIMs, SRCC and BITS, and represented India in Hong Kong.

Student of the YearChrist University, 1 of 1100+ students

₹48LARR at Aeon, built while in college

WinnerHSBC × HKU Case Competition, India. Represented India in Hong Kong

<1%Acceptance rate, IIM Bangalore's Young Leadership Programme

Film actorOne of the leads in Kolai, a Tamil film

02 · Where I've put in the hours

Companies I've worked for

CFO Advisory

Founder's Office

FinRes, Financial Research

VC Extern

03 · Built

// co-founded in college · growth & marketing agency

aeon

A growth & marketing agency. We build the strategy that helps brands scale bigger.

₹48LARR
built in college

Visit Aeon

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build the problem-solving muscle, early
work side by side with high-agency founders
run GTM hands-on, not from a textbook
help brands grow & scale bigger
get inside the startup ecosystem
see 0 → 1 and 1 → 10 up close

I didn't just want to study how startups grow. I wanted to be in the room while it happened, so I built Aeon while studying full-time.

Also built, in the founder's office

// founder's office · 3-member core team · two IIT-IIM founders + me

Scaling a wealth business from the inside.

As part of a small team, we grew AUM from ~₹40 Cr to ~₹65 Cr in 3-4 months. I got to build tools and products, do a lot of financial modelling and take a lot of client calls. I was grateful to receive a PPO, and walked away with a lot of learnings, skills and memories.

Sales
Ops
Code
Research
Modelling

₹40→65 CrAUM in 3-4 months

100+funds run through my screening models

10+multi-asset memos drafted

PPOawarded

The product I built

An in-house research engine

From a non-tech background, I taught myself to code with AI and built the team's internal data tools.

The challenge: every source spoke a different language. AMFI data, fund-house files and APIs all came in different formats, so the scraper had to clean and stitch them into one dataset before any analysis could start.

SourcesAMFI · fund houses · APIs, in every format
Scraperpulls it all into one clean dataset
Analysis pipelineflags inflection points for research
Screening modelsSharpe · rolling returns · beta · drawdown
Research & opsstreamlined, end to end

Best lessons

You don't need to be an engineer to code. AI made building accessible, so I built the tools we were missing.
Automations and systems take you a long way. Every hour a scraper or a model saves keeps compounding, week after week.
Doing different things at once is the best teacher. Sales, ops, code, research and modelling in the same week taught me more than any single role could.
Lean teams learn the most. With three people, everyone owns the outcome. It's the best way to operate.
You grow fastest around the best people. Working closely with two IIT-IIM founders raised my bar every single day, and I'm thankful for it.

04 · Student life

Graduated. Perpetual student of life.

majored in finance & investments

Christ University

0.0/ 10 CGPA

Rank 3

Student of the Year1 of 1100+ students
40+ fests & case compsincluding startup pitching & hackathon wins
President, Commerce AssociationUmbrella body for all clubs at Christ University · led a 350+ member team
Head, UdaanE-Cell, Christ University
Scholarship recipientacademic & extracurricular

Samkit's mascot receiving a CFA certificate

CFA^®

chartered financial analyst

CFA Program

L1cleared
L2cleared
L3candidate

young leadership programme

IIM Bangalore

Selected from 10,000+ applicants, with an acceptance rate under 1%.

05 · The road so far

How I got here.

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Jun 2026
Won the India Finals of the HSBC × HKU Case Competition, then flew to Hong Kong.

It's the world's largest undergraduate case competition, with 1,000+ universities globally. In India alone, 400+ universities competed, including teams from IITs, IIMs, IISc, SRCC and BITS: 2,500+ teams and 10,000+ participants. We came out on top and represented India in Hong Kong.

International finals, Hong Kong

India Finals winners

Presenting in Hong Kong

Making the case
2026

Graduated from Christ University: Rank 3, and Student of the Year.

Majored in Finance & Investments, finished with a 9.4 CGPA and Rank 3, and was awarded Student of the Year (1/1100+).

Receiving Student of the Year
While in college
Co-founded Aeon, a growth & marketing agency that hit ₹48L ARR.

Built it while studying full-time: finding clients, running GTM and building the strategy that helps brands scale. It's where I learnt how businesses actually make money, and how much work goes into every rupee.

Visit Aeon ↗More about Aeon ↑
Founder's Office

Founder's office at Activv Money: AUM ~₹40 Cr → ~₹65 Cr, and a PPO.

A three-person core team: two IIT-IIM alumni founders and me. In 3-4 months we grew AUM from ~₹40 Cr to ~₹65 Cr. I built tools and products, did a lot of financial modelling, and worked directly with HNI and UHNI clients, converting leads and getting committed capital through. I was awarded a PPO.
What I built & learnt ↑
Nov 2025
Cleared CFA Level 2.

One step closer to the charter. Level 3 is in progress.
Internship

Financial Research (FinRes) intern at D. E. Shaw.

One of the most competitive summer internship programmes, at one of the world's largest hedge funds. I learnt a lot about modelling and research.

At D. E. Shaw
Internship

CFO Advisory intern at KPMG.

My first corporate role, and I learnt a lot: I collaborated across teams, worked on government projects and had the best team I could have asked for.

At KPMG
On screen
Played Vinodh, one of the leads in Kolai, a Tamil film.

A Balaji K. Kumar picture, alongside Vijay Antony. I'm really grateful to have been a part of it.

The principal cast

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