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AltG IS DESIGNING
THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS.

Powered By Our Proprietary APEXX Formula, We Are An Investment Firm​ That Builds The Businesses Of Tomorrow, Today.

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How To Win In India?

AltG’s Wharton-INSEAD Wall Street Alumni Have 10,000,000,000,000 Answers.

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AltG Leadership

Exceptional Intellectual Capital Meets In-Market Expertise

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Poornima Vardhan

Principal & Co-Founder

Poornima combines Financial Engineering with lateral thinking  to bring a unique approach to problem-solving. Her expertise spans complex M&A transactions, cross-border strategy, and cross-industry innovation.

 

Poornima has significant experience in complex M&A transactions. She was instrumental in devising the cross-border strategy for Indian chemical companies at UBS in New York, advising global chemical companies on multi-billion dollar deals, including Sunoco, on selling its Polypropylene business to Braskem for a $350mm deal.

 

Poornima has over 15+ years of experience in India as an Investor and an entrepreneur. She played a pivotal role in scaling and building multiple retail businesses, including India's first D2C brand, and setting up two regional airlines. Her expertise was also instrumental in re-structuring India's first luxury fashion business.

With Taponeel, she developed The APEXX Formula – a proprietary platform generating unique alternative data (Alt Data) to drive investment alpha in India.

Poornima is a Joseph Wharton Scholar. She holds an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, a Master's degree in Operational Research from The London School of Economics, and a BSc. in Mathematics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University. Poornima's guiding philosophy remains: "Winning By Design."

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Taponeel Mukherjee

Principal & Co-Founder

Taponeel Mukherjee is a renowned economist and former macro trader with over 20 years of experience in global markets. His illustrious career spans top investment banks, including UBS and Citigroup, across London, Zurich, and Tokyo.

 

At just 24, Taponeel achieved remarkable success, generating his first million during the 2008 Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. His expertise led him to establish UBS's second-most profitable Yen short-end rates trading desk, generating $450M, and later leading the bank's most profitable Short-end rates business, yielding over $3B.

 

With a proven track record, Taponeel set his sights on India's emerging market, recognizing a lucrative opportunity to generate Alpha. Through Development Tracks, he advised mega-cap Indian conglomerates on investment and trading strategies, and in collaboration with Poornima, developed The APEXX Formula – a proprietary platform translating macroeconomic data into micro-information and analysing billions of global data points to create innovative investment strategies.

 

As Founder of AltG, Taponeel pioneers alternative investments, unlocking exceptional returns. He holds an MBA in Strategy and Finance from INSEAD, a Master's degree in Finance And Economics from The London School of Economics and a BA in Economics From Northwestern University. Taponeel's guiding philosophy remains: "Find your edge."

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