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At Home.LLC, we are on a mission to help institutional investors and American families build wealth via homeownership. We provide down payment assistance so hard-working people can reach 20% to buy their home and start building wealth. If you'd like to learn more, we're on www.home.llc
Background/History: I'm an investor and an entrepreneur
- Sold my first startup in my freshman year of college (Major: Computer Science)
- Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a focus in Business & AI/ML
- Management consultant to Fortune-100 clients at Ernst & Young (New York Office)
- Built a $250M innovation fund as Chief of Staff at Ernst & Young (Americas)
- Investor and board advisor through multiple investments at a small family office
Also known as: Nik Shah
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Work experience
- March 2021 ā present
On Deck
FinTech FellowFellow in ODFintech1 (FinTech's inaugural batch) - April 2019 ā present
Home.LLC
Founding Partner / CEOš” Homebuyers: Get down payment assistance to buy your home. Get up to $500K as an investment, not a loan. In exchange, share a cut of the profit (or the loss) on your home when you sell. š LPs/Investors: Invest in 100's of homes across the US. Instead of being a landlord, help people achieve their American dream. Get decent returns at a low risk. š² E-mail: nik@home.llc Website: www.home.llc - March 2019 ā present
NPS Capital
Chief Investment OfficerSmall single-family office that invests in real estate, startups, private debt, etc. while advising several multi-family offices š” Real Estate Investment Criteria: Multi-family Commercial & Single-family Residential in rapidly appreciating cities across the US Selected Investment Portfolio: - LP in Pheonix Multifamily: 229 Class-A's - LP in Dallas Multifamily: 1,070 Class B's š Startups Investment Criteria: https://bit.ly/2Zn9v0i Selected Investment Portfolio: - DeckRobot: AI SaaS disrupting professional services (http://deckrobot.com) - ElectroNeek: Robotics process automation for enterprise companies (http://electroneek.com) - Nurture Institute: Mental health and coaching (http://nurture.institute) - Roya: Vitamins for Type 1 diabetics (http://feelroya.com/) - NewspaperKart: Online subscription for physical delivery (https://newspaperkart.com/) - July 2016 ā March 2019
EY
Chief Of Staff - InnovationSupported the Chief Innovation Officer for managing $250M allocated towards startups, internal projects, acquisitions, joint ventures, and alliance partnerships for 72,000 EY employees in 31 countries. Investment Highlight: Co-invested with c-suite executives from retail banks, GSEs, insurance companies, private equity funds, and capital markets to build products for the future of consumer financial services. - January 2013 ā September 2017
EY
Manager - Retail Banking and Financial ServicesLed engagements for Fortune-500 clients in retail banking, government-sponsored entities, private equity, insurance, asset management, and healthcare insurance. Consistently rated in the top 1 percentile. - January 2008 ā December 2008
Gujarat Admission
Co-FounderEdTech startup: Undergraduate career counseling that helped 500K students & parents (sold)
Education
- Present
Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science - Present
Udgam School for Children - India
High School, Higher Secondary Certificate Exam: 99.66%ile among 350K exam takers - 2011 ā 2012
Carnegie Mellon University
MISM, Business & AI/ML