CV

Experience, education and awards.

General Information

Full Name Dipti R. Kulkarni
Current Role Investment Professional, Private Credit at Nixa Asset Management
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Languages English, Hindi, Marathi (native); French, Kannada (elementary)
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/dipti-kulkarni-34a731144

Experience

  • Mar 2025 – Present

    Mumbai

    Investment Professional, Private Credit
    Nixa Asset Management
  • Apr 2024 – Jan 2025

    Mumbai

    Analyst, Global Markets – India Equities (Front Office)
    BNP Paribas CIB
  • Jun 2023 – Apr 2024

    Kolkata

    Fund Manager, Joka Advantage Fund
    Finance and Investments Club, IIM Calcutta
  • Apr 2023 – Jun 2023

    Mumbai

    Discretionary Trading Intern (awarded PPO)
    Edelweiss Global Markets
  • Jan 2021 – Mar 2022

    Remote

    Software Engineer, Research and Development
    Protegrity (Cloud and Data Security)
    • R&D team in an agile environment; Python, Debian/Linux, Git, CI, AWS EC2, VMware vCloud
    • Streamlined the team's productivity pipeline and ran knowledge sessions
    • View on LinkedIn ↗
  • Nov 2019 – Aug 2020

    Bengaluru

    Software Engineer I, Robotics Systems and Science
    Rapyuta Robotics
    • Professional Services and Fleet Management AI teams; automated and simulated forklifts in a multi-level warehouse for a leading Japanese conglomerate
    • Python, ROS, Gazebo, Docker, REST APIs
    • Spot Award, April 2020, for ownership of the full simulation stack
    • View on LinkedIn ↗
  • Jul 2019 – Nov 2019

    Tokyo

    Software Engineer I, Robotics Systems and Science
    Rapyuta Robotics
    • Wrote motion planning in Python and ROS for barcode and magnetic strip scanners on an automated ground vehicle for a leading mining and manufacturing company in Osaka
    • Demonstrated multi-robot collaboration (Pick Assist AMR and rapyuta.io cloud platform) to clients and press at Kyoto Smart City Expo 2019
    • Expo press coverage and media on LinkedIn ↗
  • May 2018 – Jul 2018

    South Korea

    Research Intern, Imaging Systems Laboratory
    Changwon National University

Education

  • 2022 – 2024
    MBA
    Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
    • Aditya Birla Scholar, Class of 2022–23 (sole recipient at IIM Calcutta)
    • Monalisa Gupta Award, 59th Annual Convocation
    • Top 13 in the admission merit list
    • National Finalist, ET Ascent Dewang Mehta National Education Awards 2022
    • Campus Finalist, Venture Capital Investment Challenge 2022
    • View on LinkedIn ↗
  • 2015 – 2019
    B.Tech., Electronics Engineering
    Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai
    • First Class; Double Award Winner, Department of Electrical Engineering
    • Publicis Sapient placement offer (1 of 5 selected from 630+)
    • Capstone: led a team to build an autonomously navigating quadrotor; top 17 at Aero India 2019 Student's Pavilion
    • Vice Captain, college football team
    • Project and media on LinkedIn ↗
  • 2013 – 2015
    HSC, Mathematics and Computer Science
    Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune
    • 5th in a batch of 1,200; INSPIRE Scholar (top 1% in Class XII science)
    • 96/100 in Computer Science (department rank 1)
  • 2009 – 2013
    ICSE, Mathematics, Science and Computer Science
    Pawar Public School, Pune
    • School topper and Pune City ICSE X topper (95.5%)
    • Chief Student Editor, school magazine; EUMIND Europe Meets India exchange

Skills

  • Finance: credit analysis, loan underwriting, private credit, special situations, distressed debt, equities
  • Tools: Bloomberg Terminal, Excel, Python
  • Engineering: Python, ROS, Gazebo, MATLAB, TensorFlow, Linux, Git, CI, Docker, AWS

Certifications

  • Fundamentals of Credit
  • Statistics Foundations
  • French A1 and A2 (220 hours, A2 fast track)
  • Freediving Level I, Scuba Schools International
  • Sailing Level 1, Yachting Association of India
  • View on LinkedIn ↗