About Nishal

Hey. I'm Nishal. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Austin, TX. I grew up surrounded by various forms of business - both from the physical and digital world. In the physical world, I saw my parents grinding out their American Dream. Digitally, I loved watching business TV shows like Shark Tank, The Apprentice, etc. I also played golf, basketball, and trumpet throughout my youth and high school. I knew from an early age I wanted to do business, so took my talents to UT Austin. I got involved in various finance and consulting organizations and found more interest in the banking path over consulting so decided to pursue investment banking. I landed many offers across BB and EB firms, and decided to accept an offer at Evercore. I summered there and went full time post undergrad. I also spent a summer in the Internal Strategy Consulting group at Southwest Airlines. I developed a deep interest in new energy after reading a book called The New Map. I recognized one of the most under looked industry is metals and mining, which is the sector behind getting the raw materials needed to power the energy grid as well as everything else we use in society. At Evercore, I spent time as a generalist, working on tech, lithium, and some power deals. Following my interests in energy, I joined I Squared Capital, an Infrastructure PE fund. I started out in the buyout flagship fund, but quickly jumped to the new strategy they raised called InfraTech. Through this vehicle we invested in post product market fit tech startups modernizing legacy and infrastructure sectors. After gaining the skills, confidence, and network, I recently left to start my holding company.