Pranav Kanchi
Studied at NYU Stern School of Business
Worked at Goldman Sachs
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About Pranav
I'm a former Goldman Sachs TMT investment banker in San Francisco, where I worked on technology M&A and IPOs after lateraling from Guggenheim's TMT team. That path gives me firsthand experience with both breaking into banking and making a competitive move once inside the industry. TMT is my deepest sector lens, not a requirement for working together. I coach candidates across industry coverage, M&A, capital markets, and other banking teams by adapting firm, transaction, technical, and interview preparation to their actual targets. The goal is not to memorize scripts. It is to understand companies and deals, build technical judgment, and communicate clearly when the follow-up questions get harder.
Why do I coach?
Investment banking recruiting is unusually opaque, and small mistakes compound quickly. I benefited from mentors who gave me direct feedback, exposed the real standard, and helped me focus on the work that mattered. I coach to compress that learning curve for others. Every session should identify the actual bottleneck, improve the candidate's execution, and end with concrete next steps.
Work Experience
Product Manager
Vercel
2026 - Present
Product Manager
TMT Investment Banking Analyst
Goldman Sachs
2025 - 2026
TMT M&A and IPOs
TMT Investment Banking Analyst
Guggenheim Partners
2024 - 2025
TMT M&A and IPOs
Software Engineer
PromptLayer
2024 - 2024
Prompt (& LLM) Engineering
Investment Analyst
Various companies
2021 - 2023
Guggenheim Partners — TMT investment banking (infrastructure software) Bullet Point Network — technology venture investing Arcadia Investment Partners — technology public equities
Education
NYU Stern School of Business
Bachelor of Science - BS, Double Major: Finance & Computer Science
Activities and societies: Entrepreneurial Exchange Group (President), Entrepreneurship Peer Mentor, Beta Alpha Psi Finance Honors Society (Investment Banking Mentor, Big), Investment Analysis Group (Portfolio Team Analyst), Net Impact (NICE Advanced Team Consultant)
University High School
High school
Activities and societies: Future Business Leaders of America (President), Economics Club (President), Student Government (Treasurer), Robotics Club (President), Math Club (Treasurer), Economics Team (Captain), Student Council (Lead), Class Senate, Math Team, Chemistry Team