The $3M Problem

How We Made Optical Wireless Investable

How we translated government-validated deep-tech into a Series A story investors could actually invest in

Sector
Deep-Tech Telecom Infrastructure
Stage
Pre-Series A
Target Raise
₹25 MM (~$3M USD)

How an embedded credit team gave a high-yield fund same-week issuer coverage instead of a growing backlog

The Pattern

Two in-house analysts were covering a book that needed five. New issuance kept arriving faster than credit memos could go out, and the backlog was starting to cost live opportunities — not hypothetical ones.

The Client Challenge

Fund Profile

  • Sector: Leveraged credit, EM high-yield
  • AUM Covered: $600M
  • Stage: Live, ongoing mandate

What Was Breaking

Initiation memos were taking three weeks. Covenant reviews were queued behind them. The desk had started passing on deals it would normally have taken, purely on capacity.

What We Did

  • Embedded a three-analyst credit team inside the fund's existing workflow and tools
  • Rebuilt the issuer initiation model to a standardized, faster-to-populate template
  • Layered in AI-assisted data extraction for filings and offering memoranda

Initiation time dropped from three weeks to 48 hours. The backlog cleared in six weeks and stayed clear.

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