Summer 2026
Union Square Advisors
Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Tech M&A · San Francisco
Staffed on a sell-side and a buy-side process for two AI companies, plus a take-private case on an HCM software company.
Akshay Gupta
About
Hey, I'm Akshay. I study CS and Economics at Georgia Tech. I like figuring out how things work, what they're worth, and where they're headed.
woof! (that's Tommy)
01 · Build
I like making things.
Give me something tedious and I'll try to automate it. Most of what I've built started with me being annoyed at doing something by hand.
02 · Value
And figuring out what they're worth.
You can't value something without understanding how it works and how the market sees it. I enjoy understanding both perspectives.
03 · Envision
Then picturing where they're headed.
I spend way too much time thinking about what the world could look like ten years from now. I enjoy envisioning what might exist, and what I can do to bring that future closer to reality.
Experience
Summer 2025
Houlihan Lokey
Summer Analyst, Financial & Valuation Advisory · Atlanta
Valued illiquid private market positions and built AI tools that automated the work and helped bring in new business.
Fall 2024
SignatureFD
Investments Analyst · Atlanta
Tracked 25+ funds for an $8.6B wealth manager and built an AI workflow to speed up the research.
2023 – 2024
John Deere
Data Science Intern, Intelligent Solutions Group · Atlanta
Built an AI tool used across 2,000+ dealerships, and made it cheaper to run than what it replaced.
Accel IB Program
Director of Education
One of 15 picked from 300+ applicants. Ran the technical workshops the next year.
GT Investments Committee
Senior Analyst, Industrials
Covered industrials for a $2.4M student-run fund.
Pi Kappa Phi
Risk Manager
On the exec board for a 95-member chapter.
Interests.
01
Industries
Where I want to build.
AI & machine learningFintechCapital marketsPrivate marketsEnterprise softwareCybersecuritySpace techAviationSemiconductors
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Activities
How I spend my weekends.
TennisLiftingBoxingBackpackingCookingTrying new restaurantsBuilding PCsHanging out with my dog TommyRelaxing in naturePlanting treesTraveling
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03
Downtime
What I'm into when I'm off.
Attack on TitanNBAFPS gamesNintendo gamesFunny shows & podcastsPhilosophyDocumentariesSpace & sci-fi movies
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Frontiers
I've always wanted to see what's out there.
Space, black holes, and everything we still can't explain. I get the same feeling about tech. Whatever the next frontier is, on Earth or way past it, I want to be out there pushing it.