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New Delhi · India

Yukti Dahiya

Vol. I · No. 1
Economist · Founder · Researcher · Essayist · Classical vocalist
Section C · Field WorkPolicy & investment

Policy & Capital

Four internships, all asking the same question: how money and opportunity reach the people who need them.

01

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Policy & Research Intern · with the Govt. of Odisha · 2025–26

  • Analysed rural credit barriers, helping expand financial counselling to 20,000+ rural women
  • Evaluated women-led SHGs and farmer producer organisations for supply-chain, market and financing gaps
  • Ran quantitative analysis of rural enterprises and recommended a capital allocation policy
02

Govt. of India, Office of the Minister of Education

Strategy & Entrepreneurship Intern · Data Analysis

  • Selected as 1 of 5 from Delhi
  • Analysed education data across 12 states for programmes reaching 15M+ students
  • Built multilingual outreach frameworks linked to a 15% rise in enrolment
03

Caspian Impact Investments

Investment Intern · 2025–26

  • Evaluated 25+ early-stage pitch decks on team, market size, CAC, margins and path to breakeven
  • Built a screening rubric adopted by the investment team to prioritise ventures for due diligence
  • Contributed analysis to 12 Investment Committee discussions
04

Leverage Edu

Venture Development Intern

  • The only school student selected into an undergraduate cohort
  • Led 75+ customer discovery interviews and analysed 10 competitors
  • Evaluated pricing and acquisition channels to build a go-to-market strategy adopted for launch