Agastya Vatts

Agastya Vatts / Experience

Work in the field

From credit research and public policy to infrastructure markets and financial inclusion.

Professional experience

Jul–Aug 2026

Seeds Fincap Private Limited

Credit Research Intern

  • Worked with co-founder and Chief Risk Officer Avishek Sarker on credit-risk assessment, lending decisions, responsible access to credit, and the operations of technology-enabled lending.
  • Extended the financial-inclusion work through Project Nivesh, explaining small-ticket loans, compounding, responsible borrowing, and alternatives to predatory debt to informal workers; connected them with formal banking and government schemes.
  • Researched and presented “Digital Lending in India: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Evolving Financial Ecosystem,” covering platform growth, credit access, regulation, and the business landscape.

May–Jun 2026

Weights & Measures Department, Government of NCT of Delhi

Legal Metrology & Policy Intern

  • Worked under Controller Pankaj Kumar, IAS, and alongside zonal officers Naresh Kumar and Nilesh Kumar and Inspector Gaurav Rana on consumer protection and fair-trade fieldwork.
  • Observed calibration of high-precision balances for gold and silver and verification of fuel dispensers using certified brass conical proving measures; discussed market regulation and investment research with the Controller.

Jun–Jul 2025

Globe Civil Projects Limited

Infrastructure & Market Analysis Intern

  • Researched infrastructure-sector trends, growth drivers, government initiatives, competition, company business models, project portfolios, and financial performance.
  • Produced “Infrastructure Market Analysis: A Study of Industry Trends and Competitive Landscape” under Managing Director Vipul Khurana; witnessed the company’s 1 July 2025 IPO launch.

Summer programs

Jun–Jul 2026

Yale Young Global Scholars, Yale University

Scholar · Politics, Law & Economics track

  • Studied international trade, tariffs, philosophy, AI, law, democratic institutions, and economic policy in a global seminar cohort.
  • Collaborated on the capstone “How Did the East India Company’s Monopoly Turn into Today’s Trade?”, exploring trade and migration.

Leadership

Sep 2025–present

The Capital Prism

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Founded a student-led economics publication on global macroeconomics, investor preferences, alternative credit, and capital markets. Interviewed 5–7 economists, investment advisers, and market participants; writes on Medium and Substack and produces formal research.

Nov 2025–present

Project Nivesh

Founder & Operations Director

Started worker interviews and field research into low-income financial barriers. Organized sessions and distributed saving and investment toolkits through Globe Civil Projects, Gramin Mahila Uthan Samiti, Shri Ganga Sabha Haridwar, factories, and construction sites, reaching support staff and laborers with practical money management and debt-avoidance guidance.

Community service

Dec 2025–Jan 2026

Gramin Mahila Uthan Samiti · Almora

Rural Development Volunteer

Supported village outreach, field observations, and local development work. Through Project Nivesh, led budgeting, savings, and responsible-borrowing sessions for 70+ rural women, including guidance on small loans and financial independence.

Mar–Apr 2026

Shri Ganga Sabha Haridwar

Volunteer & Wealth Building Workshop Lead

Helped organize the daily Shri Ganga Aarti and crowd operations, led Project Nivesh financial-planning workshops, and participated in cleanliness and conservation work at Har Ki Pauri with local volunteers.