Class of 2028 · Mumbai, India

Avishka
Parikh

Grade 11 IBDP student at Dhirubhai Ambani International School. Student founder, finance and economics scholar, and national-level athlete and school leader.

  • Grade 11 IBDP (Class'28)
  • DAIS
  • Finance · Economics · Entrepreneurship
  • National-Level Athlete
  • Student Founder@Coach Connect
  • Student Council
  • Intern, Viking Industries
  • Wharton Global Youth Program
  • Author
Avishka Parikh

Currently

Grade 11 · IBDP · DAIS

AIR 73

National Finance Olympiad

1st

Thapar Entrepreneurs Academy Investor Panel

Captain

Vice Girl Captain, Dhirubhai Ambani International School

U-16

All India National Ranking Champion (Doubles)

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Summary

About me

I'm a Grade 11 IBDP student at Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, and my interests sit at the intersection of finance, economics and entrepreneurship.

My curiosity about how markets work took shape at the Wharton Global Youth Program (Essentials of Finance) at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and was reinforced when I secured All India Rank 73 in the National Finance Olympiad and worked as a team on submitting my project at Wharton Investment Competition in Nov 2026. My essay writing earned a Very High Commendation in Economics at the John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize 2026 and a Silver Award at The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2026. I am also in the process of writing my first book.

Entrepreneurship is where I've learned the most. In June 2025, I won 1st place at the Thapar Entrepreneurs Academy Investor Panel, pitching my business idea to a panel of investors (mentored by Shark Tank India Judge Ms Namita Thapar) and receiving a ₹50,000 cash grant along with an internship opportunity. Since December 2025, I've been extending that winning idea into a real-time app for coaches. I'm also developing a survey-based research model to understand the needs of underprivileged communities.

I completed a winter internship at Viking Industries Pvt Ltd, rotating across marketing, research, finance and operations, with a special focus on digital marketing and AI-based financial analysis.

Leadership

Leadership has been a constant thread: Vice Girl Captain at DAIS, earlier Prefect, Junior Prefect and Sports Captain at JBCN, and Jr Deputy Head of Admin for DAIMUN. I've been recognised as Best Delegate (DISEC) and Outstanding Delegate (NITI Aayog) at Model UN conferences.

Athletics

I'm also a national-level athlete: winner of the All India National Ranking Lawn Tennis Championship (U-16 Doubles), MSLTA All India Ranking Series U-16 Singles Runner-Up, and multiple ISSO and MSSA titles in football, swimming and athletics.

Service

Outside school, I have been occasionally volunteering with 20 Microns Foundation, supporting diabetes patient camps, and with Round Table India, tutoring underprivileged primary school students in Math and English.

Open to

I'm always open to conversations, mentorship and opportunities in finance, economics, entrepreneurship and sports management with a possible lookout for an unpaid summer internship in June-July 2027 (4-6 weeks).

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Ventures · Leadership · Internships

Experience

Dec 2025 – Present

Mumbai

Venture

Founder

Coach Connect (Mirishka LLP)

  • Winning business idea from the Thapar Entrepreneurs Academy Investor Panel (1st place, June 2025, ₹50,000 cash grant + internship), now being developed into a real-time app for coaches.
  • Mentored by Shark Tank India Judge Ms Namita Thapar.
  • Leading end-to-end development: concept refinement, user needs definition and product roadmap.
  • Applying learnings in digital marketing and AI-based analysis from my corporate internship.

Oct 2026

Mumbai

Jr Deputy Head of Admin

Dhirubhai Ambani International School

  • Part of the organizing committee of one of India's largest student-run MUN conferences - managing Administration & Logistics of the event.

Dec 2025 – Jan 2026

Vadodara

Winter Intern

Viking Industries Pvt Ltd

  • Rotational internship across marketing, research, finance and operations at the company HQ, with a special focus on digital marketing and AI-based financial analysis.
  • Gained a ground-level understanding of how a manufacturing business runs across functions.
  • Supported digital marketing initiatives and AI-assisted financial analysis projects.

Dec 2024 – Dec 2025

Mumbai

Vice Girl Captain

Dhirubhai Ambani International School

  • Student leadership council, representing the student body and organising school events.

Dec 2020 – Jun 2023

Mumbai

Sports Captain, Prefect, Jr Prefect

JBCN International School

Feb 2022 – Feb 2023

Mumbai

Delegate MUN

Model United Nations

  • Best Delegate, DISEC, OIS Junior MUN (Feb 2022).
  • Outstanding Delegate, NITI Aayog Committee, OIS MUN (Feb 2023).
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Academics

Education

Aug 2023 – Jul 2028

Dhirubhai Ambani International School

IBDP

Jul 2026

The Wharton School

Global Youth Program, Essentials of Finance, Summer School

Jul 2018 – Jul 2023

JBCN International School

IGCSE

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Recognition

Honors & awards

  1. 01

    John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize 2026

    Very High Commendation in Economics

  2. 02

    The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2026

    Silver Award

  3. 03

    National Finance Olympiad India

    All India Rank 73

  4. 04

    Thapar Entrepreneurs Academy Winner

    1st place, Investor Panel · June 2025

  5. 05

    Lawn Tennis Nationals & State Level

    U-16 Doubles Champion · U-16 Singles Runner-Up

Top skills

Early Stage VenturesStart-up LeadershipCommunication

Languages · Full professional

EnglishHindiGujarati

05 · Contact

Let's start a conversation.

Open to mentorship and opportunities in finance, economics, entrepreneurship and sports management.