I left JPMorgan to join an AI investment bank. It was a calculated risk, and I have no regrets.

Varun Agarwal, 25, left his job as an investment banker at JPMorgan to join OffDeal, an AI native investment bank.

Varun Agarwal

• Varun Agarwal, 25, worked as an investment banking analyst at JPMorgan and Piper Sandler.
• He left his job at JPMorgan to become a founding employee at OffDeal, an AI native investment bank.
• Agarwal said he gets more dealmaking experience at OffDeal than at JPMorgan.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Varun Agarwal...