We have read 40+ Indian SME, IPO and pre-IPO companies the way a careful investor does: promoter, plant, order book, controls and red flags. Now we put that lens on your business, then fix the technology, systems and evidence behind it.
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Each one opens with a fixed-scope first step you can approve yourself, and each phase stands on its own deliverable.
The systems, controls and evidence a diligent investor will look for, in place before the merchant banker’s checklist arrives.
Senior technology and product leadership for set days a month: architecture, roadmap, team, vendors and the investor conversation.
We scope it like an owner, build it with our Bangalore engineering centre, and stay accountable after go-live. You get a working system and the documentation to run it.
We map your personal data, put consent, rights and breach handling in place, and keep the evidence current for enterprise buyers and the Data Protection Board.
Each service above is built against a dated rule. The counters update daily.
Registration becomes mandatory under Rule 4 on 13 Nov 2026.
From 13 May 2027. Penalties up to ₹250 cr for security-safeguard failures.
Operating profit test since Mar 2025; OFS capped at 20% of the issue.
Specified incidents reported within 6 hours; 180 days of logs held in India.
Sources: MeitY DPDP Rules, G.S.R. 846(E), 13 Nov 2025; SEBI ICDR (SME) amendment, Mar 2025; CERT-In Directions, 28 Apr 2022.
Samples in the real format, with illustrative data. Every promoter gets the scorecard; the red-flag register is for companies heading to an SME IPO and for the lead managers taking them there.
Founder-led manufacturer, 18 months from a DRHP · L0 pre-read, day 10
Series A B2B SaaS · fractional CTO seat, F1 diagnose to F2 embed
SME manufacturer preparing for an SME IPO · reality check, Section 17 · findings ranked by deal impact
| Impact | Area | Finding | Evidence checked | Fix before the DRHP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Customers | Largest customer is 62% of revenue; contract renews yearly | Sales ledger, top-10 contracts | Evidence tenure and pricing terms, or diversify |
| High | Related parties | Factory land leased from a promoter relative | Lease deed, board minutes | Arm’s-length valuation and audit-committee approval on file |
| Medium | Cash | Receivables up 2.4× while revenue rose 1.3× | Ageing report, bank statements | Collections workflow in the ERP; ageing on the board pack |
| Medium | Plant | Stated capacity 1,200 t/month; one line appears idle | Site visit, satellite imagery, power bills | Utilisation evidence per line, per month |
| Low | IT controls | Shared admin login on the ERP | Access review | Named accounts and a quarterly access review |
| Verified | Reality check | Factory operating; office staffed; named capex vendor exists | Maps, site photos, vendor GST records | — |
Product and platform leadership, regulated-operations evidence and an investor’s diligence lens, held by the same small team.
A 17-section method on 40+ SME, mainboard and unlisted companies, including a physical reality check. Founders get the questions their investors will ask, answered in their systems first.
Fractional CTO inside a central-bank-licensed payment operator, and enterprise SLA delivery for Indian banks before that. We advise on what we have run.
Our Bangalore engineering and operations centre (ISO 9001:2015) carries the build and the 24×7 run, with Venkatram accountable as CTO on every engagement.
The full India catalogue, and our enterprise and investor catalogue for diligence and market entry. Share freely with your CFO or co-founder.
Yes. Work is remote-first, with site visits for plant and capacity evidence wherever your business runs: Rajkot, Surat, Ludhiana, Coimbatore or Pune.
We assess businesses and fix their technology, controls and evidence. Investment decisions stay with investors and their SEBI-registered advisers, and listing opinions stay with your merchant banker and counsel.
Our Bangalore engineering centre, with Venkatram as the accountable CTO on every build. You see a working demo every two weeks.
The 10-day sprint can start this week. Where the fit is right, a full engagement is running within 15 days of agreement.
Every engagement is scoped from the ground up for your stage, stack and deadline. The 30-minute call ends with a fixed-scope first step and a written quote.
Two lines is enough: what you make or sell, and where you want to be in 24 months. Venkatram replies within one business day.