Chennai · India

We love
founders.

We get into the trenches with founders and stay until they win. Capital, hands-on work, and genuine skin in the game. We make ourselves redundant in 3 to 4 years. That's how you know we've done our job.

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Companies
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Sectors
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Ideas we'll hear
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How we work
01

We back you with capital or help you raise it.

Sometimes we invest our own money. Sometimes we help you find the right investors. Often both. Either way, you're not doing it alone.

02

We sit with you and find ways to sell.

Not textbook GTM. Actual thinking about what channel, what angle, what nobody else has tried. We figure out together how the world discovers your product.

03

We build the organisation around you.

Hiring, structure, culture, compliance. The things that kill companies when founders try to figure them out alone. We've done this. We help you do it faster.

04

We wire up the right technology.

We help founders build or buy the tech that gives them an unfair edge. Platforms, automation, AI, whatever it takes. As partners who own the outcome.

05

We're your sounding board for the hard calls.

Pivot or persist? Fire or coach? Raise now or wait? We've seen enough to have a point of view and we'll give you one honestly, not just tell you what you want to hear.

06

We make ourselves redundant.

In 3 to 4 years, if we've done our job, you won't need us. The team runs itself. The business is profitable, scalable, self-sustaining. That's when we know we've won.

Portfolio

Companies we've gotten our hands dirty building.

JustBuyCycles
Omnichannel Retail
JustBuyCycles

Imagine buying a bike the way you book a cab. No showroom stress, home delivery, doorstep service. 53,000 plus orders later, Chennai is obsessed.

justbuycycles.com
Coffee Shastra
Multi-brand F&B
Coffee Shastra

Filter coffee is Chennai's love language. Coffee Shastra took that seriously. 9 outlets, a roastery, and a growing empire of F&B brands. Your next board meeting should be here.

coffeeshastra.com
Huetouch / CarQure
B2C Auto Services
CarQure

Your car needs service. You have zero time. CarQure picks it up, fixes it, drops it back. No awkward waiting rooms, no mystery bills. Chennai people wonder how they lived without it.

carqure.com
mPower Lithium
Deeptech · Manufacturing
mPower

Every drone in India needs a battery. mPower decided India should make those itself. BIS certified, DGCA approved, 35 plus OEM clients. This is what Make in India actually looks like.

mpowerlithium.com
Athics Fitness
Fitness Studio Chain
Athics

7 gyms. 12,000 members. Athics built outcome-led programmes that actually change bodies. Wedding Ready. Active After 50. StrongHer. Results, not vibes.

athicsfitness.com
AvironiX
Drone Manufacturer · DaaS
AvironiX

AvironiX builds drones that fly in India's conditions. Hot, dusty, unpredictable. DGCA certified. Agri, inspection, defence. GITA grant recipient. What Make in India actually looks like.

avironix.com
Tempt Desserts
Multi-brand F&B
Tempt

Belgian chocolate desserts meet bold Tex-Mex. Tempt Desserts has 6 outlets and a cult following in Chennai. Wild West brings the same obsession with quality to a totally different craving.

temptdesserts.com
Mothrly
Maternal Care Marketplace
Mothrly

Having a baby is overwhelming. Mothrly connects new mothers with verified doulas, lactation consultants, physios and more. Because mothers deserve a village on demand.

mothrly.com
Vayu Drones
Agri DaaS · Drone Academy
Vayu

A drone sprays a farm in Andhra in 12 minutes. What takes a farmer a full day. Vayu covers 5,000 plus acres across AP, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. Also runs a DGCA approved drone pilot academy.

vayudrones.in
Milespeak
Multi-product SaaS

Wattawow for cyclists who take their rides seriously. uCallMe so you never lose something important. RoadRunner for delivery riders who need both hands free. What happens when a builder can't stop building.

The people behind it

In the trenches.
Every single day.

Raja Raman
Raja Raman
Co-founder

Raja has spent two decades building businesses and helping others build theirs. He brings deep operational experience across manufacturing, drones, retail, F&B, edtech and ecommerce. He asks the questions founders don't want to hear, helps them find answers they didn't expect, and stays until the job is done. BITS Pilani alumnus.

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Shri Harish
Shri Harish
Co-founder

Shri is an entrepreneur who has started and scaled businesses across tech, IoT, mobility and ecommerce. He brings a builder's instinct to everything he touches. Whether it's shaping a go-to-market strategy, wiring up technology or helping a founder think through a pivot, he's in it for the outcome. Chennai-based. Perpetually curious.

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