Advisory
A long-term sounding board on strategy, growth and the big decisions.
A long-term partner to Indian businesses
Beyond the obvious.
A long-term partner to Indian businesses. Not a fund. No exit date.
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The long term. We are not a fund, so there is no date by which we must leave.
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Exit dates. No fund life and no clock running down
48h
To reply personally to every owner who writes to us
Not a fund
In it for the long term.
Funds work to a fixed term. We have no fund life and no exit date, so your business is not a line in a five-year plan. Switch between the two to see the difference.
- Time horizon
- A fixed term
- What it wants
- A quick return
- Your name
- Often changed
- Who runs it
- Whoever the fund picks
How we work
Four steps, with no surprises
Click a step, or use the arrow keys, to walk through how we start.
Step 1 of 4
First call
An hour, on the phone or in person, to understand what you want for the business and for yourself. If we are not a fit, we say so on the call.
Step 2 of 4
NDA
We sign a non-disclosure agreement before you share anything sensitive.
Step 3 of 4
Getting to know you
We meet your team, walk the floor and listen before suggesting anything.
Step 4 of 4
Agree how we work together
In plain language and in writing, before any work starts.
Step 1 of 4
Working together
What working together looks like
A long-term partner, not a stepping stone to someone else.
- Day 1
Getting to know you
We listen before suggesting anything. Same name on the door, same people at their desks.
- First 100 days
We agree a plan together
Together with your team we agree a short list of priorities, in plain language.
- Year 1
A sounding board
Regular conversations and a patient view on big decisions. Your team keeps running the business.
- Years 2–5
Patient growth
Decisions made on a long view: a new line, a new market, better systems, the next generation of managers.
- Year 10
Still here
Still alongside you, with no exit date.
- Always
For the long term
There is no last step. The business keeps its name and its people.
Working together
What stays the same
We don't take away what made the business work.
Your name
It stays on the door, the invoices and the trucks.
Your people
The team that built it keeps running it.
Your culture
How you treat customers and suppliers doesn't change.
Your home
No relocation. The business stays where its roots are.
Our promise to every owner
“A long-term partner. Not a fund. No exit date.”
The partners of Akshavo
Our principles
Six things we promise
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In it for the long term.
We are not a fund. There is no fund life and no exit date.
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Management runs the business.
Decisions about customers, products and people stay with the team that knows them.
03
Plain language.
What we agree is written down simply, and we walk you through every line.
04
Our word holds.
Once we agree something in writing, we stand by it.
05
Long horizons.
Decisions made on a long view, so a bad year is a bad year, not a crisis.
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A small centre.
Akshavo stays lean. Every business keeps its own identity.
Services
Three ways we help
GTM consultancy
Growing and positioning your company for the AI era.
AI Studio
AI-powered marketing, content and growth, built and run for you.
How we're paid
Clear from the start
How we are paid depends on how we work together.
Advisory
A small, one-time equity stake.
Granted once · not monthly
Consulting
A fee, quoted per engagement.
Quoted per engagement
AI Studio
A fee, quoted per engagement.
Quoted per engagement
Who we work with
Good businesses, run by good people
Small and mid-sized Indian businesses, including those with early revenue and a strong idea.
| Size | Small and mid-sizedIndian businesses |
|---|---|
| Stage | Early revenue with a strong ideaA business with paying customers and a clear direction |
| Geography | IndiaHeadquartered in India; operations anywhere |
Where to start
Three ways in
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I own a business
What stays the same, how we work, and a confidential way to start talking.
Contact
Start a conversation
A conversation commits you to nothing, and it stays between us.
- Email
[email protected] - Reply time
48 hours for owners · 5 working days for intermediaries
Message received
Thank you.
Your note goes to the partners and nobody else. Here is what happens next:
- A personal reply within 48 hours
- A first call, when it suits you. Nothing to prepare
- An NDA before anything sensitive