Investor Shield
A structured view of the business before you invest.
- Financial due diligence
- Legal and secretarial review
- Tax and statutory exposure
- Operational controls and SOPs
- Governance, risk and related-party review
Due diligence that
stands up to the decision.
Independent scrutiny for the moments when capital, ownership or confidence is about to change hands.
Startup BuddyDue Diligence · Transaction Advisory · Business Assurance
The capability
Two layers.
One working rhythm.
The practice is designed to meet the immediate need and leave the business, transaction or family with a clearer operating system.
Founder Ready
A practical health check before the market starts asking harder questions.
- Finance and MIS health
- Tax, statutory and secretarial health
- Governance and controls
- Business process health
- Investor readiness and action roadmap
VCs and PE fundsFamily offices and angelsStrategic investorsFounders preparing to raiseM&A and corporate development
A direct answer
What this practice is built to make easier.
Use these plain-language answers to decide whether the lens fits the question in front of you.
What is Startup Buddy due diligence?
It is an independent review of the financial, tax, legal, operational and governance material that informs an investment, raise, acquisition or strategic decision.
What does a diligence report answer?
It separates what the records support, what needs clarification and what carries exposure. The goal is a shared decision brief that investors and founders can discuss without guessing.
The best diligence creates a shared view of what is true, what is exposed and what can be fixed.Startup Buddy · Startup Buddy Services Private Limited
How we work
Make the invisible visible.
We begin with the records, conversations and context that already exist. Then we organise them into a view that leadership can understand, challenge and use.
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Independent thinking, grounded in the source material.
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A practical cadence that keeps the next question answerable.
03
Clear handoffs between finance, compliance and the decision.
Clarity is an operating advantageA practical rhythm
From first look to useful cadence.
The exact scope changes with the question. The sequence keeps the work legible from the first conversation to the first review.
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Agree the decision, scope and materiality
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Request and organise the source material
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Test the story against the records and controls
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Share findings, questions and a usable action roadmap
The next conversation
Bring the right question.
Tell us what is changing, what is unclear or what needs to be ready. We will help you choose the right lens.