Startup Buddy provides independent verification of financial, operational, and governance health before capital transactions close. We protect investors through objective financial inspection and assist founders in building companies prepared for institutional scrutiny.
Startup Buddy is an independent transaction advisory and business assurance practice. It operates two structured pathways: Investor Shield, which provides pre-investment due diligence for capital allocators, and Founder Ready, which conducts internal business health reviews to prepare growing companies for audits and fundraising.
Startup Buddy
Startup Buddy operates two distinct advisory pathways designed for different transaction stakeholders.
Independent verification before investment — quality of earnings, EBITDA normalisation, tax audits.
Pre-fundraising internal health review — internal controls, filing checks, MIS health.
Investors commit capital based on information presented by founders. Investor Shield independently verifies underlying records, agreements, and accounts to substantiate operating metrics and identify hidden liabilities before definitive transaction agreements are signed.
Every Investor Shield engagement delivers a structured, decision-ready report:
During periods of rapid business expansion, leadership prioritises commercial execution, which often leaves internal finance, compliance, and governance processes unreviewed. Founder Ready provides an objective internal diagnostic across operations to identify and resolve vulnerabilities before entering formal investor due diligence.
Every Founder Ready engagement concludes with a comprehensive diagnostic roadmap:
Startup Buddy operates transaction reviews with functional independence. We do not act as statutory balance-sheet auditors for companies undergoing our diligence reviews, nor do we act as capital brokers or take success fees on transactions.
All sensitive corporate documentation, cap tables, and general ledgers are handled with strict professional confidentiality by assigned corporate finance teams.
Diligence reviews stay independent of statutory audit relationships.
No broker role and no success fees on transactions.
Sensitive documentation handled by assigned corporate finance teams.
No. Startup Buddy is an independent transaction advisory and diligence practice. We evaluate financial records, statutory filings, and operating controls to report factual findings and risks. We do not recommend whether to buy or sell securities, nor do we provide investment return guarantees.
Investor Shield is commissioned by investors, funds, or family offices to evaluate a target business independently before committing capital. Founder Ready is commissioned directly by company founders or boards to identify and resolve internal deficiencies before approaching investors.
The duration of a review depends on transaction complexity, operational volume, multi-entity corporate structures, and the availability of documentation.
Our professionals have conducted reviews across sectors including Technology, SaaS, E-Commerce, Logistics, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), and Healthcare.
A statutory audit checks whether historical financial statements comply with general accounting standards. Our due diligence examines commercial reality: the sustainability of revenue recognition, normalised operational cash flows, unrecorded tax contingencies, internal control weaknesses, and founder dependency.
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