ABOUT US | Startup Sarthy

We deeply care about the nascent Startup ecosystem in India. It is the joy of our lives supporting founders in their journey to change the world one idea at a time. We believe India is the new innovation hub of the world with so much talent and opportunity available to solve Glocal problems.

Our Core Values

Best interest of startups

Transparent communication

Ethical Dealings

Long term relationship

Our process

At Sarthy, we are passionate about supporting founders to get the right investment to fulfill their vision. We have 50+ years of corporate strategy experience with 15+ years of startup business strategy and investment experience. Because of this, we are in a unique position to guide startups. We have also built strong relationships with VCs, Family offices, Angel NWs, and other investors.

Deliberated Strategy Approach

We believe Startup failure happens due to poor choices. Poor choices at one stage manifest as problems at later stages. Smaller errors at earlier stages can have a far-reaching impact later. That is why it is crucial to focus on controlling the trajectory right from the start. We work stage by stage with startups:

Stage 1: Value Proposition

Stage 2: Business Plan and Business Model

Stage 3: Investor Pitch and Financial Model

It is necessary to build the foundation in one stage and then move on to the next stage without prematurely rushing the same.

Design thinking based experiments

In the post-Covid world, there are a lot of unknown problems which need to be studied and unknown solutions which need to be prototyped with an Experimental Discovery-based game plan.

We’ve built a unique Design thinking based methodology to jointly build this game plan

Team

Girish Batra

Priyanshu Kedia

Advisors

Chetan Mathur

Amar Nath

Rajesh Gupta

Saroj Patro

Manjula Dharmanlingam

Kavan Mankad

Sumit Singh

Success Stories (updated till August 2024)

Structured fund-raise of ₹70 crore (appx $9M) for a fintech company (funds received)
Successfully exited an app-based travel startup
Successful fundraise for a D2C startup with a GMV of ₹25 crore+
M&A of an Edtech Upskilling startup with another Edtech Test Prep startup whose valuation is $500m
Fundraise of $0.5M for a neo-Fintech player
Fundraise of $1M for an Test Prep Edtech startup
Fundraise of $0.5M for a Middle India targeting Edtech company
Fundraise of $0.5M for a Deeptech Startup founded by IITians
Fundraise of $0.5M for a HRtech Startup
Fundraise of $1.2M for a Casual Job platform (partially completed)
Fundraise of $0.6M for an Agritech marketplace (ongoing)
Fundraise of $0.5M for an AI-powered Waste Management service for a cleaner planet (part proceeds received)
Fundraise of $0.5M for a Nanotechnology Healthcare startup (ongoing, parts proceed received)
Fundraise of $0.6M for an EV Startup with 2 patents (ongoing)
Fundraise of $300k for a D2C Gourmet Food startup (ongoing)
US Fundraise of $1.5m an Enterprise Tech startup (ongoing)
US Fundraise of $1m a Concentrated Solar Power Startup with global patents (ongoing)