India has well-run businesses whose founders are ready to step back — and experienced professionals ready to lead something real. The gap between them is what we help close.
"A Sarthi carries no agenda of his own.
He walks alongside, for the full length of it."
You have a profitable business — real customers, real cash flow, real operations built over decades. Typically ₹15–35 crore in annual EBITDA. But there's no obvious person to hand it to. And you're not ready to just sell it to whoever shows up first.
We start by understanding what you've built — using our own Parampara Readiness ScorePaa-ram-pa-ra (परंपरा)A diagnostic that assesses how prepared a family business is for succession — ownership clarity, operational continuity, and legacy protection. Parampara means heritage or tradition.. Not to impress you with a framework. Because we need to understand where things stand before we can be of any use.
Then we work with you to find the right person — someone who will grow what you've built, not just sit in your chair.
Let's talk about your business →You have experience — in management, in operations, in your sector. You want a business with real customers, real revenue, and a clear opportunity to grow under the right leadership.
Before we look at any business together, we want to understand your readiness. We use our ERAEntrepreneur Readiness Assessment — a structured diagnostic that helps us understand how prepared you are to acquire and lead a business. to have that conversation with some structure behind it. If there are gaps, we'd rather tell you now than after you've committed to something.
If you're ready, we work alongside you through the search, the assessment, and the transition — and we stay beyond the transaction.
This extends to overseas entrepreneurs looking at India specifically. If you are based outside India and considering an established Indian business as your route into the market, the regulatory, structuring, and operational considerations are different — but our approach is the same.
The ERA assesses your readiness across Financial, Operational, Leadership, Acquisition Literacy, Domain Thesis, Personal Clarity, and Resilience. It takes 2–3 hours. Your free summary report is generated immediately on completion.
You have the foundation. Active business matching begins.
Specific gaps identified. Sarthi Accelerator strongly recommended.
Accelerator required. 6–12 months structured preparation.
An honest conversation. A clear direction. We do not leave anyone without a path.
When we assess our own clients' readiness, we apply the same instrument to ourselves. Our ERA score as of 2026: 72/100 — Conditionally Ready. We reassess annually and will update this number when we do.
When a founder and an acquirer find each other through our work, we stay with both through the transition — not just through the paperwork, but through the first year of new ownership, through the moment when what was agreed meets what is real.
We care about what happens after the deal. The growth. The satisfaction of both sides. That is what separates this from a matchmaking exercise.
We do not work for both sides in the same transaction. We choose one, advise them fully, and stay committed to them throughout. Where we have an existing or prior relationship with a party on the other side — for example, a business owner in our succession advisory network — we disclose this to you in full before any engagement begins. What we care about is a genuinely good outcome — for both people.
The Sarthi Accelerator is a structured 6–12 month programme for ETA aspirants in the Conditionally Ready and Development Stage bands. Places are limited. If you would like to be considered for the first cohort, write to us — we will respond within 48 hours.
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