Your strategic right hand
when it matters most

Fractional Chief of Staff for founders navigating seed to Series A. The operational expertise you need, without the full time commitment.

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From Chaos to Clarity

Scattered priorities become executable strategy. Bridge the gap between vision and execution, freeing founders to focus on what only they can do.

Built for Your Stage

Deep expertise across FinTech, SaaS, and PropTech at the early stage. Founding team experience means understanding the journey from zero to one and the pivot to scale.

Flexible by Design

Hourly packages that flex with your needs. Scale engagement up during critical phases, down when you have momentum. No overhead, just impact.

Ahyswarya Krishnamurthy

Built in the Trenches. Designed for Scale.

For over a decade, I have worked alongside founders across FinTech, RegTech, and PropTech, building from zero to one, navigating regulatory complexity, and scaling operations when every decision carries weight.

As a founding team member, I have experienced the raw reality of startups: fundraising sprints, product pivots, compliance roadblocks, team building, investor reporting, and the constant pressure to execute with limited resources. What I bring is not theory from the sidelines. It is pattern recognition earned from building inside the arena.

I operate at the intersection of strategy and execution. Whether it is unlocking 50% or more operational efficiency through process design, building scalable systems and internal controls, managing investor relations across 500 or more stakeholders, or structuring the operational backbone for sustainable growth, I ensure vision translates into disciplined execution.

Special Focus: Growth Stage and Emerging Market Businesses
Through INKVEST, I specialise in supporting small and medium sized businesses, as well as advisory led and actively managed firms in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities across India. These businesses often sit at a powerful inflection point, with strong market demand and growing teams, but evolving systems.

That is where I step in. I help founders and business owners move from reactive firefighting to structured, scalable growth without losing agility.

A Decade of Building Alongside Founders

Proven impact across growth stages and functional areas

10+ Years driving startup growth
$35M+ Portfolio managed
15-50% Avg. efficiency gains delivered
500+ Stakeholders managed

Choose Your Engagement Level

Advisor

10 hours per month
  • Strategic planning sessions
  • Board deck preparation
  • Quarterly OKR frameworks
  • Async support via Slack

Partner

25 hours per month
  • Weekly strategic sync
  • Cross functional project management
  • Fundraising and investor relations
  • Process builds and optimization
  • Team hiring and onboarding

Integrator

40 hours per month
  • Embedded operational leadership
  • Full strategic initiative ownership
  • Dashboard and analytics setup
  • Financial planning and modeling
  • Go to market execution
  • On demand availability

Common Questions

Why hire a fractional Chief of Staff? +
You are at the stage where founder bandwidth is the bottleneck, but hiring a full time executive feels premature or costly. A fractional CoS gives you strategic operating leverage exactly when you need it, for critical fundraising sprints, scaling operations, or navigating pivots, without the commitment of a senior hire.
What makes you different from a consultant? +
Consultants advise. I execute. With founding team experience and a decade in startup operations, I am embedded in your day to day, managing projects, building systems, interfacing with investors, and making things happen. Think operator, not advisor.
Which businesses are the best fit? +
Seed to Series A startups navigating rapid growth, preparing for fundraising, or building operational infrastructure. Also, businesses looking to get into the digital space in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
How quickly can we get started? +
Typically within a week. We will have an initial conversation to understand your priorities, agree on the engagement model, and I will integrate into your workflows immediately, whether that is joining leadership meetings, accessing tools, or diving into your most pressing projects.
What about pricing? +
Pricing is structured as a monthly retainer fee based on the package you choose. Reach out for a custom proposal tailored to your stage, needs, and engagement level. I am transparent about commercials and flexible on structuring arrangements that work for early stage budgets.

Ready to scale smarter?

Let's discuss how fractional leadership can accelerate your growth.

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