Consulting startup Kayess Square raises Rs 10 Cr in pre-Series A round

Kayess Square Consulting, a finance, risk, governance, and transaction advisory firm, has raised Rs 10 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by Vakil Housing.

The round also saw participation from Parthasarathy NS, Ramakrishna, Umashankar, Raveen Sastry, Vadiraj Katti, Suresh Pillay, Anand Narayanan, and others.

The startup plans to use the funds to strengthen its core practice areas and improve the quality of its advisory services.

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“This fundraise is deeply humbling for us,When clients who understand our values and have witnessed our work firsthand choose to invest their own capital it reflects confidence not just in outcomes but in our direction and discipline. That trust brings with it a greater responsibility—one we are fully committed to honouring, ” said, Sathya Pramod, CEO of Kayess Square.

Shivadutt Bannanje, Co-founder, Kayess Square, said, “This capital will be used to strengthen our core practice areas and elevate the quality of our advisory work. Our focus is on attracting top-tier talent, building deeper domain expertise, and expanding selectively into key business geographies which could also be inorganic—while remaining anchored to discipline, values and execution excellence.”

Mohsin Ali Vakil, Chairman and Managing Director of Vakil Housing, said, “We have worked closely with Kayess Square across diligence, transaction advisory, and risk advisory engagements, and are pleased to deepen this association as investors. The need for a trusted financial and legal advisory partner is critical across organisations of all sizes and stages. Kayess Square consistently demonstrates professionalism, integrity, and a strong understanding of business and regulatory realities.”

About Kayess Square

Founded in 2017 by Sathya Pramod and Shivadutt Bannanje, Bengaluru-based Kayess Square is an advisory firm that works across finance, governance, transactions, and law.

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It works closely with startups, growing companies, and investors, offering services such as M&A and transaction advisory, due diligence, and investment support. These are backed by a fractional CFO platform and expertise in tax structuring, valuation, corporate and compliance matters, risk advisory, and contract management.

In 2025, Kayess Square acquired the tax compliance and tax advisory division of Consark Advisory Services LLP to strengthening its tax capabilities. The latest funding builds on this progress and will help the firm strengthen its core services and grow steadily.

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