Bengaluru-based consulting startup Kayess Square has raised ₹10 crore in a pre-Series A round led by real estate developer Vakil Housing.
The funding also saw participation from individual investors including Parthasarathy NS, Ramakrishna, Umashankar, Raveen Sastry, Vadiraj Katti, Suresh Pillay, and Anand Narayanan.
The fund will be deployed to strengthen the firm’s core advisory practices and enhance service delivery across finance, governance, risk and transaction advisory, the company said in a statement.
Kayess Square also plans to use the funds to attract senior talent and selectively expand into new geographies.
Founded in 2017 by Sathya Pramod and Shivadutt Bannanje, Kayess Square operates at the intersection of finance, law and governance, offering services such as CFO advisory, mergers and acquisitions support, due diligence, valuation, risk management, tax advisory and secretarial compliance.
The firm works closely with startups, growth-stage companies and investors, supporting them from early institutionalisation and fundraising to scale-up and complex transactions.
Its offerings include a fractional CFO platform, transaction and M&A advisory, tax structuring, corporate compliance, risk advisory and legal contract management.
In 2025, the firm acquired the tax compliance and advisory division of Consark Advisory Services LLP.
According to the company, Kayess Square has executed more than 4,000 assignments and served over 100 clients to date. Going forward, it aims to build a scaled, institution-led advisory platform to help businesses and investors navigate growth, capital raising and governance amid an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.
