We don't justfund founders.We scalebuildcompoundwith them.

India's first true co-builder venture studio built for founders.
Capital, a proven operating system, and hands-on co-building from idea to scale.

Person ascending a lit staircase
0 Cr
Committed Capital
0+
Years Build & Scaling Companies
0
Startups by FY27
Milestone-backed
capital
Build like
co-founder
GTM that
actually ships
Product &
Engineering
muscle
We help you
land A-Players
A Network that
opens doors

A studio of operators,
not just investors.

The check is where most investors stop. It's where we start. 
We build alongside you on product, go-to-market, 
and growth - from idea to revenue to real scale

A studio of operators,
not just investors.

The check is where most investors stop. It's where we start. We build alongside you on product, go-to-market, and growth - from idea to revenue to real scale

Apply now
Milestone-backed capital
Build like co-founder
GTM that actually ships
Product & Engineering muscle
We help you land A-Players
A Network that opens doors

HyKr OS

The builder’s operating system

MVP Sprint

Build with our embedded engineering team. Ship weekly. Land 3–5 pilot customers.

PMF Accelerator

Find repeatable revenue. Retention. Monetization. Enterprise readiness

Growth Studio

Sales engine. Strategic alliances. Internationalization. Scale what works.

Krishna Dunthoori
Built by a builder.

Krishna Dunthoori

Founder & CEO

I've been the founder at 
2 AM with no one in the 
trenches with me.

HyKr exists because 
I wished it existed when 
I was starting out.

I've been the founder at 2 AM with no one in the trenches with me. HyKr exists because I wished it existed when I was starting out.

Apty Inc.
Founder & CEO

Built an enterprise SaaS platform raising millions from top-tier VCs.

Excers Inc.
Founder

Scaled a profitable multi‑million‑dollar software business.

Arch9 
Principal

Multi-million-dollar ventures spanning mining, trading, energy, and real estate.

LP Investments
Partner

Backed multiple startups and an LP across US and India VC funds.

Vizag Dolphins
Franchise Owner

Owner of the Vizag premier golf franchise in the IGP league.

Hykr vs everything else

VCs bet on you. Accelerators prepare you. HyKr builds with you.

Typical VC
Accelerator
Capital
₹2–4Cr
Series A and beyond
Small cheque + fees
Time horizon
18 - 24 months in the room
Quarterly board check-ins
12-week cohort
Equity
Co-founder stake
Investor stake
Accelerator stake 
Involvement
Architecture, Hiring, Product, GTM, Growth
Governance + intros
Curriculum + demo day
Aligned outcome
Wins when you ship
Wins on the next round
Wins on graduation
Capital
₹2–4Cr
Time horizon
18 - 24 months in the room
Equity
Co-founder stake
Involvement
Architecture, Hiring, Product, GTM, Growth
Aligned outcome
Wins when you ship

Ways to
build with us.

Pick the engagement that matches your stage. Each one comes with capital, operators, and the network.

Co-Build
Horizon
18 - 24 months
Equity
Equity + capital
Best for
Day-zero founders
Full co-founder engagement. We embed in architecture, hiring, and GTM - from day zero through Series A.
  • Capital committed upfront
  • Paired with a technical + operator team
  • Your first 10 customers, won together
Operator-in-Residence
Horizon
6–12 months
Equity
Cash + warrants
Best for
Existing founding teams
A fixed-scope sprint to reach product-market fit, run alongside your founding team.
  • Senior operator embedded in your team
  • Fixed scope, clear milestones
  • A validated path to PMF

Focus areas.

We work with founders in sectors where we have operating experience, network depth, and conviction.

Deep Tech

AI agents, developer tools, edge computing, robotics, infrastructure.

Health & Bio

Digital diagnostics, healthcare operations, digital therapeutics.

Construction & Proptech

Construction tech & site intelligence, Sustainable built environment 

Ready to build 
something extraordinary?

Build alongside operators from day zero - and find out why operator-led capital is the only model that compounds.

HyKr

India's first co-builder venture studio.
We are builders who happen to have capital.

Contact us at
hello@hykr.studio
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