Value Creation Partner

We think like owners.
We deliver like operators.

A strategy-led, execution-driven partner for growth-stage and mid-market product companies at critical inflection points. We don't hand over a strategy deck and leave — we stay until outcomes are realised.

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2021

Founded

120

Full-time team

100+

On-demand specialists

PE Portfolio

Exclusive focus

How we show up

"Every role is clear. Every action deliberate. Every milestone accounted for. That is how transformation actually lands."

Exclusively partnering with PE-backed & growth-stage product companies

Execution-led

The moment you need Caizin

Your internal team can run the business. Some problems need a different kind of partner.

Your platform can't scale with the growth the board is expecting.

Engineering is rebuilding under fire. Every sprint adds risk, not velocity.

Three acquired companies. Three technology stacks. One deadline.

The synergies in the acquisition case are taking years, not quarters, to appear.

The IPO window is 18 months away. The org isn't ready.

Engineering, cost structure, and security posture won't survive due diligence in their current state.

A new leadership team has the mandate to transform.

But there is no shared target state, no roadmap, and no time to build one from scratch internally.

What makes Caizin different

Strategy. Execution. Ownership.
All three. In one partner.

Most firms offer either strategy or execution. Caizin combines both — and adds a third dimension almost impossible to find: we put our own economics behind the outcomes we commit to.

Strategy + Execution + Ownership

We define the target state, build the milestone roadmap, and execute — staying accountable until outcomes are delivered. Not a handover. A commitment.

Not advisory. Not delivery. Both.

Operator-Led, Not Advisory

Our team are former founders, CEOs, CTOs, and product leaders. The people you meet on day one are in the room on day 100. We roll up our sleeves — that's the only way we know how to work.

Operators, not advisors

We Have Skin in the Game

For strategic engagements we defer a meaningful share of revenue and profit as a success fee — triggered only when you realise the benefit. No upside for us without upside for you.

Win-win or we don't engage

Blended Execution Model

We work alongside your existing team, not instead of them. When we're done, your team owns everything we built together. We build capability, not dependency.

Sustainable transformation

AI as a Value Multiplier

AI at every stage — faster discovery, accelerated delivery, product reimagination, and agentic workflow automation. AI is how we work, not a separate offering.

AI-accelerated outcomes

We Understand How PE Investors Think

We've been on both sides of the table. We understand IRR, EBITDA timelines, exit windows, and due diligence pressure. We think in your calendar, not ours.

PE-native mindset

The Caizin Value Creation Framework

Strategy is not a document.
It is a target state.

Our framework is built on one belief: define where the company is going — then build a practical, milestone-driven path to get there.

Define the Target State

We work with CXOs to define a clear future state: product strategy, technology roadmap, platform strategy, AI opportunities, and org design. This becomes the shared decision-making framework for the entire organisation.

Build the Business Case

Every initiative is prioritised by material impact on shareholder value — cost reduction, revenue growth, EBITDA improvement, risk mitigation. We give you a business case and plan, not a list of recommendations.

Milestone-Based Roadmap

Execution is structured around your calendar — IPO timelines, exit windows, growth milestones. We do not consider your timelines unreasonable. We plan to meet them.

Execute Through Blended Teams

Caizin's senior operators work alongside your existing team. Gaps are filled with precision. Knowledge transfers continuously. When the mission ends, your team owns what was built.

Measure Value Creation

We track financial impact, operational improvement, and engineering productivity throughout. At every milestone close, we show how we performed against the original hypothesis — including the variance.

Caizin Value Creation Framework

Define Target State

Product strategy · Tech roadmap · Org design · AI

Build Business Case

EBITDA · IRR · Revenue potential · Risk

Milestone Roadmap

Aligned to IPO · Exit · Growth calendar

Blended Execution

Joint teams · Senior operators · Knowledge transfer

Measure Value Creation

Financial outcomes · Milestone proof · Variance

AI accelerates every stage

Faster discovery. Faster delivery. Product reimagination. Agentic workflow automation. AI is how we execute, not a separate workstream.

A sample of outcomes delivered

Results that matter to leadership
teams and investors.

Metrics shared with permission. Client names withheld unless disclosed. All outcomes are milestone-bound — realised within defined timelines, not over indefinite horizons.

SaaS Platform · Post-Acquisition

$9–12M

Annual savings in third-party licensing costs through platform consolidation, on a one-time $7M investment. IRR delivered within year one.

Replaced the existing licensed platform-as-a-service software with self built software and migrated all deployments within a year.

B2B Product Co. · Pre-IPO

18 months

End-to-end engineering readiness and security posture delivered ahead of DRHP filing. All critical vulnerabilities resolved within the compliance milestone.

IPO readiness achieved on the leadership team's calendar, not an extended advisory timeline.

Enterprise SaaS · Rapid Scaling

30–50%

Improvement in engineering productivity through operating model transformation and AI integration across the SDLC.

Platform stabilised ahead of major enterprise customer onboarding without increasing headcount.

Mid-Market Product Co. · Modernisation

40%+

Reduction in operating costs through legacy platform modernisation and infrastructure consolidation within a defined milestone roadmap.

Multi-year cost savings created with IRR validated before the first line of code was written.

PE Portfolio Co. · AI Transformation

3× faster

Modernisation timeline accelerated through AI-assisted development, codebase analysis, and automated test generation.

What was projected as a 24-month program delivered value milestones at month 8.

Growth-Stage SaaS · Leadership Transition

6 months

Target state defined, roadmap built, and first two value milestones delivered within 6 months of a new CTO appointment.

New leadership aligned and operating cohesively within the first quarter of engagement.

Our team

Built by operators.
Led by owners.

Caizin's team are former founders, CTOs, product leaders, and operators who have built, scaled, and sold product companies. We have been on the founder's side of the table and on the investor's side.

The person who shows up on day one is the same person in the room on the day the milestone is delivered.

Mahendra Yadav

Chief Executive Officer

Shikha Singal

Chief Operating Officer

Nikhil Prasad

Distinguished Consultant (Strategy)

Gurpreet Luthra

Principal Consultant (Product Management)

Hemant Bhatt

Principal Consultant (Product Management)

Sarthak Makhija

Principal Evangelist (Software Engineering)

Tushar Maini

Principal Consultant (Product Engineering)

Nayab Siddiqui

Principal Consultant (Platform Engineering)

Yetesh Tokas

Principal Consultant (Platform Engineering)

Tanuj Saxena

Principal Consultant (Solution Engineering)

Vinayak Bhadage

Principal Consultant (Data Engineering)

Kushal Gangan

Principal Consultant (Cloud Engineering)

Srilekha Misra

Principal Consultant (Security Practices)

Ashutosh Shinde

Client Principal

We are selective. Deliberately.

Caizin is not
for everyone.

We work with a small number of companies at any time. That is not a constraint — it is how we maintain the depth and ownership that makes transformation actually land.

Staff augmentation — if you need five engineers in an isolated delivery team, we are not the right call.
Steady-state operations — we are not built for business as usual. We are built for inflection points.
Engagements without CXO sponsorship — transformation without leadership alignment does not work, and we won't pretend otherwise.

The right fit

Caizin works best when:

There is a clear inflection point — an exit window, a growth mandate, a post-acquisition challenge, or a recent leadership transition.
Leadership is committed to transformation and willing to engage deeply in defining the target state.
The company has access to capital to fund one-time strategic initiatives with dependable IRR thesis.
Leadership is willing to provide in-depth information about business challenges, client situations, revenue model and unit economics.
The team is willing to work in a blended model — your people and ours reaching the target state together.

Start a Conversation

We have a small number of open conversations at any time.

If your company is at an inflection point and you're looking for a partner who will own the outcome alongside you — we'd like to hear about it.

Personal response within 24 hours — no automated sequences, no SDR follow-up calls.
A focused discovery call to understand your challenge — not a pitch for our services.
An honest assessment of fit. If we are not the right partner for your situation, we will tell you.

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United States

Caizin, LLC

17126 NE 83rd CT
Redmond, WA 98052

+1 (510) 517 6583

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India — Operations

Pune, Maharashtra

1101/1102/1103, Tower 2, Phoenix Fountain Head
Viman Nagar, Pune MH – 411014

+91 82976 08886

We think like owners.We deliver like operators.

Your internal team can run the business. Some problems need a different kind of partner.

Strategy. Execution. Ownership.All three. In one partner.

Strategy is not a document.It is a target state.

Results that matter to leadershipteams and investors.

Built by operators.Led by owners.

Caizin is notfor everyone.