Founder-led · Nairobi and Bangalore
Built to pass the check.
Regulators check banks. Investors check founders. Families check every opportunity before they commit. We run and fix the technology behind your business, diligence the deals around it, and hand you the evidence when someone asks.
Banks, fintechs, hospitals, insurers, agribusiness in Africa
Never dark. Always audit-ready.
- 24/7 NOC, SEV-1 under 15 minutes
- Data residency with zero downtime
Promoters, founders and CFOs in India
Get investor-grade before anyone asks
- SME IPO readiness in 10 days
- A fractional CTO, apps and ERP
Agri traders, expanding companies, families and funds
The India ⇄ East Africa corridor, diligenced
- Agri trade both ways: Indian inputs in, African raw materials out
- Partners for Indian companies in East Africa
- Regulated routes into India’s private markets
What we have already delivered
Proof before proposals. Each figure below comes from production work, with the reference available once we are in conversation.
Delivered · contract complete
Fractional CTO and managed IT for a Bank of Uganda–licensed payment system operator
- Ground-up platform built to replace legacy systems, live in 90 days
- PAM, DLP and access management deployed in production
- 24/7 NOC with SEV-1 acknowledged inside 15 minutes
Indian IPO, SME and unlisted companies read with our 17-section method
Promoter, plant, order book, litigation, governance and a physical reality check. Sectors include transformers, defence electronics, specialty chemicals, technical textiles, forensics and cloud data centres.
Delivery record, including prior roles
Engagements completed by the DT Alpha team, including in prior roles. Listed for credentials; no endorsement implied.
See the work before you buy it
One sample per track, in the real format with illustrative data: the board pack institutions receive, the plan a founder receives, the summary an investment committee receives, and what expanding companies and families receive.
SLA & evidence board pack · Regional bank
Monthly pack for the board risk committee · 30-day window
Availability
- Payments & settlement 99.98%
- Digital channels 99.95%
- Core & integrations 99.97%
Operations
- SEV-1 acknowledged in 12 min (contract: 15)
- Mean time to restore 41 min
- SLA breaches, 90 days: 0
Regulator evidence
- Incidents classified to BOU / CBK / BOT / BNR
- Audit trail written as it happens
- Board-ready in 5 pages
90-day technology plan · Company C
Series A B2B SaaS · fractional CTO seat, F1 diagnose to F2 embed
Days 1–30 · Diagnose
- Architecture and cloud-cost baseline
- Security and DPDP gaps
- Team and vendor map
Days 31–60 · Fix
- Cloud bill cut where usage says
- Release cadence every 2 weeks
- Two senior hires scoped
Days 61–90 · Scale
- Roadmap tied to the next round
- Data-room technology section
- Monthly board scorecard live
Technology DD summary · Company D
Series A B2B SaaS · for the investment committee · day 10
Findings ranked by deal impact
- IP: two contractors hold repository admin; IP assignment unsigned. Condition precedent.
- Scale: billing module is single-tenant; re-platform before 10× load.
- Data: no DPDP data map; consent flows undocumented.
90-day post-close plan
- IP assignments and access clean-up, weeks 1–2
- Multi-tenant billing design, weeks 3–10
- Data map and consent notices, weeks 4–8
Market-entry scorecard · Indian EV two-wheeler maker
AX0 market & regulator map, day 10 · Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
| Factor | Kenya | Uganda | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demand signal (boda-boda fleet growth) | Strong | Strong | Moderate |
| Standards and type approval path | KEBS · mapped | UNBS · mapped | TBS · mapped |
| Distributor candidates shortlisted | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Rider asset-finance partners | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Charging / battery-swap partners | Emerging | Emerging | Thin |
India-readiness map · Family E, Nairobi
PC0 India Access Diagnostic, day 10 · three generations · routes to discuss with a licensed partner
| Member / entity | Status with India | Routes worth discussing | Open action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founder, 68 | Kenyan citizen · OCI | GIFT IFSC fund · SEBI AIF | Source-of-wealth narrative |
| Son, 41 | Kenyan citizen · OCI | GIFT IFSC fund · co-investment | Tax residency certificate |
| Daughter, 37 | UK resident | Reviewed separately | UK adviser to confirm |
| Family holding | Existing offshore structure | Structure review | Licensed partner opinion |
Fit
- Horizon 5+ years: fits
- Lock-in comfort: moderate
- Currency view INR vs USD/KES: discussed
Documents
- Passports and OCI: ready
- Bank references: ready
- Source of wealth: in progress
Next three steps
- Complete the source-of-wealth file
- Choose the wrapper with a licensed partner
- Shortlist two managers for diligence
How work starts
Every engagement opens with a small, fixed-scope step you can approve on your own signature. Judge us on that output before anything larger.
- 30-minute callWe place your situation against what we do, and say plainly if we are the wrong fit.This week
- 10-day sprintA scorecard, a blueprint or a market map in your hands.Fixed scope
- BuildWe fix what the sprint found, with our Bangalore engineering centre.Weeks, milestone-based
- Desk or seatA standing evidence desk, a managed run or a fractional CTO seat.Ongoing
Three 60-second checks
Pick the one that fits. Your result shows on screen before you share any details.
Investor-Lens Score
How an SME-IPO investor would read your business today, with the first gap shown free.
IT Readiness Score
Operational resilience, compliance readiness and IT maturity for regulated institutions.
Corridor Check
The India ⇄ East Africa routes worth discussing, and the documents to start gathering.
Four catalogues, one practice
Pick the one that fits and forward it to whoever signs. Each lists every service line, its phases and key deliverables. No forms.
Regulated Institutions catalogue
Banks, payment operators, MDIs, SACCOs, fintechs, hospitals, insurers and agribusiness in Africa
Download PDF PDF · 12 pagesIndian MSMEs & Startups catalogue
SME IPO readiness, fractional CTO, apps and ERP, DPDP and more
Download PDF PDF · 10 pagesPrivate Capital & Corridor catalogue
Agri trade both ways, market entry, families and fund managers across India and East Africa
Download PDF PDF · 12 pagesEnterprise & Investors catalogue
Telcos, large companies, acquirers, VCs, PE and DFIs, India-to-Africa market entry and agri trade
Download PDFTalk to the person who does the work
DT Alpha is founder-led. The person on your first call is the person accountable for delivery.
Venkatram Rajagopalan
Founder & Fractional CTO · Nairobi
16+ years across regulated fintech platforms, enterprise IT and SaaS in East Africa, India and Asia. Served as Fractional CTO of a Bank of Uganda–licensed payment system operator under a contract now completed. An active investor in Indian SME and private companies, using the same diligence method we sell.
- Standard Chartered TPSA audit: 68 controls across 15 domains
- BOU cybersecurity framework: authored, structured, filed
- BE, Anna University (SSN) · MBA, IFMR–Krea
Aarthi Ramasubramanian
Co-Founder · Investment & Impact Advisory
Gender-lens investing, blended finance, ESG portfolio management and climate-smart advisory across East Africa. Founder of Setuya Afrika, her independent advisory and investor–operator matching platform.
- Climate Smart: green finance and ESG portfolio management
- Impact and gender-lens diligence alongside our DD line
- DFI and funder evidence for export-led agribusiness
Questions people ask us
What does DT Alpha Consulting do?
DT Alpha is a founder-led technology and diligence firm with three tracks: managed IT, data residency and cybersecurity for regulated institutions in Africa; SME IPO readiness, a fractional CTO and CTO-steered apps for Indian MSMEs; and an India–East Africa corridor desk for agri trade, market entry and private capital.
Where is DT Alpha based?
In Nairobi, Kenya, with delivery from our Bangalore engineering and operations centre. We work across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and India.
What has DT Alpha delivered?
Fractional CTO and managed IT for a Bank of Uganda–licensed payment system operator (contract complete): a 50+ institution network, 95%+ transaction success, 68 TPSA security controls passed and the BOU cybersecurity framework authored and filed. We have also read 40+ Indian IPO, SME and unlisted companies with a 17-section diligence method.
Does DT Alpha connect Indian and East African companies for agri trade?
Yes. The Trade & Sourcing Desk connects Indian makers of seed, crop protection, irrigation and machinery with East African growers, and East African producers of cashew, pulses, macadamia, cocoa and coffee with Indian processors. We map, match, diligence and keep the evidence; we do not trade commodities or hold money. See the agri trade corridor.
How does an engagement start?
With a 30-minute call, then a small fixed-scope step, usually a 10-day sprint, that you can approve on your own signature. Judge us on that output before anything larger.
Does DT Alpha give investment advice or hold client money?
No. Capital & Corridor content is educational. Investment advice and the arranging of investments are carried out by appropriately licensed partners in each jurisdiction, and DT Alpha does not hold or manage client money.
Tell us what you need checked
A short note is enough. Venkatram replies personally within one business day, with a fixed-scope first step where we can help.
See a real deliverable first?
Pick a one-page sample in the exact format we deliver. Venkatram sends it within one business day.