We work with established Indian businesses on the decisions that define their next decade — succession, global trade, capital projects, and hospitality operations. Not as experts who know better. As companions who've been there.
"A Sarthi carries no agenda of his own.
He walks alongside, for the full length of it."
Harshwardhansingh Thakur spent four decades building simultaneously across India, Africa, and Asia — factories, trading companies, a listed entity, contract manufacturing, and a logistics and customs brokerage practice that India's leading companies trusted for twenty years. Eight businesses. Five countries. A workforce of 400.
In 2015, he absorbed a significant business loss in Africa. He converted it into a principle — Nothing is Wasted. He returned to the classroom after a fifty-year gap — not because he had to, but because that is how he has always lived.
His son Divyamansingh brings 18 years of hands-on experience in hospitality and F&B — resort operations in West Africa and the Andamans, cloud kitchens, bakery manufacturing, QSRQuick Service Restaurant — a food service format built around speed, consistency, and a standardised menu. Setting up and commissioning a QSR requires specific operational and kitchen design expertise. commissioning, and HACCPHazard Analysis and Critical Control Points — an internationally recognised food safety management system. Required by many hotel chains, institutional buyers, and export markets. systems. Together, they are A & H Ventures.
Global Trade · Succession & ETA · Industrial Projects · DutyIQ
F&B Operations · QSR Setup · Pre-Opening · HACCP · Heritage Properties · Cloud Kitchens
Not where you wish you were. Not where you think you should be. Where you are. We call this Ahvante PRIMEOur starting diagnostic — five dimensions that help us understand your situation before we suggest any next step. Ahvante means start where you are.. It is a structured conversation, not a test. The stage you're at determines the right next step — not instinct or assumption.
A & H Ventures was incorporated in December 2020. Our first client work began in 2026. That is five years of building frameworks, tools, and infrastructure before taking on a single client.
We assessed ourselves using our own tools and scored 72 out of 100. Conditionally ReadyOur Entrepreneur Readiness Assessment rated us at 72/100 — meaning solid foundations, with gaps we acknowledged. We share this score because we believe a Sarthi who is not honest about their own readiness has no business walking alongside someone else. We share that score with everyone we meet. A Sarthi who cannot be candid about their own position has no standing to advise on yours.
We built the Parampara Readiness ScorePaa-ram-pa-ra (परंपरा)A diagnostic we developed to assess how prepared a family business is for succession — across ownership clarity, operational continuity, and legacy protection. Parampara means heritage or tradition., the Ahvante PRIME diagnostic, the 8-phase industrial methodology, the Duty Leakage Audit protocol, and the ERAEntrepreneur Readiness Assessment — a structured diagnostic that evaluates how prepared an aspiring acquirer is before they pursue any business acquisition. — all from scratch, all before our first client.
A complimentary 30-minute conversation to see if there is something worth exploring together. If there isn't, we'll say so — and point you in the right direction.
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