HKMC is a silicon valley based advisory firm helping startups, VC firms, and country governments build strong entrepreneurial capabilities. Our current work spans the US, India, Ireland, Korea, Qatar, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. We bring 40+ years of collective experience building, scaling, selling and investing in venture-funded companies globally. Our 6 focus areas are go-to-market planning, customer success, design & development, fundraising, organizational culture, and operations. Our offerings are tailored to the stage of an organization's lifecycle, their specific operational area of need, and to the geography of their team and customers. Founders Hanz Kurdi and Madhu Chamarty have lived in six countries on three continents, studied and lectured at Stanford and Berkeley, sold software to numerous Fortune 500 companies, were part of 5 startup acquisitions totaling $1B, participated in fundraising efforts over $180MM, and have known each other for ~20 years.
Why work with us
Not only are we software company founders, scale-up operators, angel investors, and LPs, but are also multilingual global operators with experience across 8 countries on 3 continents. Above all, we are deeply empathic operators that understand the mindset and to-do list of a driven founder, investor, and any passionate changemaker. Be it GTM strategy, portfolio support, geographic expansion, or general operational assistancce, we aim to be 'organizational Swiss army knives', delivering results customized to geography, stage of company, and cultural context. We also bring an incredible and diverse network of international practitioners to augment our work with our clients. We have 100% customer retention and satisfaction, and aspire to this metric always.
Our work continues to center on three philosophical pillars:
- Support entrepreneurship in emerging global ecosystems
- Incorporate regional and cultural nuances to enable company-building beyond borders
- Using a human-first approach, to ensure everyone involved feels appreciated and empowered
