India-first due diligence readiness platform for MSMEs
Get investor-ready before the investor arrives.
DiligenceReady replaces WhatsApp, Excel, and scattered document chasing with a structured, law-firm-gated, role-based readiness and diligence workflow — built for India's MSME deal ecosystem.
355+
India-specific DD checklist items
8
Compliance groups covered
5
Stakeholder roles in one workspace
₹0
Cost to run the readiness check
Why DiligenceReady exists
From document chase to readiness orchestration
MSME due diligence today is a disaster of scattered files, opaque timelines, and expensive last-minute fire-fighting. DiligenceReady brings the discipline of institutional-grade DD to every deal.
Document chaos
Financials over WhatsApp. Contracts on email. No structure, no versioning, no certainty about what the investor has actually seen.
Late gap discovery
Critical compliance gaps — ROC filings, GST returns, ITR — surface only when the lawyer arrives. Expensive, stressful, deal-threatening.
Legal time wasted on cleanup
Law firms spend billable hours chasing basic documents instead of conducting substantive review. Costs go up. Timelines slip.
No investor visibility structure
Investors receive raw document dumps with no context, no clearance trail, and no confidence in completeness. Deals stall or fall apart.
India-specific by design
Built for India's compliance reality — not adapted from Western templates
Every checklist item, action step, and portal link is calibrated for Indian law. No other VDR covers GST, ITR, FEMA, DPDP Act, Udyam, and MSME schemes in a single structured workflow.
No other VDR has this
Datasite, Ansarada, and FirmRoom are built for Western M&A. DiligenceReady is built for how Indian MSMEs actually operate — covering the exact regulators, portals, and compliance frameworks that Indian investors, banks, and law firms check.
Choose your workspace
One diligence workflow, four clear entry points
Each stakeholder sees the right level of access, tasks, and context. The platform keeps the investor gate closed until legal clearance.
MSME founder
Know what will break diligence before the investor asks.
- Run the free checker
- Invite CS / CA owners
- Track gap closure
CS / CA firm
Work from assigned filings and financial gaps instead of scattered chats.
- See assigned items
- Upload against checklist slots
- Sign off by category
Law firm
Review a structured deal room with item-level queries and a full audit trail.
- Raise per-item queries
- Add legal notes
- Control investor unlock
Investor / lender
Enter only after legal clearance, with context instead of a raw folder.
- Preview readiness
- Access cleared documents
- Download DD report
How it works
A five-stage readiness-to-review workflow
Every step is tracked, notified, and gated. The investor only sees the deal room once the law firm signals full clearance — just like institutional deals.
Readiness check
Answers a personalised set of questions in the free checker
Output
Readiness score, gap list, weighted report
Professional gap resolution
Invited into platform; uploads statutory filings, audited financials, tax returns
Output
Per-item uploads against assigned checklist sections
Document workspace
Company reviews, supplements uploads; system notifies law firm via WhatsApp + email
Output
Structured DD workspace — 280+ checklist items organised by category
Law firm review
Reviews documents, raises per-item queries; company responds; loop until resolved
Output
Q&A thread, legal notes, risk flags, clearance status
Investor visibility
Access unlocked after law firm clearance; reviews all docs, notes and Q&A history
Output
Structured deal room, DD report export, portfolio rollup
The investor is locked out until the law firm gives the green signal.
This is how Datasite and Ansarada work for large deals. DiligenceReady brings that discipline to every MSME transaction — at zero cost for the readiness phase.
Role-based experience
Every stakeholder gets a tailored workspace
Each role sees only what they need — and nothing they shouldn't. DiligenceReady enforces access boundaries automatically.
Why they use DiligenceReady
Wants to understand exactly what investors will ask for — and fix gaps before the conversation starts.
What they see
- Readiness score and gap report
- Full DD checklist with upload slots
- CS / CA task assignments and progress
- Query threads from law firm
- Overall completion percentage
What they do
- Completes the free readiness checker
- Uploads documents against each DD item
- Responds to law firm queries
- Tracks readiness progress in real time
Access restrictions
- Investor comments and final decision data
- Law firm internal legal notes
For law firms
Cut DD admin by 40–60%. Let DiligenceReady handle the paperwork trail.
Law firms are the gatekeeper in every deal on DiligenceReady. In return, they get a structured data room, automated query tracking, and a client-ready report they can brand and submit — without manual assembly.
40–60%
Less DD admin time
1-click
Branded report export
Zero
Document chasing
Law firms who adopt DiligenceReady for MSME mandates become the natural distribution channel — every company they onboard starts here.
Free readiness checker
Know where you stand — tailored to your business
The checker is the front door of DiligenceReady — free, instant, and actionable. Answer a focused set of questions personalised to your business size and stage, get a traffic-light readiness score, and see exactly what to fix before you invite a law firm or investor.
What the checker covers
A focused scan across the diligence areas investors ask about first.
Corporate & Ownership
Company registration, shareholding, ROC filings, and director KYC
Financial & Tax
Audited accounts, ITR filings, GST compliance, and banking records
Statutory & Compliance
Government registrations, MSME Udyam, and licence renewals
HR & Employment
Offer letters, PF/ESI deposits, PoSH policy, and contractor agreements
IP, Contracts & Insurance
Trademark registration, key agreements, and insurance policies
Readiness result
3 gaps to fix. ITR and statutory filings are deal-stoppers — auto-flagged as critical regardless of overall score.
1 pt
0.5 pt
0 pt
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Scoring bands
8–10 — Green — Ready
Core docs in place. Proceed to the full DD checklist.
5–7 — Amber — Partially ready
Gaps exist but fixable. Work through the action plan first.
0–4 — Red — Not ready
Major gaps. Start with the guided action plan — DiligenceReady walks you through each step.
Note: Questions 3 (ITR filings) and 8 (statutory filings) are weighted — gaps here flag amber or red automatically, regardless of overall score.
What you receive
- Weighted readiness score with traffic-light band
- Gap list — exactly what to fix and how
- Specific portal links and action steps per gap
- 1-page PDF readiness report (email delivery)
- Prompt to continue into the full DD workspace
Trust and governance
Built for law firms and investors to rely on
DiligenceReady is not a file-sharing tool. It is a structured, auditable, gated workflow designed to give legal and financial buyers full confidence in what they are reviewing.
Law-firm gated investor access
The investor cannot access the deal room until the law firm has reviewed and cleared every checklist item. Access is controlled at the platform level, not by email forwarding.
Full audit trail
Every document upload, view, comment, query, and clearance is logged with a timestamp and user identity. Nothing happens without a record.
Structured DD report export
Once the deal room is complete and cleared, DiligenceReady generates a structured PDF report covering all checklist items, clearance status, Q&A summaries, and legal notes.
India-specific workflow
Every checklist item, action step, and portal link is calibrated for India — MCA, GST, DGFT, PMLA, FEMA, RBI, SEBI, and DPDP Act compliance built in.
Per-item Q&A threads
Every query from the law firm is raised against a specific checklist item — not in a generic email thread. Company responds in the same thread. History is permanent.
Investor preview mode
Before full clearance, investors can enter a preview mode that shows deal completion percentage and high-level readiness status — without exposing underlying documents.
Access control flow
MSME
Uploads documents
CS / CA
Resolves gaps
Law firm
Reviews and clears
Investor
Access unlocked
Platform features
A readiness-to-review operating system
DiligenceReady is not a checklist tool or a generic VDR. It is the orchestration layer for the MSME deal ecosystem — from readiness to professional resolution to law-firm clearance to investor access.
Readiness dashboard
Track overall score, category-level progress, and pending actions in one view.
Document vault
Structured upload slots against each of 280+ checklist items — no free-form folders.
Tiered DD checklist
Tier 1 (~180 items), Tier 2 (~220 items), Tier 3 (280+ items) — loaded automatically by deal size.
Per-item Q&A threads
Every query raised against a specific item. Full thread history. No email chains.
Compliance calendar
Upcoming filing deadlines, renewal dates, and compliance reminders with WhatsApp alerts.
CS / CA panel access
Invite your own CS or CA into the workspace. Assign items. Track progress.
WhatsApp + email alerts
Real-time notifications when queries are raised, documents uploaded, or items cleared.
DD report export
Structured PDF covering all items, clearance status, Q&A summaries, and legal notes.
Audit log
Immutable record of every action — upload, view, comment, clearance.
Template library
Employment contracts, board resolutions, NDA templates — pre-loaded for Indian MSMEs.
Investor portfolio view
Cross-deal portfolio dashboard for investors and lenders tracking multiple companies.
API & cloud sync
Connect accounting software, GSTN data, and MCA filings directly to your workspace.
Why DiligenceReady
No other platform is built for Indian MSME deals
Existing VDRs are designed for Western M&A — expensive, generic, and with no awareness of Indian compliance requirements. DiligenceReady is purpose-built for the way deals work in India.
Datasite
Large M&A
Ansarada
Mid-market
Google Drive + WhatsApp
Current reality
DiligenceReady
India-first MSME
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.
The readiness checker is always free. The full platform is available through early access during the pilot phase — exact packaging will evolve with real usage and feedback.
Free Readiness Check
Start here — zero cost, instant value
Free
Always
For: Any MSME founder or founder team
- Personalised readiness checker (10–32 questions)
- Weighted traffic-light score
- Gap list with specific action steps
- Portal links for every gap
- 1-page PDF readiness report
MSME Workspace
Full deal room for one transaction
Early access
Pilot pricing — contact us
For: MSME raising investment, applying for a loan, or going through acquisition
- Full 280+ item DD checklist (tiered by deal size)
- Document vault with upload slots
- CS / CA professional invitation and task assignment
- Per-item Q&A threads with law firm
- WhatsApp + email notifications
- Audit trail — full activity log
- DD report PDF export
- Law-firm-gated investor access control
Exact pricing will be confirmed during the pilot phase based on deal tier and user count.
Join early accessInstitutional / Multi-deal
For law firms, investors, and multi-deal portfolios
Custom
Volume and role-based pricing
For: Law firms, CA/CS firms, investors, lenders, family offices
- All MSME Workspace features
- Multi-deal portfolio dashboard
- Investor preview and portfolio rollup
- Panel professional management
- API access for accounting and MCA integration
- Dedicated onboarding and support
- SLA-backed data residency options
FAQ
Common questions
Get started
Know your readiness score before the investor asks.
Answer a short set of questions tailored to your business size and get an instant, actionable readiness report. Free — no account required. Continue into the full deal workspace when you're ready.