Our Story
From a single office
to 500+ cities.
How UdyogMitra was built to put business services within reach of every Indian entrepreneur — not just those in the top 8 cities.
500+
Cities
3,200+
Partners
50K+
Businesses Served
39+
Services
The Problem We Saw
In 2018, our founder Arjun Mehta visited 40 small towns across India for a research project. In every town, he found the same story: shop owners who couldn't get a GST certificate because the nearest chartered accountant charged ₹8,000 and was three hours away. Manufacturers who had won government tenders but didn't know how to submit the bid documents. Entrepreneurs with ideas but no access to the legal and financial scaffolding that urban businesses take for granted.
The Indian government had digitized many services. But nobody had built the last-mile layer — trained humans, local offices, and simple software — to make those services accessible to people who weren't in the top 8 cities.
The Model We Built
UdyogMitra combines three things that usually don't exist together: a national catalog of services, a network of trained local partners who deliver them, and a technology platform that makes the whole thing trackable and accountable.
Our franchise model lets local entrepreneurs — shop owners, CSC operators, accountants — earn a full-time income from services they could never afford to build themselves. Our business services team handles the complex stuff — company incorporation, tenders, trademarks — so business owners get the same quality of service whether they're in Mumbai or Muzaffarnagar.
Where We Are Today
Eight years in, UdyogMitra operates in 500+ cities across 22 states. We have 3,200+ active partners, 5 regional offices, and have helped 50,000+ businesses with registrations, compliance, and funding. We're backed by a mix of angel investors and strategic partners including major public sector banks.
We're still solving the same problem we started with. It just looks different at scale.
Timeline
The Research Trip
Founder Arjun Mehta visits 40 small towns and finds the same problem everywhere — affordable, accessible business services simply don't exist outside the top 8 cities.
First Office, First Partner
UdyogMitra opens in Jaipur with 12 services and 1 franchise partner. First-month revenue: ₹18,000.
100 Cities
Network expands to 100 cities across 8 states. GST registration becomes the top service — 1,200 businesses served in the year.
Seed Round
Raised seed funding from angel investors and PSU bank partners. Crossed 1,000 active franchise centres.
500+ Cities
3,200 active partners. 50,000+ businesses served. 39+ services. Expanded to government tenders, loans, and travel services.