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Now recruiting · Class of 2027

Become CEO
Through Acquisition.

Ruddify helps selected MBA and Executive MBA candidates acquire and operate durable, cash-flowing service businesses after graduation.

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Founder Note

A personal note from Rohit

Most MBA candidates are shown employment. We built Ruddify to show the right candidates a path to ownership.

Kristi and I have acquired and operated more than a dozen small businesses since 2020, and we believe there is a generation of MBA operators who are ready to lead real companies, not just advise them.

Ruddify exists to help selected candidates acquire durable, cash-flowing service businesses and step into ownership with training, deal support, and capital behind them.

Rohit Chowdhury· Co-founder
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A new path

A new path after business school.

Most MBAs are shown employment. We show you ownership.

Career services, on-campus recruiting, and alumni networks are built around the same four exits: consulting, marketing, banking, and product roles at large companies. They are good jobs — but they are jobs, not ownership.

Ruddify offers a structured alternative: acquire a durable, profitable service business and run it as CEO from day one. You skip the line, build real operating experience, and own meaningful equity in what you build.

We bring the playbook, the deal flow, the training, and the capital. You bring the conviction to lead.

How it works

Five steps from candidate to CEO.

  1. Step 1

    Meet

    Find us at MBA Veterans, NBMBAA, and partner conferences, or apply online.

  2. Step 2

    Apply

    Submit your application and our optional Operator Fit Assessment.

  3. Step 3

    Interview

    Speak with Rohit and Kristi about your goals, leadership, and fit.

  4. Step 4

    Train

    Work through our practical curriculum on diligence, financing, and the first 100 days.

  5. Step 5

    Acquire

    Close on a fitting business with down-payment support and SBA-backed financing.

Businesses we target

AI-resistant service businesses.

Boring is beautiful. We focus on essential, recurring services that won't be disrupted by software — the businesses every city needs and every owner is preparing to retire from.

Commercial Landscaping & Outdoor Living
Marina & Boat Service Companies
Wedding & Event Production
Commercial Kitchen Equipment Service
Swimming Pool Construction & Service
Specialty Pet Services
Fire & Life Safety Inspection Companies
Tree Care & Arborist Companies
Commercial Cleaning & Facility Services
And many more...
Who we back

The kind of operator we look for.

Final-year MBA or EMBA candidates
U.S. citizens
Demonstrated team leadership
Willingness to relocate
Coachability
Operator mindset
Sample structure

How the deal can come together.

Most candidates can't write a seven-figure check on graduation day. Ruddify pairs its down-payment support with SBA-backed acquisition financing so that selected operators can step into majority ownership of a real business — without personal capital being the gating factor.

5 – 10%
Down payment
Supported by Ruddify
90%
SBA acquisition loan
Backed by the seller's cash flow
Majority
Operator equity
You become CEO and majority owner

Illustrative only. Actual structure varies by deal, lender, and candidate qualification.

About the founders

Rohit & Kristi Chowdhury.

Operators first. Investors second.

Rohit and Kristi have spent the last five years acquiring and building a portfolio of owner-operated businesses — buying them, running them, and growing them. Ruddify is the platform they wish had existed when they were starting out.

More about the founders
12+
Businesses acquired since 2020
High 7-figure
Portfolio exit in 2025
Portfolio examples
  • Agent84
  • Skivys
  • Shrimpy Business
  • Ember Collective
  • Blossomdale
  • Tangerine Sweets
  • Bower Solutions
  • Villa Copa
  • RK Bev
Next step

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Steer. Acquire. Grow.

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