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    Startup Services.

    Our start-up practice covers what founders need from incorporation to an early institutional round: DPIIT recognition, the start-up tax holiday certificate, fundraising documents and pricing, founder agreements, ESOPs and cap table upkeep. We handle the legal, tax and filing sides together, so a decision made in one place does not cause a problem in another.

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    When you need it

    Signs it's time to talk to us.

    • You have incorporated and want DPIIT recognition before raising money or applying for tax benefits.
    • An investor has sent you a term sheet, SAFE or convertible note.
    • A co-founder is joining, leaving or changing role.
    • You want to grant ESOPs or create an option pool for a round.
    • Due diligence has found gaps between your cap table and statutory records.
    Who we do this for
    Founders setting up, or recently incorporated as, a private limited company or LLP.Start-ups raising angel, seed or early institutional rounds, including from foreign investors.Growing companies building an employee equity programme.
    How it works

    How Startup Services works with us.

    1. 1

      Founder diagnostic

      We review your entity, shareholding, recognition status and funding plans, and agree priorities with you.

    2. 2

      Recognition and tax

      We apply for DPIIT recognition and, where it fits, the Inter-Ministerial Board certificate for the tax holiday under section 140 (formerly 80-IAC).

    3. 3

      Fundraising support

      We structure the instruments, price the round and complete the Companies Act and FEMA filings.

    4. 4

      Equity governance

      We put founder agreements, ESOPs and a reconciled cap table in place.

    5. 5

      Ongoing calendar

      We track recognition limits, filings and round-related compliance as you grow.

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    Startup Services services.

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    1. DPIIT Startup Recognition

      Startup India registration is, in practice, the route to DPIIT recognition: the government certificate confirming that your entity is a start-up under the current definition.

      How it works

    2. Startup Tax Holiday Certificate (Section 140 / 80-IAC)

      A recognised start-up can deduct the profits of its eligible business for any three consecutive years out of its first ten, but only with a certificate of eligible business from the Inter-Ministerial Board (IMB).

      How it works

    3. Share Valuation for Fundraising

      Angel tax under section 56(2)(viib) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 no longer applies: the Finance (No.

      How it works

    4. Seed Funding Documentation

      Seed rounds in India are usually documented as equity shares, compulsorily convertible preference shares (CCPS), compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs) or, for DPIIT-recognised start-ups, convertible notes.

      How it works

    5. Founder Agreement

      A founder agreement records who owns what, who does what, and what happens if a co-founder leaves: equity split, vesting with a cliff, roles and decision rights, IP assignment and exit terms.

      How it works

    6. Employee Stock Options (ESOP)

      An ESOP gives employees the right to buy shares at a set price once their options vest.

      How it works

    7. Cap Table Management

      Your cap table is the record of who owns what on a fully diluted basis, including option pools and convertible instruments.

      How it works
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