The valuation on the front page of a startup term sheet is the number founders celebrate. The clauses on the pages behind it are what actually decide how much you walk away with. This guide…
If you run a startup that touches foreign exchange, most regulatory headlines pass you by. This one should not. On 30 April 2026 the RBI notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Authorised Persons) Regulations, 2026 (Notification…
If you hold ESOPs in a US parent, run a Robinhood or Interactive Brokers account, kept a salary account open in Dubai, or park a few thousand dollars of crypto on an offshore exchange, here…
Every founder thinks the raise starts with the pitch. It does not. It starts the moment an investor's analyst opens your data room and begins ticking boxes. That is where a term sheet quietly speeds…
If your startup runs a foundation, backs a charitable trust, or routes CSR spend through an implementing agency, a quiet CBDT circular from July matters more than it looks. Circular No. 06/2026, dated 2 July…
The CBDT has notified the Cost Inflation Index (CII) for FY 2026-27 at 384, up from 376 the previous year. The notification, S.O. 3889(E) dated 15 July 2026, was issued under Section 72(8)(a) of the…
If your startup has moved its registered office, opened in a new state, or been reassigned between Central and State GST authorities, one question quietly hangs over any open dispute: what happens to the show…
Co-founder vesting is the single cheapest insurance policy a startup can buy, and the one founders skip most often. Two people split the equity 50-50 on day one, shake hands, and start building. Eighteen months…
If your company leases an aircraft or a ship through an International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) unit, two CBDT notifications just removed a quiet drag on your cash flow. From 1 April 2026, the lessee…
Most tax changes announce themselves as a new rate or a new threshold. This one is quieter, and for your finance function it is more disruptive. From the quarter ended 30 June 2026, the first…
