Key Takeaways A US subsidiary for an Indian startup is a business decision, not a growth milestone. Open one when a customer, an investor or a hire makes it necessary, not because it signals ambition.…
If you export from India and you have ever been told by your banker that rupee settlement "needs RBI approval", that answer is now out of date. On 17 July 2026 the Reserve Bank issued…
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…
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…
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 you export goods or services, one FEMA number governs your cash flow more than almost any other: the realisation period, the outer limit within which you must bring in and repatriate the full value…
If you run a private limited company, your June 30 filing pressure just eased, but read the fine print before you relax. Following a fire at its Data Centre on June 5, 2026, the Ministry…
On June 24, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India carried out one of the largest housekeeping exercises in the history of India's foreign-exchange framework. Through A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 18 (reference RBI/2026-27/175), the RBI…
The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 is the most significant proposed rewrite of the Companies Act, 2013 and the LLP Act, 2008 in years. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 23 March 2026…
If you hold a Director Identification Number (DIN), the rule you have followed every year just changed. DIR-3 KYC, the annual director identity confirmation, is no longer annual. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has moved…
