ESOPs in India: Fewer Than 4,000 Startups Can Defer the Tax. Is Yours One?
ESOPs in India can trigger a tax bill before you can sell a single share. Here’s how exercise tax, the 48-month deferral, vesting and pool size actually work.
ESOPs in India can trigger a tax bill before you can sell a single share. Here’s how exercise tax, the 48-month deferral, vesting and pool size actually work.
Fewer investors are writing cheques in India, so mass pitching no longer works. Here’s a practical five-step filter to build a ranked shortlist by sector, stage, cheque size and recent activity.
The 80 IAC tax exemption can mean three tax-free years, but DPIIT recognition alone won’t get you there. Here are the six tests, and the turnover cap that changed in 2026.
DPIIT recognition rejected? A rejected application can’t be edited, and the next one waits three months. Here are the nine usual reasons and the fix for each, before you reapply.
SUMMARY YourStory’s The Bharat Project launched ShuruKar in Patna on 10 October, developed with DPIIT and Startup India as a district-level entrepreneurship movement. Participants move through four stages: find a…
India’s official playbook lists 65+ central schemes for startups, but many fund incubators, VCs or lenders rather than founders. Here’s which government schemes to apply for in 2026, and which to skip.
SISFS stopped taking startup applications on May 31, 2026. Here’s how SISFS, CGSS and FoF 2.0 differ, who you deal with for each, and how to pick the right scheme.
SUMMARY Startup India FoF 2.0 invests only through SEBI-registered AIFs, so founders pitch the funds, never DPIIT or SIDBI. Four AIF segments have different rules; micro VCs must put at…
DPIIT rewrote the startup rulebook on 4 February 2026, doubling the turnover cap to ₹200 crore. Here is who qualifies for the Startup India certificate, what to upload and how to apply on NSWS.
A practical guide to calculating TAM, SAM and SOM for Indian startups, with rupee-based examples, common founder mistakes, and why investors trust SOM more than a big TAM number.