For founders building in India

Incorporate your startup in India — without the jargon

Clear answers on Pvt Ltd vs LLP, GST, DPIIT recognition, and first-year compliance. Plus founder stories and Indian companies worth studying.

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Startup incorporation questions

What Indian founders ask before they file SPICe+ or take a cheque.

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Why do Indian VCs prefer a Private Limited company over an LLP?

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What is DPIIT Startup Recognition and why does it matter?

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When is GST registration mandatory for a startup in India?

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How are ESOPs taxed for employees of Indian startups?

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Can a foreign investor put money into an Indian LLP?

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What is the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)?

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Indian startups to learn from

Not a hall of fame — a short list of companies that solved a real Indian problem.

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Razorpay

Payments infrastructure that let Indian startups collect money without becoming a bank.

Zerodha

Bootstrapped brokerage that made retail investing feel like software.

Zoho

A full software suite, built in India, that never needed a classic VC story.

Stories from the messy middle

Compliance, pivots, and first customers — not highlight reels.

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Aditi Sharma

Nivaan Pay

“We spent four months on RBI paper before we wrote the second feature. That delay became the company.”

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Rahul Verma

CycleCart

“₹8,000, a borrowed cargo bike, and ten kirana stores who did not believe I would come back.”