Startup & Investment Advisory
Counsel for founders raising, and investors writing the cheque.
What this engagement covers
Startup & Investment Advisory, end-to-end.
End-to-end legal support for startups, founders, foreign venture capital firms and international investors backing Indian companies — from incorporation and SAFE / seed rounds through priced equity rounds, ESOPs, secondary sales, structured exits and IPO readiness. We sit on both sides of the table and structure transactions that close cleanly and survive due diligence at the next round.
Our process
From First Call to Final Order
Confidential Intake
30-min discovery call on phone or Zoom. We confirm scope, urgency and fee on the same call.
Diligence & Strategy
Document review, record retrieval and a written strategy note — including timeline, risks and milestones.
Documentation & Filing
Drafting, apostille, Power of Attorney, registration and filing handled end-to-end by a named matter lead.
Representation
Court, tribunal, registrar or counterparty representation — with weekly written updates across time-zones.
Closure & Handover
Final order, registered deed or settlement, plus a sealed matter file and post-closure compliance calendar.
Why IndusGuard
Built for Matters That Cross Borders
One named matter lead
No call-centre, no hand-offs. A senior advocate owns your file end-to-end.
NRI desks across 8 countries
Overlapping US, UK, Gulf and APAC hours — apostille and POA built into every workflow.
Weekly written updates
Plain-language progress notes, secure document portal and milestone-based fees.
Pan-India bar coverage
Empanelled counsel across High Courts, NCLT, DRT and the Supreme Court of India.
Where we serve
A Global NRI Desk, Anchored in India.
We act for clients across 8+ countries and represent matters in every major Indian jurisdiction — High Courts, NCLT, DRT and the Supreme Court.
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- UAE
- Australia
- Singapore
- Germany
- Saudi Arabia
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
- Delhi NCR
- Bengaluru
- Chennai
- Hyderabad
- Pune
- Pan-India
Common questions
Before You Call
We're a foreign VC writing our first Indian cheque — what do you handle?+
Everything from India entity selection and AIF/FVCI route assessment through diligence, definitive documents, FEMA reporting and post-closing governance — coordinated with your existing offshore counsel.
Can you help us flip up to a Delaware or Singapore parent?+
Yes. We handle the Indian-side share-swap, FEMA approvals, ODI / round-tripping considerations and tax positioning — coordinated with your overseas counsel and tax advisors.
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