Published in Diary Notes of a VC lawyer·Nov 2, 2020Moving your startup to US / Singapore — a regulatory/legal perspectiveExplained with cases [2 of 3 part series] Overview In continuation of the earlier medium post, this one captures the essence of how legal and regulatory issues have been haunting startups operating in India, forcing them to move abroad. First, there is a regulatory framework, which the investors fail to…Startup Law5 min read
Published in Diary Notes of a VC lawyer·Sep 28, 2020Moving your startup to US / Singapore — a commercial perspectiveExplained with case studies [1 of 3 part series] Background There has been a recent spurt in the movement of holding structures of various startups, in the process of fund-raising from venture investors, outside of India. Singapore or US (that too Delaware) are the only jurisdictions attracting 99% movement. The…Startup Law6 min read
Sep 16, 2020Structuring Advisor equity in startups to maximize gain and minimize pain - My experiencesa never-ending saga of tax and regulatory issues in both Indian Cos and Inversion structures — explained with case studies Overview Accelerators across the world like SOSV, YCombinator, Techsparks, and their likes work on program wherein they infusion “x” USD against “y”% of the equity in a startup and apart…Advisor6 min read
Published in Diary Notes of a VC lawyer·Aug 23, 2020How Tax leakages impact IRR of a Singapore VC fund investing in Indian startups?multi-jurisdictional parties in a fund mean tax leakages The concept — parties in a fund located across the globe there are multiple parties in a fund (a) Limited Partners of the fund (“LPs”) across the globe who are willing to participate in a fund that is dedicated to startups emerging…6 min read
Published in Diary Notes of a VC lawyer·Aug 23, 2020Convertible (CN) is more than just deferred valuationConcept demystified practically CNs — the concept CNs are an alternative to the priced rounds, wherein the funds being infused by the investors are converted at a valuation which is not pre-decided, but dependent on subsequent funding rounds. CNs — when it is used There are 2 use cases where…Convertible Round7 min read
