Founder toolkit
For the first year
of a startup.
Checklists, guides, templates and a calculator, written for founding teams in India. The tools run in your browser and keep nothing.
General information and templates, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change and every company is different: check with a lawyer or a chartered accountant before you act on it.
Starting a company in India
The usual first steps: company type, registration, a bank account, GST, Udyam and DPIIT recognition.
Open →ToolFounders' agreement
Agree the split, the vesting and the decisions that need everyone. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Open →GuideEquity and vesting explained
Shares, vesting, the cliff, leavers and the option pool, in plain words.
Open →CalculatorEquity dilution calculator
See how a funding round and a bigger option pool change everyone's share. Runs in your browser.
Open →TemplateHiring your first intern
A one-page internship letter to adapt, and what to settle about a stipend first.
Open →TemplateA one-page investor update
A short monthly update for investors and advisors: numbers, wins, problems and asks.
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