Treelife provides support to entrepreneurs and investors with access to a team of professionals, including chartered accountants, lawyers, and company secretaries, who have deep domain expertise in the startup industry.

Our mission is to empower the startup ecosystem by providing holistic legal and finance solutions and save at least 80% time of stakeholders by delegating tasks to experts with accountability and confidence.

Expertise in the Startup Ecosystem

Entrepreneurs and Investors are burdened with responsibilities and overstretched on resources. By taking over responsibility for critical backend activities, Treelife successfully reduces unnecessary hassles and enables the management to focus on fast-tracking company growth.

Virtual CFO and Secretarial

  • Recurring Book Keeping and Setting Up The Accounting Systems (Zoho, Tally, Xero)

  • Monthly Tax Compliances (TDS, GST, etc)

  • Payroll processing (RazorpayX, Keka) and Compliances such as PF, PT, ESIC

  • Accounts Receivable & Payable Management

  • Business Registrations and Licenses Including Startup India, MSME

  • Statutory Audit Support Along With All ROC Filing

  • Preparation & Filing Of All Income Tax Returns

  • Filing SFT, Equalisation Levy, MSME Returns

  • Maintaining All Corporate Secretarial Records Like Minutes, Registers, etc

  • Preparation Of Budgets

  • Management Information Reports (MIS)

  • Cash Flow Statement Preparation (Burn Sheet)

  • Cost Optimisation

  • Preparation Of Financial Models and Pitch Decks

Financial and Tax Advisory

  • Investment Instrument Analysis Including Equity/Preference Shares, CCD, Convertible Note, Warrants

  • Transaction Tax and Regulatory Analysis Including Capital Gains Analysis, DTAA, PE, POEM, Valuation Rules

  • Advisory On FEMA Matters - ODI, Non Resident Status, LRS, FDI Sector Evaluation, etc

  • Others - Transfer Pricing Support, Advisor Equity Structures, ESOP Structuring

  • Entity Structuring and Incorporation In India and Overseas (including USA, Singapore, Dubai, Estonia, Mauritius, Cayman Island, UK)

  • Externalisation/Flip and Reverse Flip Structure

  • Mirror/Shadow Structure (put/call options)

  • ECB Structuring and Relevant Regulatory Filings

  • AIF/Angel Fund/FPI Structuring and Setup

  • Fund Documentation - Incorporation Documents, PPM and Contribution Agreement

  • SEBI Registration Support

  • Tax advisory For Funds and Investors

Transaction Support

  • Drafting/Vetting and Negotiating Termsheets/SSA/SHA (Primary Investment)

  • Support For Valuation Reports - Registered Valuer, Merchant Banker Or CA

  • ROC Filings- Private Placement, Rights Issue, Allotment

  • FEMA Reporting-FC-GPR, FC-TRS, ODI/LRS forms

  • Convertible Note, CCD, ECB Agreements

  • SPA/Share Transfer Execution

  • AcquiHire/Strategic Investment Agreements

  • Business Transfer/Asset Purchase/IP Assignment Agreements

  • Fast Track Mergers

  • Finance and Tax Due Diligence

  • Compliance and Legal Due Diligence

  • Vendor Due Diligence

Contracts / IPR / Disputes

  • Employment Agreements/ Freelancer & Independent Contractor Agreements/ HR policies

  • Software as a Service (SAAS) Agreement/ MSSA/ Vendor Agreements, Channel Partner Agreements

  • GDPR/CCPA compliant Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy

  • NDAs/Confidentiality Agreements

  • Ecommerce/Gaming/Metaverse Agreements

  • Trademark Registration (India, USA, UAE, etc)

  • Patent Registration and Advisory

  • IP Infringement Notices

  • IP Assignment Agreements

  • Cheque Bounce

  • Recovery Notices

  • Investor/Founder Disputes

  • Liquidation/Insolvency Proceedings, Strike off

  • Cyber Crime Disputes (Hacking/Ransom Requests)

  • ESOP Pool/ESOP Implementation

  • Phantom Stock Agreement

  • Advisory Shares Agreement

  • Founder Exit Documentation

  • Cofounder Agreement

The Treelife Advantage

Domain Expertise

We focus solely on the startup and investment sectors. Our domain expertise allows us to map the right solutions to your needs within set timelines and cost outlays.

Solutions-based Approach

We always take a solutions-based approach because it's not just about fixing a problem but strengthening an organization’s business in the long-term.

Accountability & Quality Assurance

We assign a well equipped single point of contact with strict adherence to quality standards ensuring that nothing slips in between the cracks!

Who we’ve worked with

Over 400 clients from hot sectors like Fintech, D2C, and Ed-tech to evergreen fields like SaaS, Analytics, Healthcare and more.

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rentomojo
clevertap
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raiseholding
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AceFour
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ankurcapital
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partoo

Affiliations:

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maharashtra-state-innovation
social-alpha
SINE

Meet the core team

Our multi-disciplinary team is drawn from various backgrounds to meet diverse requirements under one roof.
The team comprises of chartered accountants, lawyers and company secretaries.

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Jitesh Agarwal

Founder


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Jitesh Agarwal

Founder


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Garima Mitra

Co-Founder


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Garima Mitra

Co-Founder


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Margaret Sanches

Lead | VCFO


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Margaret Sanches

Lead | VCFO


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Priya Kapasi

Principal Associate | Advisory


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Priya Kapasi

Principal Associate | Advisory


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Darshana Chauhan

Senior Associate | Compliance


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Darshana Chauhan

Senior Associate | Compliance


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Pooja Radia

Principal Associate | Legal


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Pooja Radia

Principal Associate | Legal


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Prachi Agarwal

Senior Associate | Legal


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Prachi Agarwal

Senior Associate | Legal


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Gaurav Shetty

Senior Associate | Advisory


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Gaurav Shetty

Senior Associate | Advisory


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Koustubh Athavale

Senior Associate | Legal


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Koustubh Athavale

Senior Associate | Legal


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Rohit Gandhi

Senior Associate | Advisory


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Rohit Gandhi

Senior Associate | Advisory


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Sanjukta Hait

Senior Associate | VCFO


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Sanjukta Hait

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Vibhuti Goghale

Executive Assistant


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Vibhuti Goghale

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and 40+ experts who make it happen for you!

Client Stories

We’ve partnered with several companies and here’s what they’re saying about working with us

Karan Bajaj

WhiteHat Jr


Jitesh and Garima helped set up WhiteHat Jr’s legal and financial structures that held from incorporation to fundraising to our acquisition. Their deep understanding of the startup space helped us validate our ideas from a regulatory framework and generated confidence among key stakeholders as we expanded our product in India and abroad

Pravin Jadhav

Raise Financial Services


We have engaged with Jitesh and the team at TreeLife on multiple assignments through our journey. TreeLife has been super helpful and have made positive contributions in multiple transactions spanning legal, financial and engagements involving our key acquisitions at Raise.We highly recommend associating with them.

Geetansh Bamania

Rentomojo


Treelife provides us with critical insights into our business, allows us to make fast decisions and ultimately become more dynamic and competetive in the marketplace. To top it all off, the support has been brillant , quick , helpful and personal. We are super impressed with Treelife. I recommended Treelife to my contacts

Prasad Shetty

SINE IIT


It has been almost 1 year since we had Treelife Consultants to come to our company and help us to improve our Legal and Due Diligence process. We would highly recommend any company who has a problem to comply with legal compliance should certainly consult with Treelife Consultant. Again, thank you so much for all the help!

Chloe Degois

Partoo


Treelife has been a great help in opening our subsidiary in India. Reactive and very professional, they ensure the good management of this subsidiary. We are very satisfied with the work they are doing.

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