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A Non Banking Financial Company cannot lend, invest or carry on any non-banking financial business in India without first obtaining a Certificate of Registration from the Reserve Bank of India under Section 45-IA of the RBI Act, 1934. For a promoter who already has the ₹10 crore net owned fund…

Founders searching for how to switch a startup compliance advisor are usually not trying to fire anyone. They have a fundraise, an ESOP pool, or a cross-border structure that has outgrown what their retained CA or CS handles day to day, and they are trying to figure out whether bringing…

A hardware R&D startup does not raise capital the way a SaaS company does. A software founder can go from incorporation to a priced Series A in eighteen months on a working product and a revenue curve. A founder building a patented cargo handling system for the maritime sector is…

A cultural audio streaming platform paying musicians, narrators, podcast producers, and cultural institutions is not running a standard affiliate program. Each payout sits at the intersection of three questions: what tax section governs the withholding, whether the content licence satisfies the Copyright Act, 1957, and whether GST applies on the…

A wealth-tech founder registering a company in India is not filing one set of paperwork. Incorporation under the Companies Act, 2013 is the easy half. “Wealth-tech” is not a single regulated category: depending on whether the product gives investment advice, executes trades, manages discretionary portfolios, distributes mutual funds, or pulls…

A Non Banking Financial Company cannot lend, invest or carry on any non-banking financial business in India without first obtaining a Certificate of Registration from the Reserve Bank of India under Section 45-IA of the RBI Act, 1934. For a promoter who already has the ₹10 crore net owned fund…

A cultural audio streaming platform paying musicians, narrators, podcast producers, and cultural institutions is not running a standard affiliate program. Each payout sits at the intersection of three questions: what tax section governs the withholding, whether the content licence satisfies the Copyright Act, 1957, and whether GST applies on the…

A D2C wellness brand selling protein powders, Ayurvedic supplements, skincare or fitness devices through its own website does not face one compliance path. It faces three, and the product catalogue decides which one applies. A founder who incorporates first and figures out licensing later usually discovers, three months in, that…

A franchise agreement is not a standard commercial contract. It is the entire legal foundation of your business: your right to use the brand, operate in the territory, and exit with some value intact. In India, there is no dedicated franchise statute, so the agreement does all the regulatory work…

A remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform is not a SaaS product that happens to sit in a hospital. It is a product stack that combines hardware, firmware, cloud software, clinical algorithms, and real-time alerting in a chain where a single broken link can cause measurable patient harm. Contracts for this…

SEBI issued its updated Master Circular for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) on 03 June 2026, consolidating every circular, clarification, and regulatory change issued under the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 up to 31 May 2026. The document runs 153 pages across 25 chapters and supersedes the previous Master Circular…

The Reserve Bank of India held its benchmark repo rate steady at 5.25% at the June 2026 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, unanimously, under Governor Sanjay Malhotra. This is the third meeting in a row that the rate has stayed put, following a run of 150 basis point cuts between February…

India’s Cabinet approved an amendment to Press Note 3 (PN3) of 2020 in March 2026, and it is generating significant attention across the investment and startup community. Headlines have rushed to label it a sweeping FDI liberalisation. The reality is considerably more targeted. This report breaks down exactly what changed,…

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently announced a major overhaul to the regulatory framework for Angel Funds under the Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) Regulations, 2012. This new framework, introduced in 2025, aims to enhance transparency, improve operational clarity, and encourage investor participation. In this article, we’ll explore…

In a significant move to invigorate India’s startup ecosystem, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), during its board meeting on June 19, 2025, approved substantial changes to the Angel Fund Framework. These revisions are designed to unlock more capital for early-stage companies while simultaneously ensuring enhanced investor suitability…