Category: Start-up

Gigged Out? Why E-Commerce Platforms Must Prepare for a Festive Season Compliance Test

Author: Nitin Jain India's festive season is poised to generate record-breaking gig workforce demand, with estimates suggesting over 500,000 temporary jobs across e-commerce, logistics, and warehousing. However, this celebratory spike may also bring unprecedented legal scrutiny to platform employment practices that have evolved in regulatory gray areas. The scale of seasonal hiring creates unique legal... Continue Reading →

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Anchor Bets, Exit Jitters: What FPI Signals Mean for Pre-IPO Deal Structuring

Author: Archana Balasubramanian Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) appear to be sending mixed signals to Indian markets: while secondary market withdrawals crossed INR 25,000 crore recently, anchor investment in IPOs has risen sharply, with over INR 26,000 crore deployed in recent months. This apparent contradiction reveals a sophisticated investment strategy that transcends simple market sentiment. FPIs... Continue Reading →

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How MoA Language Affects Investor Due Diligence

By Archana Balasubramanian A mid-growth SaaS company, fresh off their first term sheet for a ₹40 crore infusion, found themselves in a surprising delay. Everything was aligned: due diligence done, traction numbers strong, founder chemistry perfect. Then the investor’s compliance team flagged one line in the Memorandum of Association (MOA). The company, focused on AI-led... Continue Reading →

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Founders Get Blindsided: Why Internal Missteps Spark the Most Legal Disputes

By Nitin Jain, Partner  You’d think most founder disputes erupt from ego clashes or equity greed. But in our experience advising both startups and buyers, that’s rarely how it starts. The most volatile disputes we see arise because of mismatched expectations at the wrong time. And in many cases, these expectations were never deliberately misrepresented.... Continue Reading →

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Your Startup Just Got Funded! Now What? A Guide for Indian Ventures

Congratulations! That feeling of excitement after securing Venture Capital (VC) funding for your Indian startup is truly special. It's a massive validation of your hard work, your idea, and your team. But here's the honest truth: the real work truly begins now. Think of VC funding not as a finish line, but as rocket fuel.... Continue Reading →

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A Founder’s Dilemma: When Compliance Becomes Strategy

By Archana Balasubramanian | Agama Law Associates Every founder, at some point in the journey, faces this quiet but pivotal question: Is this a compliance checkbox, or is it a strategic move? It rarely feels urgent or important. Most of the compliance appears as bottlenecks thwarting progress. And that’s exactly where the danger lies. The... Continue Reading →

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