Registered Valuer in India: Role, Eligibility and Why It Matters
India’s entire register of valuers runs to just 6,278 names. Every preferential allotment, merger scheme and insolvency resolution that Indian company law touches must be valued by one of them — and a valuation signed by anyone else is not merely weaker evidence, it fails the statute outright. For founders, promoters and CFOs that creates […]
Share Valuation in India: Methods, Triggers & When You Need a Report
Rule 11UA was the rule every Indian share valuation conversation quoted for a decade, and it stopped existing on 1 April 2026, when Rule 57 of the Income-tax Rules, 2026 replaced it. Founders are still asking for “an 11UA report” for transactions where no law now requires one, and they are skipping the reports the […]
Valuation for IBC in India: All You Need to Know (2026)
Creditors realised only about ₹3.99 trillion against ₹12.31 trillion of admitted claims under CIRP — a haircut of roughly 67%. Almost every rupee of that gap is decided by two numbers a registered valuer puts on paper in the first 47 days of the process. If your company is heading into insolvency, or you are […]
DCF Valuation for Startups: Step-by-Step Guide with Example
Fewer than 1 in 5 Indian startups have cash flows predictable enough to make a textbook DCF model meaningful. Yet DCF is the method most often used when a founder prices shares for a foreign investor under FEMA, or justifies an issue price under the Companies Act. Get the mechanics wrong, and it isn’t just […]
FEMA Valuation Requirements for Foreign Investment in India
Every rupee of foreign capital that enters or exits an Indian company through equity has to clear one gate first: a FEMA-compliant valuation. Get the pricing wrong — even by a few percentage points — and the RBI can treat the entire transaction as a contravention, triggering compounding penalties years after the money has already […]
Brand Valuation Methods and Use Cases Explained
Under Ind AS 103, any Indian company that acquires another business is legally required to separately identify and value the acquired brand on its balance sheet — yet most founders have never had their own brand formally valued, and often can’t say what it’s worth beyond a gut feeling. That gap becomes expensive the moment […]
Valuation Under Companies Act 2013 India
Business Valuation Under Companies Act 2013: A Founder’s Guide Section 247 of the Companies Act 2013 made a sweeping change that most founders discover too late: independent valuation by a Registered Valuer is now mandatory for dozens of corporate transactions — and non-compliance can invalidate the transaction itself. If you are a founder or CFO […]
10 Things Founders Must Know Before Their Series A Valuation
Nearly 70% of Indian founders walk into Series A discussions without a professionally prepared valuation — and most end up either leaving money on the table or losing the deal entirely. If you’re approaching investors for your first institutional round, understanding how startup valuation for Series A in India actually works isn’t optional — it’s […]
DCF Valuation for Startups: Step-by-Step Guide with Example
Most founders hear “DCF” in an investor meeting and nod politely — then spend the next week trying to figure out what it actually means. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuation is one of the most rigorous and widely referenced approaches in the Indian startup valuation toolkit, yet it is routinely misapplied, misunderstood, or skipped entirely […]
10 Things Founders Must Know Before Their Series A Valuation
Nearly 70% of Indian startups entering Series A negotiations are surprised by how investors calculate company worth — and many end up giving away far more equity than necessary. If your startup is approaching its first institutional round, your startup valuation Series A India is not just a milestone number — it is the foundation […]