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Top 5 things to check in your grant letter before signing on the dotted line

It might be unintentional but often some nuances and clauses that aren’t discussed are taken for granted (pun not intended). Remember to check these in your grant letter: Is the…

What are the ESOP tax implications in Singapore?

While startups leverage ESOPs as a currency to attract and retain top talent, employees think of stock options as a potential incentive to boost personal wealth. HOWEVER, generating ESOP liquidity…

Supercharge Hiring with ESOPs | Narayan Thammaiah | Accel

“To supercharge hiring with ESOPs, founders should create an ESOP plan for the long haul. They should think rationally and create mental models around ESOPs to find out what works…

ESOP for Founders

#LetsTalkESOP | Building employee-friendly ESOP Policies

“The biggest challenge for most startups is to keep the startup operational while managing the salary expectations of employees. A solution to this problem is ESOP grants,” says Anirudha Modak,…

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Facebook-backed Meesho to roll out an ESOP buyback plan worth $5 M

Meesho, a Facebook-backed social e-commerce platform, has rolled out an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) buyback plan worth $5 M. This will be the second buyback plan the five-year-old company…

ESOP Management at Scripbox

The foundation stone of Scripbox was laid in 2012. The idea was simple – use proprietary algorithms to identify mutual fund plans for users and recommend a limited list to…

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Unacademy plans to launch INR 30 Cr. ESOP buyback offer

Edutech platform Unacademy on Thursday said it will undertake an ESOP buyback programme of INR 25-30 Cr. in December this year. The buyback – which will be held on December…

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MyStartupEquity hits 100 customers for its Cap Table & ESOP Management Product

Aug 13, Singapore – Bangalore headquartered, LetsVenture’s Cap Table and ESOP Management Product – MyStartupEquity.com has hit 100 customers. Natively designed to support startups from India, the USA, and Singapore,…

What is Exercise Tax? How to calculate it

Exercise tax incidence arises only when an employee is granted ESOPs and he/she exercises these equity grants. Note that there is no tax implication during the vesting period. Upon exercise,…

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The pitfalls of ESOP lifelines at startups

Before they started Udaan, a marketplace platform that facilitates trade between businesses, in 2016, the company’s three founders, Amod Malviya, Sujeet Kumar, and Vaibhav Gupta, had completed successful stints at…