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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,…

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How much equity should be diluted to create the ESOP pool?

“Though ESOPs are popular and extremely fruitful, they are far from being adopted on a large scale. This is because most founders do not understand ESOPs well. Most Indian startups…

ESOP for Founders

Difference between ESOPs & Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)

Stock Appreciation Rights or SARs are picking up momentum in India and you would have recently read about serial entrepreneur, Jiten Gupta’s startup Jupiter.money adopting Stock Appreciation Rights for their…

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…

ESOP for Founders

Who is eligible to receive ESOPs in India?

ESOPs are long term incentive schemes that are made available to certain employees as a gesture of faith and with a promise for outsized returns. While the employer can minimize…

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#LetsTalkESOP | ESOPs versus Phantom Stocks

In a webinar with MyStartupEquity, Siddarth Pai (Founding Partner & CFO of 3one4 Capital) spoke about the importance of equity grants (such as ESOPs) in startups. From a VC perspective,…

What is the difference between Sweat Equity & ESOPs

“Sweat Equity” shares mean equity shares issued by a company to its employees or directors at a discount or for consideration other than cash. In other words, it refers to…

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Oyo announces ESOPs for all furloughed employees impacted by COVID-19

Hospitality firm Oyo is granting employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) worth a total of around Rs 130 crore to all its furloughed employees impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic as part…