DPIIT Recognition · ESOP Design · Startup Valuation · Investor Readiness, Due Diligence & Statutory Reports
Startup Advisory for Indian Founders — four services, fixed fees.
DPIIT Recognition (₹9,999) · ESOP Design & Perquisite Valuation (₹19,999) · Startup Financial Model & Valuation (₹29,999) · Investor Readiness, Due Diligence & Statutory Reports (₹14,999). Coordinated by Lekha Advisory. Fixed price, one invoice, no hourly billing.
Handled by Lekha
Four services. Done well.
Startup India Registration & DPIIT Recognition
₹9,999
Lekha coordinatesSelf-certification, Section 79 loss carry-forward, IPR benefits and Seed Fund access — coordinated and managed by Lekha.
- ✓Eligibility check & innovation narrative
- ✓Portal filing & DPIIT query support
- ✓Certificate + Section 80-IAC / IMB guidance
ESOP Design, Valuation & Implementation
₹19,999
+ Merchant Banker ₹74,999
Lekha coordinatesPool sizing, Rule 3 merchant banker perquisite valuation, ESOP scheme document, and grant letters — investor-ready.
- ✓ESOP pool sizing & vesting design
- ✓Board & shareholder resolutions
- ✓Grant letters & ESOP register
Startup Financial Model & Valuation
₹29,999
Lekha coordinatesBottoms-up 3-year model, DCF + comparables valuation, KPI dashboard, and investor data room package.
- ✓3-year bottoms-up financial model
- ✓Advisory DCF + comparables valuation
- ✓Investor data room financial package
Investor Readiness, Due Diligence & Statutory Reports
₹14,999
+ CA ₹18,999 only if overdue AOC-4 found
Lekha coordinatesCompliance audit, register setup, ROC remediation, and data room preparation. CA fee (₹18,999) only if overdue AOC-4 filings found — most early-stage startups pay ₹14,999 total.
- ✓Full ROC compliance audit
- ✓Missing document remediation
- ✓Data room preparation
Process
How Lekha works
Brief call
30 minutes. We understand your situation, your stage, and what you actually need — not a generic pitch.
Scoped proposal
A specific, fixed-fee proposal with deliverables, timeline, and what you'll have at the end.
Delivery
We deliver the work. For professional services (statutory valuation, audit), we connect you directly to the right registered professional.
Clean handover
All documents, working files, and compliance records handed to you with a summary of what we built and what comes next.
Common questions
What founders ask us
Who is Lekha for?
Pre-seed to Series A founders who need institutional-quality financial and regulatory guidance without hiring a full-time CFO or paying Big Four rates. We work with first-time founders, solo founders, and companies going through their first equity raise.
What makes Lekha different from a CA firm or law firm?
We're a startup advisory practice, not a compliance shop. We focus on three things — startup structuring, valuation, and fundraising — and we do them with the depth of a specialist, not the breadth of a generalist. For statutory work that legally requires a CA or registered valuer signature, we connect you to the right professional rather than pretending we can do everything.
How does Lekha handle statutory valuation and audit work?
Work reserved by law to a Chartered Accountant in practice, a SEBI-registered merchant banker, or a Registered Valuer is connected to the right professional. They engage you directly, bill you separately, and Lekha charges only a flat facilitation fee. Lekha never takes a share of the professional's fee.
What does 'one invoice' mean for your own services?
For startup advisory, advisory valuation, and funding work that Lekha coordinates directly, you receive one invoice from Lekha at a fixed price. No hourly billing, no surprise additions.
Ready to talk through your situation?
No generic pitch. A 30-minute call where we actually try to help.
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Reach out to Lekha Startup Advisory
Have a question about your startup's compliance, valuation, or funding readiness? We respond to every inquiry within 1 business day.
support@lekhaadvisory.com
Phone
+91 (798) 297-9109
Address
1717 Ridge Ave
Evanston, IL 60201-3867, United States