Company Registration for Startups
Private limited company or LLP incorporation optimised for a startup — correct shareholding structure, MoA/AoA, and registered office setup.
Company Registration for Startups. Founders forming a Private Limited Company, LLP, or OPC in India. Name reservation, then incorporation. Timelines depend on MCA processing and name availability.
₹24,999
Professional's fee (indicative)
What this service involves
Private limited company or LLP incorporation optimised for a startup — correct shareholding structure, MoA/AoA, and registered office setup.
Common questions
Who needs Company Registration for Startups?
Founders forming a Private Limited Company, LLP, or OPC in India.
What triggers the requirement?
Chosen at the point of forming the business. The structure determines the entire subsequent compliance burden.
Does this have to be done by a registered professional?
This service is not legally reserved to a single profession. Lekha coordinates it with a professional whose experience matches the engagement, and the scope and fee are agreed in writing before work begins.
What is the deadline?
Name reservation, then incorporation. Timelines depend on MCA processing and name availability.
Which form or filing is produced?
SPICe+ (INC-32) with linked forms for PAN, TAN, EPFO, ESIC and bank account.
What goes wrong most often?
Choosing the structure on incorporation cost alone. An LLP is cheaper to run but cannot issue ESOPs or take priced equity rounds the way a Private Limited Company can.
How does Lekha handle this engagement?
Lekha coordinates and manages the engagement. The professional contracts directly with your company under their own engagement letter, sets their own fee within the published range, and is paid directly. Lekha charges a separate flat facilitation fee and takes no share of the professional's fee.
How it works
Select a professional
Browse Lekha's vetted panel and choose the professional you want to work with — we never assign one on your behalf.
Professional confirms fee
The professional reviews your requirement and confirms their fee directly with you. No surprises.
Engagement letter
A formal engagement letter is generated — a contract between you and the professional. Lekha is not a party to it.
Two separate invoices
The professional bills you for their work (₹24,999). Lekha bills a small facilitation fee separately. The two never mix.
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ESOP Design, Valuation & Implementation
ESOP pool design, vesting schedule, exercise price structure, and plan documentation. Statutory perquisite valuation at exercise by a SEBI-registered Category I Merchant Banker holding valuation-activity registration. Trust-funded pools and sweat equity additionally require an IBBI Registered Valuer.
Startup Financial Model & Valuation
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Investor Readiness, Due Diligence & Statutory Reports
End-to-end investor readiness: compliance calendar, statutory register maintenance, due diligence data room preparation, and coordination of any statutory reports your round requires — a Registered Valuer report for a priced round under the Companies Act, and CA-certified filings where past filings are overdue.
Two separate invoices. Lekha never takes a share of the professional's fee. Reserved to: Empanelled professional.
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