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Why Indian Startups Are Expanding Operations Abroad — While Staying Headquartered at Home

Are Indian startups moving their headquarters abroad in 2025? No — if anything, the dominant 2025 trend runs the opposite direction. Startups including Zepto, Meesho, PhonePe, Razorpay, and Pine Labs have completed or announced “reverse flips,” relocating their legal domicile from Singapore, Delaware, or the Cayman Islands back to India, largely to position for domestic […]

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New SEBI Rules, Startup Impact: What Founders Should Actually Care About

What are the actual new SEBI rules affecting Indian startups in 2025? SEBI approved two major reform rounds in 2025: a June package that eased founder ESOP rules, simplified reverse-flipping for foreign-domiciled startups, and streamlined AIF co-investment structures; and a September package, approved at SEBI’s 211th Board meeting, that revised minimum public shareholding timelines, expanded […]