Flagship Practice Area
Startup Advisory
Founder-friendly advisory across incorporation, structuring, fundraising readiness, compliance and ongoing virtual CFO support.
Startup Advisory
Startups need advice that keeps pace with them — incorporation done right, structures that will not need unwinding later, and compliance that does not distract founders from building. Our startup practice covers the full journey from incorporation through fundraising readiness and ongoing virtual CFO support.
We work founder-first: practical answers, clean documentation and structures that investors recognise.
What This Covers
The scope of our startup advisory work.
Incorporation & Setup
Choosing and setting up the right entity — private limited or LLP — with a clean cap table from day one.
DPIIT Registration
Startup India recognition and the tax and compliance benefits that flow from it.
Founder & Shareholder Agreements
Advising on the financial and equity terms of founder and shareholder arrangements.
ESOP Structuring
Designing ESOP pools and schemes, with tax treatment considered for both company and employees.
Fundraising Support
Financial preparation for fundraises — data rooms, projections and diligence readiness.
Compliance & Filings
ROC, tax and labour-law filings managed on a calendar, not at deadlines.
Virtual CFO
Ongoing finance leadership — MIS, budgeting, board reporting — without a full-time hire.
Who It’s For
Built for the people who need it most.
Founders incorporating or restructuring an early-stage company
Startups preparing for a funding round or investor diligence
Growing teams that need CFO-level finance support
Discuss startup advisory with a partner.
Every engagement at R Dugar & Associates is partner-led. Tell us where you are — we’ll tell you honestly how we can help.