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Last updated: 2 October 2026
Once a term sheet is signed, investors run legal, financial and tax diligence — and gaps found there can delay closing or change terms. Expertvuw’s team runs a pre-diligence review of your company records, fixes what can be fixed, and builds an organised data room.
Investor due diligence usually covers corporate and secretarial records (incorporation, MoA/AoA, statutory registers, board and shareholder minutes, MCA filings), the cap table and every allotment and transfer since incorporation, FEMA compliance for any foreign investment, ownership of IP (trademarks, code, domains), material contracts, employment and ESOP documents, tax compliance (income tax, GST, TDS), and pending disputes.
Common findings in early-stage companies include allotments made without proper approvals or filings, share transfers without stamp duty, founder-owned IP never assigned to the company, missing FC-GPR filings for foreign money, ESOP grants without a valid scheme, and unreconciled GST or TDS.
Many of these can be fixed before diligence — through rectification filings, compounding, assignments and updated registers — which reduces surprises and keeps the round on schedule.
Basis: Companies Act, 2013; FEM (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019; Trade Marks Act, 1999 and Copyright Act, 1957; Income-tax and GST laws; SEBI AIF norms for fund investors. Last updated: 27 September 2026.
Registers, minutes and MCA filings.
Every allotment and transfer, with approvals and filings.
Trademarks, code and domains owned by the company.
FC-GPR and pricing compliance for foreign money.
Income tax, GST and TDS compliance.
Valid scheme and properly documented grants.
Most red flags are fixable if found early.
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Diligence readiness connects with these services.
Preparing for venture funding.
Updating company registers.
Founder IP and vesting.
Detailed tax review.
Gather records into a checklist.
Identify gaps and risks.
Share a gap report with priorities.
Complete rectifications and filings.
Organise an indexed data room.
Assist during investor diligence.
Respond quickly and consistently.
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A review by investors of a startup’s legal, secretarial, financial and tax records before investing.
To find and fix gaps before investors do, avoiding delays or changed terms.
Unfiled allotments, unassigned founder IP, missing FEMA filings and incomplete registers.
Many can, through rectification filings, compounding, assignments and updated records.
An organised, indexed folder of documents that investors review during diligence.
ACS – Director, Expertvuw Management Pvt Ltd
Fundraising support is provided by Expertvuw’s team. Expertvuw does not guarantee funding, does not solicit investment from the public and is not a SEBI-registered intermediary; valuations and certifications come from independent eligible professionals.