SEBI’s Semi-Annual AIF Valuation Mandate: What It Actually Means For Fund Managers
SEBI's Semi-Annual AIF Valuation Mandate: What It Actually Means For Fund Managers The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulates Alternative Investment Funds, or AIFs, under the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012. These are pooled investment vehicles, typically venture capital funds, private equity funds, and hedge funds, that raise money from sophisticated investors [...]
Why Two Valuers Can Value the Same Company Differently, And What That Actually Means
Why Two Valuers Can Value the Same Company Differently, And What That Actually Means A founder recently forwarded us two valuation reports for the same company, prepared just weeks apart, with figures that differed by nearly 30%. His question was direct: which one got it wrong? Neither did. That's often the least expected answer, but [...]
Q1 FY27 Earnings Season: What Your Quarterly Numbers Are (and Aren’t) Telling You About Company Value
Q1 FY27 Earnings Season: What Your Quarterly Numbers Are (and Aren't) Telling You About Company Value Q1 FY27 results are out, and every group chat with a finance person in it is buzzing about who beat estimates and who missed. Stock prices are jumping around, LinkedIn is full of hot takes, and somewhere in the [...]
Angel Tax Is Gone. So Why Do Startups Still Need a Valuation Report?
Angel Tax Is Gone. So Why Do Startups Still Need a Valuation Report? For years, the first question every founder asked their CA before closing an investment round was almost always the same: will this valuation trigger angel tax? Since the 2024 Budget did away with angel tax, a common assumption has taken hold across [...]
The July 31 ITR Deadline: Why Unlisted Companies Need a Valuation Report Before Filing Taxes
The July 31 ITR Deadline: Why Unlisted Companies Need a Valuation Report Before Filing Taxes If you run or invest in an unlisted company in India, and July 31 is creeping up on you, here's the thing nobody tells you early enough: corporate valuation isn't a side document you sort out whenever. It's basically sitting [...]
CFO Toolkit: Streamlining ESOP and Regulatory Valuations Efficiently
CFO Toolkit: Streamlining ESOP and Regulatory Valuations Efficiently Most CFOs will tell you the same thing when you bring up valuations: it is always urgent, rarely planned, and somehow always someone else's problem until it lands on their desk at the worst possible time. ESOP grants going out every quarter. FEMA filings with RBI deadlines. [...]
Intellectual Property Valuation: Finding the Hidden Value That Drives Global Expansion
Intellectual Property Valuation: Finding the Hidden Value That Drives Global Expansion Most companies know they have intellectual property. Patents, trademarks, software, proprietary processes, customer databases, brand names. But ask the average CFO what that IP is actually worth on paper and you'll usually get a shrug or a vague number pulled from thin air. That's [...]
Business Growth Blueprint: Valuation-Driven Strategies for SMEs in 2026
Business Growth Blueprint: Valuation-Driven Strategies for SMEs in 2026 Most SME founders can tell you their monthly revenue, their top three clients, and exactly why their competitor's product is inferior. Ask them what their business is actually worth like, a real defensible number and you get a pause. Maybe a rough guess. Maybe a confident [...]
Why 70% of Startups Undervalue Themselves – And How to Fix It
re Why 70% of Startups Undervalue Themselves – And How to Fix It A founder walked into a meeting with a VC last year. Strong product, paying customers, three years of consistent revenue growth. The investor asked what valuation they were raising at. The founder said a number. The investor paused, then said: "That's quite [...]
2026 Valuation Trends: How SMEs Can Maximize Worth Amid Funding Shifts
2026 Valuation Trends: How SMEs Can Maximize Worth Amid Funding Shifts If you're running an SME in India right now and someone asks you what your business is worth, what do you say? Most founders pause. Some throw out a number based on revenue. Some reference what their competitor sold for two years ago. A [...]
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