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Employee stock options: Postpone sale of shares if firm plans to list

Extend holding period so that you pay tax on long-term capital gains as it will reduce the outgo

166 current and former employees of Paytm convert ESOPs to shares

IPO-bound Paytm has one of the largest ESOP pools in the startup ecosystem, and has given out ESOPs as rewards and benefits to employees, who have contributed to the growth of the company

Khatabook raises $100 mn funding, announces ESOP buyback worth $10 mn

Khatabook on Tuesday said it has raised USD 100 million in funding round, led by Tribe Capital and Moore Strategic Ventures (MSV) that valued the fintech company at close to USD 600 million

HealthifyMe announces ESOP, equity buyback programme worth $12 mn

The development comes close on the heels of a $75 million (about Rs 559.6 crore) fund raise by the company from investors including LeapFrog and Khosla Ventures

Licious opens its first-ever ESOP buyback option worth Rs 30 crore

The programme is designed to enable wealth creation opportunities for over 600 employees

JSW rolls out across-the-board stock options for steel and energy employees

ESOP to cover 15,000 staff for all grades including workmen, junior, middle, senior management and business leadership

IPO-bound Paytm to expand ESOP pool to 61 mn shares through EGM on Sep 2

The startup is backed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Jack Ma's Ant

Ola rewards employees with Rs 400-cr stocks, expands ESOP pool to Rs 3k cr

The initiative by the SoftBank-backed mobility firm is aimed at long term meaningful wealth creation in the run up to IPO.

Moglix completes $3 mn ESOP buyback with 25% sale option for staffers

The company says it has expanded ESOP pool by $10 million to include more than 300 employees under the programme

Trouble with stock options: ESOPs draw institutional investors' ire

Several resolutions on stock option grant see overwhelming 'against' votes by institutional investors

Digital solutions firm Whatfix announces $4.3 mn for ESOP buyback

Digital adoption solutions provider Whatfix on Tuesday said it has implemented its maiden employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) buyback of $4.3 million

Towards better governance

New norms for independent directors need strict monitoring

Grofers to raise tech team pay by 33%, promises hefty ESOP allocation

Grofers on Monday said it will offer a 33 per cent hike in salary to its tech team effective July, along with a "hefty ESOP allocation" as the online grocery delivery platform looks to retain staff and woo more tech talent. The SoftBank-backed company, which plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO), also hinted that it has secured a new funding round. "After coming out of the second wave, and at a point where our next funding round is secure, I think it is time to kickstart a lot of initiatives that I have been waiting for the right time to begin. "We have done well so far, but we need to do better. And in hindsight, one of the most important things we could have done in the past in order to do way better is focus and invest more in tech than we have so far," Grofers CEO Albinder Dhindsa said in a blogpost. He added that tech will always be the "number one priority going forward". As per reports, Grofers is in talks for a USD 100-120 million fund raise. Admitting that Gro

Mohalla Tech announces first ESOP buy-back programme worth $19.1 mn

Nearly 200 existing and former employees with vested options are eligible to participate in this process, the firm said

ShareChat's parent earmarks Rs 140 crore for first ESOP buyback

Nearly 200 existing and former employees with vested options are eligible to participate in this process.

Explained: Why tax is a dilemma for start-up founders in India

After the abolition of the dividend distribution tax, the taxability of salaries and dividends in the hands of a founder of a bootstrapped start-up will be broadly similar, says Ritesh Kumar, IndusLaw

Employees of B2B e-commerce platform Udaan set for Rs 175-cr ESOP bonanza

The development comes at a time when the Bengaluru-based firm is witnessing a huge surge in business across its food, lifestyle and electronics verticals

Paytm expands ESOP scheme to $604 million, adds 242,904 stock options

The addition takes the existing ESOP pool to 2.4 million equity options

Urban Company, partner create open-source ESOP framework for startups

Framework aims to guide startups and other companies on structuring terms and conditions

Cashify announces ESOP buyback plan worth $1 million for employees

Cashify is a re-commerce marketplace that sells and buys used electronic gadgets