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What Are Advisory Shares?

Ashton Kutcher joined Airbnb as a strategic advisor, Hostfully's CEO credited their advisors for faster movement. Clearly, advisory shares can make a big impact. Learn all about them in this post.

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December 12, 2024

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February 12, 2025

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Employee Stock Option Schemes in India

Explore everything you need to know about Employee Stock Option Schemes (ESOS) in India. Learn how to structure, allot, and manage ESOPs for both listed and unlisted companies.

Best Cap Table Management Software in Saudi Arabia

Discover the best cap table management software for Saudi Arabia. Compare top solutions like EquityList, Carta, Clara, and more.

Employee Stock Option Scheme for Unlisted Companies in India

Discover how ESOPs work in unlisted companies in India: the legal framework around them, valuation methods, and compliance requirements.

Employee Stock Option Scheme for Listed Companies in India

Learn about SEBI regulations for employee stock option schemes for listed companies in India. We discuss compliance, disclosure requirements, and guidelines for trusts.

What is ASC 718?

Learn how ASC 718 guides the expensing of stock-based compensation and ensures GAAP compliance, crucial for audits during Series A and later funding rounds.

What is ASC 820?

ASC 820 provides a standardized approach for measuring and reporting the fair value of assets and liabilities in financial statements. Learn how it guides 409A valuations and serves as a framework for financial reporting and audits.

Introducing: Dematerialisation of Shares for Indian Companies

Companies can now dematerialise their physical shares into electronically held securities through EquityList. Read more.

EquityList obtains SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and ISO 27001 certifications

EquityList completes its information security audits and obtains SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and GDPR certifications.

Shipsy's Maiden ESOP Buyback on EquityList

Read how EquityList helped Shipsy launch their maiden ESOP buyback program for their employees.

Announcing Our Seed Round

Announcing EquityList seed funding round from AngelList India, Unpopular Ventures, Republic, Hustle Fund, Mana Ventures, and prominent angel investors.

Introducing EquityList: Cap Table Management for India

Dozens of venture-backed Indian startups are already using EquiList to manage their cap tables, create stock options programs, & issue grants.

How to Set Up Your ESOP Pool as an Indian Company

This blog-post breaks down everything you need to know about creating and managing an ESOP pool in India. It includes everything from equity compensation benchmarking to step-by-step instructions for setting up an ESOP scheme.

Regulatory Compliances for Equity Compensation in India

The Companies Act mandates legal compliance for ESOPs and sweat equity for unlisted companies. However, SARs issued by unlisted companies are unregulated.

What Is Equity Compensation?

Discover various types of equity compensation plans, including ESOPs, RSUs, SARs, and sweat equity, and their pros and cons.

How to Structure Employee Equity Pool in India?

An option pool allows businesses to reserve equity for their employees. This blog talks about the thought process that goes into the creation of this equity pool.

How to Grant ESOPs to Your Employees?

Learn how to grant ESOPs effectively, from establishing an ESOP scheme and creating grant letters to managing the process seamlessly with EquityList.

Guide to Stock Options Vesting and Trends

Vesting is an incentive program for employees, allowing them to increasingly earn a portion of the stock options offered to them based on their employment tenure or goal-based milestones. We dive into different forms of vesting schedules and the latest trends.

What Are Advisory Shares?

Ashton Kutcher joined Airbnb as a strategic advisor, Hostfully's CEO credited their advisors for faster movement. Clearly, advisory shares can make a big impact. Learn all about them in this post.

ESOP, SARs, RSUs Taxation in India

Learn everything about the taxation of ESOPs, RSUs, and SARs in India. We explain how they work, tax implications and what you need to be aware of when it comes to TDS, capital gains, and foreign tax credits.

Managing Employee Equity in India: A Comprehensive Guide

Explore the landscape of employee equity management in India, covering ESOPs, RSUs, SARs, and their tax implications. Learn about current trends, legal frameworks, and best practices for companies navigating equity awards.

Understanding Employee Stock Option Grants in India

Explore how Employee Stock Option Programs (ESOPs) work, from vesting periods to tax liabilities during exercise and liquidation events.

Employee Stock Option Schemes in India

Explore everything you need to know about Employee Stock Option Schemes (ESOS) in India. Learn how to structure, allot, and manage ESOPs for both listed and unlisted companies.

Employee Stock Option Scheme for Unlisted Companies in India

Discover how ESOPs work in unlisted companies in India: the legal framework around them, valuation methods, and compliance requirements.

EquityList Customer Story: HealthifyMe’s Transition to Seamless Equity Management

HealthifyMe’s transition to EquityList improved their equity management processes significantly, delivering 80% time savings and increased accuracy. Learn more.

EquityList Customer Story: Strengthening Equity Management for Scholars Adda

See how Scholars Adda upgraded equity management with EquityList. Streamline cap tables, boost investor trust, and ensure compliance while accessing AWS resources and Microsoft grants.

EquityList Customer Story: Transforming Equity Management at Fincent

Learn how Fincent improved its equity management by switching to EquityList. Head of People Yaswanth Goteti discusses overcoming previous challenges, streamlining processes, and enhancing employee experiences with a user-friendly platform.

How Stock Options Can Change Lives

Explore how ESOPs changed the lives of early employees like Ashok Kumar at SlideShare, Shyam Kumar Singh at CitrusPay, Judy Tong at Alibaba, and Harinder Takhar at PayTM.

Case Study - Zomato: ESOP Expenses and Its Accounting Challenges

ESOP Expenses affect a company's profit and loss statement. To understand how it impacts a startup, we take a look at Zomato's recent ESOP expenses and its accounting treatment.

A Guide to Understanding Startup Capitalization Tables/ Cap Tables

The capitalization table, or cap table, reflects the ownership of all shareholders in a company — including the founder, investors, and employees with exercised options. Learn more.

Cap Table Template and Example

Download a free cap table template and find additional resources to effectively manage your cap table. Learn whether a spreadsheet or specialized software is best for your cap table management needs.

Cap Table Maintenance - Best Practices

This blog post lists 8 essential tips for managing your company's cap table effectively. Learn about maintaining accuracy, communicating with stakeholders, and choosing the right cap table software.

Best Cap Table Software 2025

Compare EquityList, Carta, Pulley, and Ledgy to find the ideal solution for your equity management needs.

Top 5 Cap Table Management Software for Startups 2025

Explore top cap table management software solutions for startups and enterprises. Compare features, pricing, and user feedback for EquityList, Carta, Pulley, Ledgy, and Trica Equity.

What Is a 409A Valuation?

Understand what a 409A valuation is, how it ensures IRS compliance, and how it differs from pre- and post-money valuations while emphasizing its role in determining the fair market value of stock options.

Featured Article

What Are Advisory Shares?

Get the latest equity and stock options management updates and insights.

All Posts

Employee Stock Option Schemes in India

Best Cap Table Management Software in Saudi Arabia

Employee Stock Option Scheme for Unlisted Companies in India

Employee Stock Option Scheme for Listed Companies in India

What is ASC 718?

What is ASC 820?

Introducing: Dematerialisation of Shares for Indian Companies

EquityList obtains SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and ISO 27001 certifications

Shipsy's Maiden ESOP Buyback on EquityList

Announcing Our Seed Round

Introducing EquityList: Cap Table Management for India

How to Set Up Your ESOP Pool as an Indian Company

Regulatory Compliances for Equity Compensation in India

What Is Equity Compensation?

How to Structure Employee Equity Pool in India?

How to Grant ESOPs to Your Employees?

Guide to Stock Options Vesting and Trends

What Are Advisory Shares?

ESOP, SARs, RSUs Taxation in India

Managing Employee Equity in India: A Comprehensive Guide

Understanding Employee Stock Option Grants in India

Employee Stock Option Schemes in India

Employee Stock Option Scheme for Unlisted Companies in India

EquityList Customer Story: HealthifyMe’s Transition to Seamless Equity Management

EquityList Customer Story: Strengthening Equity Management for Scholars Adda

EquityList Customer Story: Transforming Equity Management at Fincent

How Stock Options Can Change Lives

Case Study - Zomato: ESOP Expenses and Its Accounting Challenges

A Guide to Understanding Startup Capitalization Tables/ Cap Tables

Cap Table Template and Example

Cap Table Maintenance - Best Practices

Best Cap Table Software 2025

Top 5 Cap Table Management Software for Startups 2025

What Is a 409A Valuation?

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