Startup Advisory

Startup Audit
Readiness.

Pre-fundraising audit readiness for Indian startups — financial hygiene, revenue recognition, compliance with Companies Act, and investor-ready financial statements.

Overview

Building a fundable record.

Fast-growing startups often outpace their finance function, leaving gaps in records, revenue recognition and statutory compliance that surface at exactly the wrong moment — during a funding round or an acquisition.

We get startups audit- and diligence-ready: cleaning up the books, putting basic controls and compliance in place, and establishing accounting policies that will survive investor scrutiny. That readiness shortens diligence, protects valuation and avoids last-minute deal friction.

Book Cleanup

Review of all accounting entries, revenue recognition policies, expense classification, and capitalization of costs. We help identify and correct common startup accounting errors.

Compliance Check

Companies Act compliance — board meeting minutes, annual return filing (MGT-7), financial statement filing (AOC-4), and director appointment compliance. We conduct a compliance gap analysis.

Investor Readiness

Financial statements prepared and presented as investors expect — formal revenue schedule, gross margin analysis, burn rate, unit economics, and cap table verification.

Common questions

Startup audit readiness FAQ.

What is startup audit readiness?
Closing the gap between founder-grade books and investor-grade financials — reconciliations, revenue-recognition policy, statutory-compliance cleanup and documentation — before a term sheet triggers diligence.
Which compliance gaps scare investors most?
Unpaid or late TDS and GST, PF/ESI lapses, missing board approvals for past issuances, and ESOP grants without valuations — each is curable, and far cheaper to cure before the data room opens.
When does a startup first need audited financials?
Statutory audit applies from incorporation for companies — but investor-grade readiness matters from the first institutional round, which is when sloppy books start costing valuation.

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