When Your Equity Gets Serious,
You Need More Than a Spreadsheet.

Most platforms give you a tool and leave you to figure out the rest. Equilay gives Indian private companies a live platform and an expert advisory team ,working together across cap tables, ESOPs, valuations, and the full equity lifecycle.

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30+
Companies Managed
6
Specialist Solutions
26+ Yrs
Advisory Expertise
350+
Employees on Platform
The Challenge

Most Equity Problems Are Quiet Until They're Not.

A cap table that hasn't been updated since the last round. An ESOP scheme drafted in a hurry and never reviewed. A due diligence request that arrives with a two-day deadline and nowhere near enough documentation.
Equity gaps don't announce themselves. They show up at the worst possible moment ,during a fundraise, at exit, or when an employee finally asks what their options are actually worth.
Equilay exists for exactly that moment. And for the months before it arrives.

Messy Cap Tables Unreviewed ESOP Schemes Dilution Blind Spots Due Diligence Delays Compliance Gaps Employee Equity Confusion
Who We Help

The Right Information for the Right Person, Always.

Equilay supports the people who manage, review, and rely on equity data across a growing company ,from founders and HR teams to finance leaders, employees, investors, and boards.

Know Your Ownership. Before Anyone Else Has to Ask.

You shouldn't need to pull three files together to answer a basic investor question about your cap table. Equilay keeps your ownership picture live, accurate, and ready, for fundraising conversations, board meetings, and the term sheets you didn't expect to arrive this week.

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Ownership & Dilution Modelling
Run pre-money and post-money scenarios across funding rounds before you sit down with an investor, not after.
Cap Table Management
One accurate record of every share class, transfer, conversion, and ESOP pool change. Updated in real time, always audit-ready.
Due Diligence Readiness
When investors ask for documentation, the answer is ready. No scrambling, no version confusion, no delay.
Exit & Liquidity Planning
Model what different exit scenarios actually mean for you, your co-founders, your investors, and your team ,before you sign anything.

Run Your ESOP Programme Without Becoming an Equity Expert.

Issuing grants, tracking vesting, handling exercise requests, answering employee questions, none of that should require a finance degree or a conversation with three different vendors. Equilay puts the whole ESOP workflow in one place, structured and compliant.

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Grant & Vesting Management
Issue grants in minutes. Configure cliff dates, vesting schedules, and milestone triggers. Every employee's status tracked automatically ,no manual updates.
Exercise Request Workflow
Employees submit exercise requests through the platform. The workflow handles the steps end to end, from submission to share issuance ,without HR chasing approvals across email threads.
Employee Equity Statements
Auto-generated statements for every employee showing granted, vested, exercised, and lapsed options. Available on demand, formatted for tax and HR records.
Employee Communication
Plain-language equity communication that employees actually read and understand. Because an ESOP that nobody understands is not a retention tool, it's just a document.

Audit-Ready Records. Every Day, Not Just Before Audit.

Cap table discrepancies, missing valuation documentation, Ind AS 102 schedules prepared at the last minute, finance teams at Indian private companies deal with this constantly. Equilay keeps the records straight from day one, so audit season is not a crisis.

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Accurate Cap Table Records
Every issuance, buyback, conversion, and transfer reflected in real time. Full audit trail. Nothing reconstructed from memory or old emails.
Rule 11UA Valuations
FEMA and income tax compliant valuation reports prepared by registered valuers, with proper documentation, not a number on a page.
Ind AS 102 Compliance
Share-based payment expense calculations and accounting disclosures aligned with standards, prepared before your auditors ask, not while they wait.
Investor Reporting
Board-ready cap table reports, shareholder statements, and investor updates ,generated on demand without the finance team spending a weekend on it.

Your Equity Shouldn't Be a Mystery.

You accepted a grant. You know you have options. But what are they actually worth today? When do they vest? What happens if you leave next year? Equilay gives every employee a clean, honest answer ,without having to ask HR three times.

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ESOP Dashboard
Your grant, your vesting timeline, your exercised options, and your current equity value, in one personal view, updated live.
Vesting Progress Tracker
See exactly what has vested, what is coming, and when your cliff dates fall. No guessing, no waiting for a spreadsheet from HR.
Equity Value Visibility
What your options are worth today, based on the latest company valuation. A real number, not a range with seven caveats.
Equity Statements
Download your full option history, formatted for tax planning, financial records, or whenever a bank or advisor asks for documentation.
Platform Dashboards

Six Views. One Source of Truth.

Every stakeholder in your company's equity story needs a different view of the same data. Equilay delivers all six, connected, live, and always aligned.

Founder Dashboard
Ownership, dilution scenarios, ESOP pool impact, and funding round outcomes, before key decisions are made, not after.
Cap Table Dashboard
Every share class, convertible instrument, and equity transaction in one reconciled view. Updated after every equity event without manual intervention.
ESOP Dashboard
Grants, vesting schedules, cliff alerts, exercise requests, lapses, and pool utilisation ,managed in one place by HR, visible to everyone who needs it.
Employee Portal
A personal equity view for every employee. Granted, vested, exercised, pending, with estimated value and downloadable statements.
Finance & Compliance Dashboard
Ind AS 102 schedules, valuation documents, board approval logs, and statutory records, organised, current, and ready when auditors or investors arrive.
Investor & Board View
Clean ownership summaries, cap table snapshots, and due diligence-ready exports, shared directly from the platform without email chains.
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Our Solutions

6 Specialist Solutions. One Integrated Platform.

Every equity need your company will face, from founding to fundraising to exit ,handled from a single place.

01
Cap Table & Structuring

A cap table that falls behind reality is a liability. Equilay keeps yours current ,shareholders, share classes, dilution modelling, and ESOP pool impact tracked accurately as your company grows.

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02
ESOP Design & Management

Getting the ESOP structure right from the start ,pool size, vesting schedule, scheme documentation, compliance filings, saves significant cost and rework later. We design it right and manage it live.

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03
Valuation Services

Rule 11UA, FMV, Ind AS 102, fundraising valuations, prepared by registered valuers with full documentation. The kind of valuation that holds up when an investor, auditor, or tax authority looks closely.

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04
Shareholder Agreement

Founder rights, investor protections, ROFR, tag-along, drag-along, transfer restrictions, exit clauses ,structured clearly before relationships get complicated. Not after.

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05
M&A & Exit Advisory

Whether you are heading toward an acquisition, a buyback, or an IPO, your cap table and equity documentation need to be deal-ready. Equilay handles the cleanup, the waterfall modelling, and the data room ,so your deal does not slow down over paperwork.

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06
Equity Succession Planning

Nominee registration, share transmission, succession planning, gift transfers ,the equity conversations nobody plans for until they have to. Equilay provides structured advisory and documentation so ownership transfers correctly and completely.

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Why Choose Equilay

Most Platforms Give You a Tool. Most Advisors Give You a Document. We Give You Both.

Why Choose Equilay ,01

Strategy
Before Execution

We work with you before documents are drafted ,not after. ESOP pool sizing, vesting schedule design, dilution planning, and investor alignment happen at the strategy stage, when changes are still easy to make.

  • Right ESOP pool size for your current stage and 18-month hiring plan
  • Cliff, vesting, and acceleration clause design that survives investor scrutiny
  • Investor-aligned equity structure from day one
Why Choose Equilay ,02

Complete
Equity Coverage

Cap table management, ESOP design, valuation services, shareholder agreements, compliance documentation, M&A advisory ,handled by one team, in one platform. No vendor coordination. No gaps between what was advised and what was built.

  • One team across legal, financial, and operational equity needs
  • No version mismatch between advisory output and platform records
  • A single point of accountability from first grant to final exit
Why Choose Equilay ,03

Every Stakeholder,
Their Own View

The same live equity data surfaces differently for every role. Founders see dilution. HR sees vesting. Finance sees compliance. Employees see value. Each view is accurate because they all come from the same source.

  • Founder dashboard for ownership and funding scenarios
  • HR dashboard for grants, vesting, and exercise workflows
  • Finance dashboard for Ind AS 102, valuations, and audit readiness
  • Employee portal for personal equity clarity
Why Choose Equilay ,04

Records That
Stay Aligned

After every grant, transfer, exercise, or buyback ,your cap table, ESOP records, shareholder data, and compliance documentation update together. Nothing drifts. Nothing has to be reconciled manually before the next investor meeting.

  • Live cap table aligned with every equity event
  • Compliance documentation generated alongside every transaction
  • Full audit trail available on demand
Why Choose Equilay ,05

Finance & Audit
Ready , Always

Rule 11UA valuations, Ind AS 102 ESOP expense reporting, perquisite tax summaries, statutory registers ,prepared before your auditors ask, not while they wait. Finance teams stop spending audit season reconstructing records.

  • Rule 11UA and FMV valuation with full documentation
  • Ind AS 102 ESOP expense schedules prepared ahead of year-end
  • Perquisite tax summaries at every exercise event
Why Choose Equilay ,06

Software and Advisory,
Connected

The platform tracks what the advisory team designs. The advisory team knows what the platform holds. There is no gap between strategy and execution because both happen in the same place, with the same people.

  • Expert advisory team accessible through the same platform
  • Regular reviews as your equity structure evolves with the business
  • One relationship ,from ESOP design to exit modelling

How It Works

From First Conversation to Full Equity Clarity, Four Steps.

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01
Understand Your Equity Position We start with a focused conversation, no forms, no generic questionnaire. We look at your company stage, cap table history, ESOP plans, valuation needs, and where the gaps are. You leave that call knowing exactly what needs to happen next.
02
Build Your Equity Roadmap Based on what we find, we map the right path, cap table structuring, ESOP design, valuation timeline, shareholder agreement review, compliance documentation, and platform configuration. Specific to your company, not a template.
03
Set Up the Platform We migrate your records, structure your cap table, configure ESOP workflows, and set up stakeholder access. Your team goes live on the platform with clean data, not a starting point that still needs two weeks of manual work.
04
Stay With You as You Grow Funding rounds, new ESOP grants, valuation updates, share transfers, compliance filings, our advisory team stays active through every equity event. This is not a handoff to a support inbox. It is an ongoing relationship.
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Platform Features

Built for the Full ESOP Equity Lifecycle - Not Just the Easy Parts.

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Pool Design & Grant Management

Set up your ESOP pool, configure cliff and vesting schedules ,time-based, milestone-based, or performance-linked, and issue grants without touching a spreadsheet. Every grant flows directly into your cap table. Nothing needs to be updated separately.

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Real-Time Vesting Dashboard

Every employee has a live view of what they hold, what has vested, what is upcoming, and what it is worth today. That visibility changes the conversation around equity, from a vague promise to a specific, trackable stake in the company they helped build.

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Compliance & Tax Automation

Perquisite tax calculations at exercise, Form 3CA/3CB reporting, Rule 11UA documentation, statutory register maintenance, automated and current after every equity event. Finance teams stop chasing compliance and start getting ahead of it.

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Exit & Liquidity Modelling

Run waterfall simulations across acquisition, buyback, and IPO scenarios at any valuation. Founders see their payout. Employees see theirs. Everyone understands what a good exit actually means for them ,before the term sheet arrives.

Client Stories

What Founders and Finance Teams Say About Working With Equilay

We are working with a small number of Indian private companies right now, by design.

" Equilay is not built for volume. It is built for companies where equity decisions actually matter ,and where getting those decisions right has a real impact on founders, employees, and outcomes.

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Your Equity Deserves More Than a Spreadsheet

Whether you are issuing your first ESOP grant, cleaning up a cap table before a fundraise, or preparing equity documentation for an exit ,the right time to get this structured is before you need it to be. Equilay works with Indian private companies at every stage. The first conversation is free, focused, and honest. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you that too.

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Common Questions

Questions We Hear Most Often

Everything you need to know about the platform and what we do.

Equilay is an equity management platform built specifically for Indian private companies. It brings together ESOP management software and expert advisory ,covering cap tables, ESOPs, valuations, shareholder agreements, compliance, and M&A readiness ,in one connected platform, from first grant to exit.

Founders, HR teams, finance professionals, and employees at Indian private and unlisted companies. Whether you are setting up your first ESOP or cleaning up a cap table before a Series B, Equilay handles the full range.

Yes ,and specifically. Companies Act ESOP documentation, Rule 11UA valuations, Ind AS 102 expense reporting, MCA filings, perquisite tax calculations, SEBI-related requirements, and statutory register maintenance. Built for Indian regulatory reality, not adapted from a global template.

Yes. Rule 11UA, fair market value, Ind AS 102 ESOP valuations, and fundraising-related valuations ,prepared by qualified valuation professionals with full audit-ready documentation. Not a number on a page. A defensible valuation with proper backing.

No. ESOP management is one of six specialist solutions on the platform. Equilay also covers cap table management, valuation services, shareholder agreements, M&A and exit advisory, and share transfer and succession planning ,all from the same platform, with the same advisory team.

Yes ,and this is one of the most common starting points. Scattered share records, historical transactions that were never properly documented, inconsistencies between internal records and ROC filings ,Equilay consolidates, reconciles, and creates a clean single source of truth. Without that, every fundraise and every audit starts from a problem.

Most platforms give you a tool. Most advisors give you a document. Equilay gives you both ,working together, from the same team, in one platform. The advisory informs the platform. The platform reflects the advisory. Nothing falls through between the two.

Primarily yes. Equilay is designed for Indian private and unlisted companies managing equity before an IPO or exit event. If you are a listed company with specific equity management needs, speak to us ,some of what we do applies, and we will tell you honestly where we can and cannot help.