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Manage all your equity workflows on one platform, from seed to IPO and beyond.
Cap Table Management
Track, issue, and report equity with a single source of truth for founders, investors, and employees.
409A Valuations
Independent, audit-ready valuations from qualified experts with no shortcuts and no surprises.
Stock Plan Management
Design, manage, and communicate employee stock plans with clarity and confidence.
Financial Reporting (ASC 718)
Generate audit-ready, compliant expense reports with trusted valuation models.
Equity Compensation Advisory
Tailored guidance to design equity strategies that align with your company’s goals and stage.
Tender Offers
Enable structured liquidity events for employees and early stakeholders without losing control.
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Fund Administration
Simplify fund operations with real-time visibility, compliance, and seamless investor reporting.
Fund Portfolio Valuations
Automate ASC 820–compliant valuations with reliable, investor-ready insights.
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Fund Administration
Simplify fund operations with real-time visibility, compliance, and seamless investor reporting.
Fund Administration
Simplify fund operations with real-time visibility, compliance, and seamless investor reporting.
Fund Administration
Simplify fund operations with real-time visibility, compliance, and seamless investor reporting.
Fund Administration
Simplify fund operations with real-time visibility, compliance, and seamless investor reporting.
Fund Administration
Simplify fund operations with real-time visibility, compliance, and seamless investor reporting.
Fund Portfolio Valuations
Automate ASC 820–compliant valuations with reliable, investor-ready insights.
Fund Portfolio Valuations
Automate ASC 820–compliant valuations with reliable, investor-ready insights.
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Fund Administration
Simplify fund operations with real-time visibility, compliance, and seamless investor reporting.
Fund Portfolio Valuations
Automate ASC 820–compliant valuations with reliable, investor-ready insights.
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ESOP IPO Preparation

Prepare your equity, policies & people for the public markets​

Listing your company on NSE/BSE is a major milestone, but it also brings increased regulatory scrutiny, tighter governance standards, and higher stakeholder expectations. Qapita helps you make your ESOP framework IPO-ready by ensuring clean and auditable equity records, SEBI-compliant policies, structured documentation, and strong insider controls, so your equity stack is fully prepared for DRHP filing, due diligence, and a smooth day-one listing on the exchange.​
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We are ranked the best in Customer Satisfaction, Enterprise and Mid-Market.

Get your company IPO ready with clarity, compliance and control with Qapita​

Get IPO ready from the start​

Prepare your ESOP framework early with a clean equity structure built for public markets. Qapita helps you review historical grants, identify gaps, and align plans with IPO requirements so your cap table, policies, and records are structured correctly well before DRHP filing.​

Scale with public market complexity​

As you move closer to an IPO, equity operations become more complex across employees, promoters, and advisors. Qapita supports ESOP restructuring, policy updates, approvals, and stakeholder coordination with clear workflows that keep boards, legal teams, and leadership aligned.​

Stay SEBI compliant and diligence ready​

From disclosures to audits, Qapita ensures your ESOP data is accurate, traceable, and compliant with SEBI regulations. Maintain audit-ready records, controlled access, and complete documentation so you can respond confidently to due diligence at every stage of the IPO journey.​

How Qapita helps you prepare for IPO​

SEBI-Compliant ESOP Policy Review

Align your scheme with SEBI regulations​

We evaluate your current ESOP/SAR/phantom plans against SEBI’s listing regulations and LODR guidelines. If changes are needed to eligibility, vesting, trust structure, or disclosures, we help you revise the policy, draft resolutions, and secure approvals on time.​
Insider Trading & Designated Person Framework

Get PIT ready, down to the last detail​

Public companies must comply with SEBI’s (PIT) Regulations. Qapita helps you identify designated persons (DPs), set up trading window controls, configure pre-clearance workflows, and roll out internal codes of conduct. Everything’s documented, digitized, and regulator-ready.​
Documentation for DRHP & Investor Submissions

Cap Table, pool history, past liquidity. All in one place​

We help compile and present your equity history (grants, exercises, buybacks, secondaries, and pool movements) in formats required by bankers, law firms, and regulatory advisors. No scattered spreadsheets or missing signatures, just structured, accessible data.​
Employee Communication & Education

Prepare your team for the next chapter​

We support you in communicating the ESOP transition to your employees, including new vesting terms, lock-ins, exerciseschedules, and taxation changes. Through education sessions and guided dashboards, we help employees feel confident, not confused, during the IPO process.​
Testimonials

Words from our valued customers

They have extensive knowledge in this space. ESOP Direct guided us step by step through the entire process. We are particularly happy with their alacrity in responding to our queries!
Edward Tirtanata
CEO & Co-Founder, Kopi Kenangan
We are glad to have found a very competent consultant in ESOP Direct. A worthy partner to work with, is what I’d say.
Manhar Kapoor,
General Counsel & Company Secretary, Eicher Motors
ESOP Direct acted as Trustees for our employee stock option scheme. I am fully convinced we have made the right choice.
Umasree Parvathy
Chief Peoples Officer, Northern Arc
They worked alongside with us during the process great example of collaborative efforts to customize an employee stock option plan from scratch.
Yeoh Chen Chow
Co-Founder, MyFave
Their meticulous study and report gave us relevant data to take an informed decision. We are glad we engaged ESOP Direct.
Shailesh Singh
Head HR, Max Life Insurance
We entrusted our complete Plan administration function to ESOP Direct.I wish ESOP Direct greater success in the coming years.
Mona Cherian
President and Group Head HR, Thomas Cook
Qapita Works With Companies Across the Globe From Seed Stage to Listing and Beyond

Ensure Your ESOPs Are IPO-Ready From Day One

Build a SEBI-compliant, audit-proof ESOP framework for a seamless listing.
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Save Hours Every Week

Automate repetitive equity management tasks and free up your team to focus on growth and strategy.

Ensure Compliance with Confidence

Avoid costly errors with a platform designed for regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Scale as You Grow

Support your business’s growth with tools that adapt to complex ownership structures and global operations.

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Metrics

Helping you elevate your equity management

Value of Options Under Administration
$10bn+
Assignments
1400+
Cumulative Years of Track Record
22+
Countries Served
60+
Global Employees Served
300,000+
Other Offerings

From IPO to ongoing success explore our full offerings

Valuations

Get full-spectrum, audit-grade valuations from in-house SEBI-Registered experts, built for Indian compliance.
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ESOP Tax Guides

Simplify the entire tax journey, educating employees and streamlining finance team execution across all equity events.
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ESOP Trust Formation and Trustee Services

Set up, govern, and operate SEBI- and Companies Act-compliant ESOP Trusts with confidence and strategic flexibility.
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Integrations

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Resources

Stay ahead of the curve

Article
August 16, 2025
Option Pool: What It is and How It Works
An option pool is a set of stock options that a company grants to its employees, often as part of its compensation package.
Article
December 3, 2025
What is a Cap Table? Complete Guide to Cap Table Management
A cap table details a company's ownership structure and lists all securities, such as shares, options, and warrants, with their owners.
Article
December 5, 2025
Best Practices for Cap Table Management
Effective captable management can be a pivotal stepping-stone towards success, helping a company by breeding clarity, trust & aiding the process of strategic
Article
September 22, 2025
3 Types of CapTable Mistakes That Startups Founders Should Avoid
As a founder, when it comes to the ownership of your company, you cannot afford to have ambiguity.
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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

What does it mean to make an ESOP framework “IPO-ready”?

IPO readiness means aligning your ESOP structure, policies, documentation, and equity records with SEBI and stock exchange requirements so they withstand scrutiny during draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filing, statutory due diligence, and listing processes. Qapita helps evaluate and revise your ESOP plans to meet IPO compliance standards.

What SEBI regulations govern ESOPs for companies planning an IPO?

For Indian companies preparing to list, employee stock options and share-basedschemes are regulated under the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity)Regulations, 2021, along with applicable LODR (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) guidelines once listed. ​​

How do ESOP policies change when a company goes public?

Once a company prepares for IPO, ESOP policies may need adjustments for eligibility, vesting schedules, disclosures, insider trading frameworks, and SEBI reporting requirements. Qapita guides these revisions and manages approvals and documentation. ​

Why is insider trading compliance important for IPO-bound companies?​

Post-IPO, companies must comply with SEBI’s PIT (Prohibition of Insider Trading) rules, including designating insiders, managing trading windows, and maintaining documentation. Preparing these policies early helps avoid regulatory issues after listing.  ​

How does Qapita ensure ESOP data is IPO- and audit-ready?

Qapita maintains a single system of record for all ESOP grants, exercises, cancellations, and transfers with complete audit trails. Every transaction is time-stamped, permission-controlled, and backed by board and shareholder approvals, ensuring your equity data is clean, traceable, and defensible during DRHP review and statutory audits.​

Can Qapita handle historical ESOP data migration before IPO filing?

Yes. Qapita supports structured migration of historical ESOP data from spreadsheets, legacy tools, or fragmented records. This includes validation of grant dates, vesting schedules, exercise prices, approvals, and employee mappings to eliminate inconsistencies before IPO diligence begins.​

Does Qapita provide DRHP-ready ESOP reports and disclosures?

Qapita enables generation of structured, DRHP-aligned ESOP reports covering outstanding options, exercised shares, lapsed grants, and employee equity pools. These reports are designed to support merchant banker queries, legal diligence, and regulatory disclosures without manual reconciliation.​

How does Qapita manage board and shareholder approvals for IPO preparation?​​

Qapita embeds approval workflows for ESOP grants, modifications, cancellations, and restructuring. Each action is mapped to board or shareholder consent, ensuring governance continuity and documented approvals required during IPO diligence.​

Can Qapita manage ESOP restructuring before an IPO?

Yes. Qapita supports ESOP restructuring scenarios such as plan amendments, option rollovers, vesting modifications, and conversion to listed-entity compliant formats. All changes are version-controlled and approval-backed to meet IPO scrutiny standards.

How does Qapita handle insider access and role-based controls?

Qapita offers granular role-based access controls to restrict sensitive equity data visibility. This supports insider governance requirements by ensuring that employees, administrators, auditors, and advisors only access information relevant to their role.​​

Is Qapita integrated with cap table and valuation workflows?

Qapita integrates ESOP data directly with cap table structures and valuation workflows, ensuring equity numbers remain consistent across IPO modeling, disclosures, and audit processes. This eliminates spreadsheet mismatches during diligence.​

How does Qapita ensure data accuracy during high-scrutiny IPO phases?

The platform enforces validation checks, approval dependencies, and historical integrity controls that prevent unauthorized or inconsistent equity changes. This ensures ESOP data remains stable and defensible during due diligence, audits, and regulator reviews.​

Can Qapita support post-IPO ESOP compliance and reporting?​

Yes. Qapita continues to support listed-entity ESOP management with audit trails,reporting, and compliance-ready records, enabling smooth transition from pre-IPOpreparation to post-listing governance without data rework.

Does Qapita support advisor and auditor collaboration during IPO?

Qapita allows controlled access for auditors, legal advisors, and merchant bankers, enabling faster diligence reviews without data exports or manual coordination.​

Make Your ESOP Framework IPO-Ready and Compliant

Establish clean records and robust SEBI-compliant policies for a confident public market debut.
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