What Investors look for in a Startup?

Early funding option for startups can usually be limited. Though there are ways like bootstrapping, crowdfunding or receiving help from family members and friends, startups need angel investors or VCs to scale up fast. Investors want to become the primary backers of the next game-changing venture. There are many things that investors look for in a prospective investee. The merits of an idea, market need and size, vision for execution of these ideas, are just some of these. These aspects should definitely be in your pitch deck! Continue reading “What Investors look for in a Startup?”

Acceptable Names for a Private Limited Company

One of the most important steps in setting up a company is choosing an appropriate name for it. The naming should be in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013 or Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. There are certain naming guidelines for choosing an acceptable name for a Company or LLP.

There are three parts to a name for a company. These are the Name part, the Object part, and the Constitution part. For example, if the name is XYZ Solution Private Limited, then “XYZ” forms the Name, “Solution” is the Object and “Private Limited” will be the Constitution part. Let us look at each of the parts individually. Continue reading “Acceptable Names for a Private Limited Company”