Elements of the Funding Compliance
- Increase in authorized share capital, if needed
- In case the authorized share capital of a company is not higher (enough) than the paid-up capital of the company to have provision for issue of fresh shares, the authorized share capital needs to be increased.
- Issue of shares by Rights issue or Private placement of shares (mandatory)
- Valuation certificate by a CA (mandatory)
- Shareholder agreement (not mandatory)
- Filing of FC-GPR with the RBI in case of money coming from outside India
Best suited for
- Startups raising angel and seed-stage investment
- Startups raising Series A investment
- Small businesses raising equity investment from investors
Process Flow


Increase in authorised share capital

Right issue or private placement of shares

Valuation certificates

Shareholders agreement

FC-GPR

Sharing deliverables
Documents required
- DSC of any of the Directors of the company
- KYC from bank for FC-GPR
- Details of the investment
Deliverables
- Increase in authorized share capital
- Issue of shares
- Share certificates
- Valuation certificate
- RoC filings
- SHA
- FC-GPR
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Frequently Asked Questions
My Investor is an Indian settled in abroad. Can he transfer the funds from his Indian Account?
Yes, the investor can use his Indian account to invest in the company as long as the source of that income lies in India. In case the amount is not earned in India, he will need to transfer the funds from his foreign account in foreign currency. In this scenario, the company has to report this to RBI through FC-GPR.
What is the stamp duty that needs to be paid to issue Share Certificates?
Stamp duty for Share Certificates varies from state to state. However, in majority of the states, the stamp duty is 1% of the investment amount.
Who issues the Share Certificate to the investors or new shareholders?
Share Certificates are issued to the shareholders by the company after paying the requisite stamp duty. In case the paid-up capital of the company is less than Rs 50 lakhs, it is signed by the Directors of the company and for the cases where the paid-up capital is more than Rs 50 lakhs, a Company Secretary (on the payroll of the company) needs to sign it.
Do we need a separate bank account for the investment coming in?
In case the company is using the private placement of shares method to raise capital, a separate bank account should be used to receive the investment. In case the company issues shares via Rights issue, the investment can come to the company’s primary bank account.
What is the difference between offering shares to the investors by Rights issue or private placement of shares and share transfer?
Share transfer is the transfer of share from an existing shareholder to the investor. The money, in this case, goes to the shareholders selling their shares. They will need to pay the applicable income tax. In the case of Rights issue or Private placement of shares, fresh shares are issued by the company in lieu of the investment amount.
Is it mandatory to increase the authorized share capital of the company while raising fund?
Paid-up capital of a company is the amount for which the company has issued shares to its shareholders for the equity capital they have invested in the company (at book value). This has to be less than or equal to the authorized share capital of the company.
Will my liabilities cease to exist once I file Form-24
Even after the company being stricken off on account of filing Form-24, the liabilities of the Designated Partners exist for a further period of 2 years. In case any liability arises in this period of 2 years, Designated Partners are liable to pay the same.
What are the authorized share capital and paid-up capital for a company?
The authorized capital of a company is the maximum amount of share capital that the company is authorized by its constitutional documents to issue to shareholders (at book value). A company can decide its authorized capital and can increase it as an when needed.
Does the process change if my investor is a body corporate or a foreigner?
No, the process remains the same. However, for body corporate additional documents like the Charter documents of the Investing company, resolutions relating to investment intent and appointment of authorized person representing the body corporate will be needed.
In the case of the investor being a foreigner (non-Indian passport holder), the process remains the same. However, the KYC documents of the foreign investor should be notarized and apostilled. Additionally, if foreign funds are being transferred then it is the responsibility of the investee company to report it to RBI by filing FC-GPR.
What is the process of issuing shares to an investor?
- Increasing the authorized share capital
- Transfer of funds from the investor to the company
- Issue of shares
This can be done by either Private placement of shares or Rights issue. The choice of method depends on the increase in paid-up capital due to issue of shares to a single investor, as prescribed by the Company law.- Board resolutions and documents preparation
- Valuation certificate
- Singing of SHA and SSA
- Issue of share certificates
- Filing for FC-GPR, in case of investment from outside India