Startup Due Diligence in Malad East, Mumbai

Quick answer: Virtual Auditor carries out financial, tax, secretarial and FEMA due diligence on start-ups in Malad East, Mumbai for investors, acquirers and founders preparing for a round, from our Mumbai office at Workafella, Goregaon West. Findings are ranked by risk with the fix for each.

Malad East: the local picture for Startup Due Diligence

Malad East lies in Mumbai Suburban district, Maharashtra. Its business mix is typical of a technology and start-up district. Nearby areas we also serve include Malad West, Kandivali West, Kandivali East and Malvani. We serve clients in Malad East from our Mumbai office at Workafella, Goregaon West. SaaS and platform start-ups here usually show issues in revenue recognition, foreign-investment filings and IP assignment from early contractors. Companies with a registered office in Malad East come under the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai (Mumbai-I), for Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban districts. FEMA reports are filed on the RBI's FIRMS portal through your authorised dealer bank; compounding applications go to the jurisdictional RBI regional office.

What is start-up due diligence?

Due diligence is the investigation an investor or buyer carries out before committing money. A founder-commissioned review before a round finds the same issues earlier, while they can still be fixed cheaply.

What do we review?

Financial: quality of revenue and margins, cash burn, working capital and unrecorded liabilities. Tax: TDS, GST and income-tax positions, including exposure on share premium received in years before the angel-tax provision stopped applying from assessment year 2025-26. Secretarial: whether the cap table matches the PAS-3, SH-7 and MGT-7 filings, and whether the ESOP scheme follows Rule 12 of the share-capital rules.

What else do investors ask for?

Ownership of intellectual property (assignments from founders and employees), key contracts and change-of-control clauses, labour and payroll compliance, and handling of personal data under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. DPIIT recognition and eligibility for the start-up profit deduction are also checked.

Full details of start-up due diligence, including the law, the process and our method: https://virtualauditor.in/startup-due-diligence-chartered-accountant

What you get from Virtual Auditor in Malad East

• Cap-table reconciliation with MCA filings
• Tax and FEMA exposure summary
• Conditions precedent and subsequent for the term sheet

Documents to keep ready

• GST, TDS and income-tax returns
• Key customer, vendor and employment contracts
• Financial statements, management accounts and bank statements

Indicative Fee Structure

*Prices are indicative and exclude government fees and taxes. Actual fees depend on scope and complexity; contact us for a fixed quote.

Engagement terms — reviewed 25 October 2026

• Fee: From ₹75,000 + 18% GST, fixed against the agreed scope (financial, tax, secretarial, FEMA).
• Extra / not included: Legal due diligence and technical/commercial diligence are outside scope unless agreed.
• Turnaround: 15 working days from receipt of complete information and the advance payment.
• Who signs: The certificate is signed by V. Viswanathan FCA or another qualified Chartered Accountant of the practice, depending on the engagement.
• Entity: Engagement letter and invoice are issued by Virtual Auditor Private Limited.
• What to send first: Send the data-room index, term sheet or LOI, last three years' audited accounts, and the statutory registers.
• Next step: Send your enquiry on WhatsApp to +91 99622 60333; we confirm the scope, fee and timeline in writing before work starts.