We do full-stack compliance, from incorporation through Series A and beyond. Bookkeeping, GST, ROC, FEMA, IP, fundraising-side CA work. Real people, real expertise, not a portal. We work with chartered accountants and legal advisers on the matters that need them. Based in Chennai; serving founders across India.
Indian founders raising their first institutional round face a problem that hasn't been solved well. They get pushed to one of two extremes, neither built for a 12-person startup.
Deep capability, but pricing structures and engagement models built for corporates. Founders pay for expertise they can't really access at their stage.
Filings handled cheaply, but no judgment when the real question is "should I do this, or that." A portal processes forms; it doesn't advise.
A full-stack compliance and advisory firm for startups: entity formation and registration in the first month, through ongoing bookkeeping and statutory compliance, IP protection, and the full fundraising stack from pitch deck to cap table. One firm, one point of contact, scope that scales as the company does.
We tell founders what is in CA scope and what isn't. Legal drafting goes to your lawyer, not us. Tech audit goes to a specialist, not us. Saying “not our scope” clearly is more useful than overclaiming and underdelivering.
Section 56(2)(viib) was abolished in April 2025. RFE deadline moved to 31 months in March 2024. FEMA NDI Rules tighten quarterly. We track regulatory change because founders rely on our advice being current, not 5-year-old.
Cap table updates, FC-GPR filings, board resolutions, statutory registers, you should not be doing these. Founders should be building product and meeting customers; we should be holding the compliance calendar so nothing slips.
Your data is yours. Your tool subscriptions are yours. If you want to leave, we do a clean handover, no escape clauses, no data hostage. Engagements survive because the work is good, not because the contract traps you.
Accto is led by two founders and supported by a panel of Chartered Accountant and legal advisers, organised by specialisation: compliance and tax, fundraising, IP, and CFO advisory. We grow the team only when the work justifies it; we don't carry bench staff to bill out.
Most founders start with one service and add more as the company scales. We work in combinations as much as in standalone engagements.
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