Terms of Service
The terms that govern your use of the Startup Tru website, its content, and any enquiry or consultation request you send us.
Last updated: November 2026
These terms govern your use of the Startup Tru website and any enquiry you send through it. They should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
Who we are
Startup Tru Legaltech LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in India (LLPIN AAY-3709), based in New Delhi, and operating as Startup Tru. You can reach us at hello@startuptru.com.
What these terms cover
These terms cover this website, the Knowledge Center, the service deck, and any enquiry or consultation request you submit. Legal work we actually perform for you is governed by a separate written engagement letter, and that letter prevails if it differs from these terms.
Acceptance
By browsing the site or submitting an enquiry, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the site.
The site is an information resource about cross-border legal services for startups and the founders who run them.
Information, not advice
Knowledge Center notes, comparisons, checklists and the service deck are general information. They do not consider your facts, they are not a substitute for advice on your matter, and they must not be relied on to structure a transaction, make a filing or take a tax position.
No lawyer–client relationship from browsing
Browsing the site, downloading the service deck or submitting an enquiry does not create an advocate–client, solicitor–client or attorney–client relationship. That relationship begins only after we complete conflict and onboarding checks and both sides sign an engagement letter.
No investment or securities activity
We do not operate an investment platform or marketplace. We do not offer, solicit or recommend securities, we do not arrange or execute investments for any person, and we are not paid by investors. We do not provide investment, valuation or accounting opinions unless a specific engagement says so.
Regulatory outcomes
Filings, approvals and registrations with authorities such as the RBI, MCA, IFSCA, tax authorities and foreign registries are decided by those authorities. We do not guarantee that a filing will be accepted, or that it will be processed within a particular timeline.
We advise founders and companies on cross-border corporate, foreign-exchange and fundraising matters. Our current practice areas are:
Global cross-border fundraise
Incorporation and holding-structure strategy across Singapore, Delaware, Wyoming, Dubai free zones, Hong Kong and GIFT City; term sheet and investment agreement drafting and negotiation, including SAFE and iSAFE notes; foreign investment compliance and reporting such as Form FC-GPR filings and FLA returns; cross-border ESOP structuring; cap-table modelling, waterfall analysis and IP assignment.
India foreign-exchange compliance
Advisory and filings under FEMA, including the Overseas Investment framework, LRS remittances, ODI reporting, structure and round-tripping analysis, GIFT City and IFSCA frameworks, and ongoing compliance monitoring that covers PMLA and DPDP Act requirements.
Flip structures and relocation
Feasibility and cost-benefit analysis for moving the holding entity offshore, tax residency and POEM analysis, economic substance planning, execution of the share swap and related FEMA steps, ESOP mirroring and re-papering, and post-flip compliance.
Scope is confirmed in writing
The scope, deliverables, exclusions, fee and timeline for any matter are set out in the engagement letter. Anything not listed there is outside the engagement.
How enquiries work
A consultation request starts a conversation, not a matter. We run conflict checks before accepting instructions, and we may decline a matter for any lawful reason.
What we need from you
Accurate instructions, complete documents and prompt responses. Our advice and your filings rely on the information you give us, and an incomplete or incorrect record can invalidate a filing.
Fees are agreed before work begins and confirmed in the engagement letter.
Engagement fees
Fees are quoted per engagement based on scope and complexity. Unless the engagement letter says otherwise, fees are exclusive of applicable taxes.
Third-party costs
Government fees, stamp duty, notarisation, apostille, merchant-banker or registered-valuer reports, translations and similar disbursements are payable in addition to our fees, either at cost or as estimated in the engagement letter.
No commission on investments
We do not charge a commission, success fee or percentage of any investment raised, and we do not accept referral payments in connection with any fundraising.
Invoicing and refunds
Invoices are raised and payable as set out in the engagement letter, and work may be paused while an invoice remains unpaid. Cancellation and refunds are governed by the engagement letter; where work has begun, fees for time spent are generally not refundable.
Permitted use
You may browse the site, read the Knowledge Center, download the service deck for your own internal evaluation, and contact us.
Not permitted
- Using the site for anything unlawful, or misrepresenting who you are or who you act for
- Scraping, copying or republishing our content, or reselling access to it
- Attempting to access restricted areas, or probing or disrupting the site's security
- Uploading or transmitting malicious code, spam, or content that infringes another person's rights
- Relying on our material as the basis of advice you give to third parties
Availability
We may change, suspend or withdraw any part of the site at any time, and we do not warrant uninterrupted availability.
Care with unsolicited information
Please do not send confidential documents, cap tables, term sheets or identity documents through the website forms before we confirm we can act. Our confidentiality obligation begins when the engagement letter is signed, or when we expressly agree in writing to receive the information in confidence.
After engagement
Once we are engaged, confidentiality is governed by the engagement letter and by the professional rules that apply to us.
Informational only
Each note states the date it was last reviewed. Rules change, and the position may differ for your facts, jurisdiction or sector, so check the current position with us before acting.
Licence to use
You may read, download and print our material for internal evaluation and reference. You may not republish it, present it as your own, or use it commercially without our written permission. Short quotations with attribution and a link to the page are welcome.
The Startup Tru name, logo, site design, text and service deck are owned by Startup Tru Legaltech LLP or licensed to us. Nothing on this site transfers any intellectual property to you.
You keep ownership of the information and documents you send us. You give us permission to use them as needed to respond to your enquiry or to perform an engagement.
We link to regulator websites and other external resources for convenience. We do not control them, do not endorse their content, and are not responsible for their accuracy, availability or privacy practices.
No warranties
The site and its content are provided on an "as is" basis. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude implied warranties of accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
Limits of liability
To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, loss of a fundraising or investment opportunity, or loss arising from reliance on site content where no engagement letter applies. Liability for work performed under an engagement letter is governed by that letter.
Rights that cannot be excluded
Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability for fraud or wilful misconduct, or limits any right you have under applicable consumer or professional regulation.
We may suspend or end your access to the site, or decline further contact, if these terms are breached or if continuing would breach a legal or professional obligation.
The sections on intellectual property, confidentiality, disclaimers, liability and governing law continue to apply after your access ends.
We may update these terms as our services or the law change. The version published on this page, with the date shown above, is the current one. Continuing to use the site after an update means you accept the revised terms.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of India, and the courts at New Delhi have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory rule that applies to you. Work performed under an engagement letter may instead be governed by the law and dispute forum stated in that letter.
Contact
Questions about these terms, or a request relating to your personal data, can be sent to hello@startuptru.com.