We plan to bring eChai across 100 cities in India. The next eChai Startup Demo Day is on 29 August in Bengaluru and Pune. The next after that is on 26 September, all in person. 11 cities confirmed, 333 founders registered. Any city that reaches 20 interested founders is on too. See your city
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Wealth calculators

A few quick, private calculators for the numbers founders actually wrestle with. Everything runs in your browser: nothing you type is sent anywhere or saved.

Rough estimates, not personalised advice. Tax rates and market returns change and depend on your situation.

What a funding round does to your stake

A new priced round issues fresh shares, so everyone's percentage shrinks. See where yours lands.

Use the same units for both valuation and raise (say, both in crore). The maths is a ratio, so the units cancel out.

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What a monthly SIP could grow to

Investing a fixed amount every month, left alone for years, is the boring engine of most founder wealth outside the company.

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The real cash cost of exercising your ESOPs

Exercising means paying the strike price now, and in India it can trigger tax on the paper gain, for shares you usually still cannot sell.

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Read the full answer on ESOP exercise tax.

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