ESOP Management & Cap Table Software for Indian Startups | Hissa
Startup ownership shouldn’t stay
on paper
on paper
The three products that remove every barrier between a startup employee’s vested options and real money in their account.
Without the right tools
$17B in private equity.
No path to cash.
No path to cash.
Three solutions
Digitization of ESOPs
Capital for Liquidity
Secondary Desk
Why startup ownership
stays on paper
India's startup equity system is broken for everyone - founders, employees, and investors alike.
No infrastructure to manage it
Equity managed across spreadsheets, emails, and legal docs - no single source of truth.
No path to cash without an IPO
Without an IPO or acquisition, employees have no mechanism to convert equity to cash.
No secondary market exists
~$17B in private equity with no governed exchange, no standard process, no price discovery.
3–5 tools
Cap tables become a compliance risk
Every funding round adds new inconsistencies. Errors compound until a fundraise forces a cleanup.
8–12 years
Employees wait - and leave
Equity that can't be realised stops retaining talent - and starts costing it.
$17B locked
Investors can't access the best returns
The best growth-stage window closes before most investors can enter - no secondary market exists.
The same broken system
hurts everyone differently
01
Founders
Equity is your hiring tool - but without infrastructure, it becomes a liability. Cap table chaos, compliance debt, and no liquidity path.
Cap table chaos
Compliance risk
Retention pressure
No liquidity path
See how Hissa fixes this
02
Employees
You vested for years but can't see what your equity is worth, can't model the tax, and have no clear path to cash.
No visibility
Can't value options
No liquidity
8–12yr wait
See how employees get paid
03
Investors
The best growth-stage returns are locked in private companies - but there's no structured secondary market to access them.
No secondary market
Unverified deal flow
IPO dependency
~$17B locked
Access private equity now
Founders face
3–5 tools to manage one cap table
3–5 tools to manage one cap table
Compliance errors found only at due diligence
ESOP stops retaining talent without liquidity
Employees face
8–12 years for liquidity on average
No live view of equity value
Perquisite tax due before cash received
Average wait for liquidity: 8–12 years
Investors face
$17B locked in Indian ESOP equity
No governed secondary market exists
Unverified cap tables, opaque deal flow
Best returns gated behind IPO dependency
Three engines.
One infrastructure
Every barrier between a startup employee's vested options and real money - removed.
ESOP Platform
The system of record for all equity
Cap table, grants, vesting, and Ind AS 102 compliance - one platform, one source of truth. Used by 200+ companies.
Hissa Fund
$35M of liquidity, on demand
SEBI AIF Cat-II fund. Board-approved. Employees get fair-value cash in T+5. Balance sheet untouched.
Secondary Desk
Governed secondary market
Verified cap tables, standard diligence packs, board approval, and T+5 settlement - all in one governed exchange.
What you get
Platform
Fund
Market
Equity management & cap table
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Compliance automation
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Liquidity for employees
Investor access to private cos
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Secondary market trading
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T+5 settlement
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Trusted by India’s
best startups
Hissa platform provides a reliable way to provide liquidity options for our employees. Their ESOP liquidity solution stands out for its seamless and transparent process. Especially with a complex cap table structure such as ours, Hissa has provided us with a convenient record of all cap table transactions - a one stop platform for all employee ESOP queries.
Anurag Acharya
Business Head, M&A · Curefoods
We partnered with Hissa in November 2021 to automate ESOP management and prepare for liquidity offerings. In May 2024, Hissa helped us launch our first ESOP liquidity program. Since then, Hissa has managed two monetization events for Miko within two months, enabling us to reward our dedicated employees for their hard work.
Mansi Verma
Head of Investments & Strategy · Miko
Our earlier platform did not have certain features, and the turnaround time for ESOP grant allocation was slow. The onboarding experience went very well. We suggested a few features and Hissa's team implemented those changes quickly - all our employees are satisfied with Hissa's platform.
Finance Team
Finance · Curefit
We chose Hissa because it offered the clarity, transparency, and structure we were looking for in managing ESOPs. Hissa's platform felt intuitive, HR-friendly, and aligned with the way we work. The onboarding was smooth - they walked us through every step. They take full ownership and make the entire process feel effortless.
Divya K
Human Resource Manager · Namma Yatri
We evaluated several platforms, but Hissa clearly stood out for its intuitive interface, end-to-end ESOP Management capability, and the team's strong understanding of our requirements. The onboarding was seamless. With Hissa's team, it genuinely felt like working with an extended part of our internal HR and Rewards team.
Mohan Joshi
Head of Total Reward · StoneX Global
SB
I love that Hissa brings all the data related to the employee’s ESOP grant, such as their vesting schedule, the cliff, and the strike price at which it has been allocated to the employee. It becomes a single source of truth for everything pertaining to the ESOP. I find it simple, with a good UI, and the employees also like it. Plus, setting it up was quite easy.
Surobheet B.
HR Leader (Head - HRBP) · Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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Build the future
of ownership
Whether you're managing a cap table, unlocking equity value, or investing in private markets - Hissa is where ownership comes to life.