Solutions Equity Lifecycle
Solution 03 — Equity Lifecycle

Every Equity Event,
Tracked & Managed

From the first grant letter to final exit — Equilay manages every event in an equity holder's journey. Grants, vesting, exercises, transfers, buybacks, and exits — all on one platform, with every stakeholder kept in the loop.

10K+
Grants Managed
50+
Companies on Platform
100%
Compliance Record
0
Manual Errors Reported

What You Get

End-to-End Equity Event Management

Equity events don't stop at granting options. Every vesting cliff, exercise window, transfer request, buyback programme, and exit event creates compliance obligations, stakeholder communications, and cap table updates — all of which need to be handled correctly and on time.

Equilay's Equity Lifecycle solution manages every one of these events end to end — automated workflows, real-time notifications, statutory documentation, and instant cap table sync — so nothing falls through the cracks.

  • Automated grant letters and board resolution generation
  • Vesting schedule tracking with cliff and milestone alerts
  • Employee-initiated exercise requests with approval workflows
  • Transfer and secondary sale processing with ROFR handling
  • Buyback programme administration and shareholder communications
  • Exit event management — liquidation preference waterfall & payouts
Live Equity Events Dashboard
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Grant — Rahul Sharma
5,000 options · 4-yr vest · 1-yr cliff
Granted
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Cliff Reached — Sneha Iyer
1,250 options vested · Exercise window open
Vested
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Exercise — Priya Mehta
800 options exercised · ₹2,40,000 paid
Exercised
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Transfer Request — Arjun Das
500 shares · ROFR notice sent to board
Pending ROFR
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Exit Event — Secondary Sale
Waterfall computed · Payouts scheduled
Complete

The Full Journey

Every Stage of the Equity Lifecycle

We manage every event — from the first day of employment to the final exit cheque.

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Grant

Grant letters, board resolutions, ESOP register update, employee notification

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Vesting

Time-based, milestone, or hybrid vesting with automated cliff and tranche alerts

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Exercise

Employee-initiated requests, approval workflow, payment processing, share allotment

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Transfer

ROFR notices, consent letters, statutory transfer documentation, register update

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Buyback

Board-approved buyback programmes, shareholder offers, payment & register closure

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Exit

Liquidation preference waterfall, payout calculations, final cap table reconciliation

Core Features

Built for Every Event

Each feature maps to a real compliance obligation or operational workflow in the Indian equity context.

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Automated Grant Documentation

Grant letters, board resolutions, and ESOP register entries generated automatically — compliant with the Companies Act and your ESOP plan rules, ready to sign in minutes.

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Vesting Alerts & Cliff Tracking

Automated alerts for every vesting cliff, tranche, and milestone — sent to employees, HR, and finance at the right time, with the right numbers, every time.

Exercise Approval Workflows

Employees submit exercise requests through the portal. HR approves, finance processes payment, and the cap table updates automatically — no email chains, no manual work.

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ROFR & Transfer Management

Transfer requests trigger ROFR notices to existing shareholders automatically. Approvals, rejections, and consent letters are generated and tracked in one place.

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Buyback Programme Administration

From board resolution to shareholder offer letters, acceptance tracking, and final payment — every step of a buyback programme is managed and documented end to end.

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Real-Time Cap Table Sync

Every lifecycle event — grant, exercise, transfer, buyback — instantly reflects in the cap table. No batch updates, no manual reconciliation, no lag between event and record.

How It Works

From Setup to Every Event, Handled

We configure your workflows once — then every equity event runs automatically.

1
Lifecycle Audit

We review your existing ESOP plan, grant history, vesting schedules, and any pending events — mapping the full current state of your equity lifecycle.

2
Workflow Configuration

We set up your grant, exercise, transfer, and buyback workflows on the platform — configured to your plan rules, approval hierarchy, and notification preferences.

3
Employee Onboarding

Employees are onboarded to their equity portal — they can see their grants, vesting timeline, exercise options, and estimated value in real time.

4
Ongoing Management

Every new event — grant, cliff, exercise, transfer — is handled automatically. Your Equilay expert is available for any event that needs human judgement.

10K+
Equity Events Processed
50+
Companies Served
24h
Event Processing Time
100%
Compliance Record

Who It's For

Built for Every Team

Equity lifecycle management touches HR, finance, legal, and employees — Equilay serves them all.

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HR & People Teams

Run grants and manage vesting without chasing legal or finance. Employee communications, grant letters, and exercise approvals all flow through one simple workflow.

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Finance & Accounts

Exercise payments, Ind AS 102 expense schedules, and tax withholding calculations are computed automatically — exports ready for your auditors and accountants.

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Employees & Grantees

A clean, jargon-free portal shows each employee their grants, vesting timeline, estimated value, and exactly when and how they can exercise — no guesswork.

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Legal & Compliance

Every event generates the right documentation automatically — board resolutions, ROFR notices, transfer forms, and statutory register entries — all audit-ready.

Client Stories

What Teams Say About Equilay

Real results from companies managing their equity lifecycle on Equilay.

★★★★★
"

We used to dread exercise windows — chasing employees, calculating tax, updating the cap table manually. Equilay made the whole process automatic. Our last window closed with zero errors.

S
Sneha Iyer
VP People, ApexGrowth
★★★★★
"

The employee portal changed how our team talks about equity. People actually check their vesting dashboard. They understand their stake. That engagement alone is worth the investment.

R
Rohit Sharma
CPO, BuildRight Corp
★★★★★
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A transfer request used to take three weeks — legal, board approval, notice period, register update. Equilay compressed that to four days. The ROFR workflow alone saved us two rounds of back-and-forth.

K
Karan Mehta
CFO, ClarityFinance

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Other Solutions

Equity Lifecycle is one of seven specialist solutions. Here's what else Equilay handles.

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01
Cap Table & Structure
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02
ESOP Planning & Retirement
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04
Valuation
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05
M&A Advisory
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06
Shareholders Agreement
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07
Will & Transfers

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Equity Events?

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