Company Secretary

About Us

PedalStart is Indias fastest-growing startup founders community and accelerator, working intensively with early-stage startups across every phase of their journey- from ideation to scale-up. We write cheques of $100-250K at pre-seed stages and help our portfolio companies grow post investment.

Role Overview:

The Company Secretary will support the VC team and portfolio startups on private placements, corporate actions, and transaction-related compliance. The role focuses on providing investment execution support, conducting basic legal due diligence, and ensuring post-investment corporate compliance for early-stage companies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Check private placement of shares / CCPS / CCDs for portfolio companies
• Ensure compliance with Sections 42 & 62 of the Companies Act, 2013
• Check and approve PAS-4, PAS-5, PAS-3 filings
• Coordinate issuance of share certificates and updating statutory registers
• Conduct basic legal DD for early-stage startups, including capitalisation tables and shareholding history, review of MOA/AOA, shareholder agreements, and prepare DD summary notes for the investment team
• Review and assist with SHA, SSA, term sheets, ESOP documents, and ancillary agreements
• Coordinate with external legal counsel on transaction documentation
• Support closing mechanics and post-closing filings
• Assist in follow-on rounds, secondary transactions, and exits
• Ensure compliance under the Companies Act, FEMA (FDI), where applicable
• Maintain investment documentation repository
• Support internal audits, reporting, and governance checks

Skills Required

• Strong working knowledge of Companies Act, 2013 (private placement focus)
• Familiarity with startup fundraises (Pre-Seed to Series A)
• Understanding of equity instruments (Equity, CCPS, CCDs)
• Ability to read and flag issues in legal agreements
• Structured, detail-oriented, and execution-focused
• Comfortable working with founders and fast-moving deal teams

Qualifications

• Qualified Company Secretary (ICSI) Mandatory
• 24 years relevant experience in a VC firm, startup-focused law firm, Investment banking/transaction advisory
• Exposure to early-stage startups is a strong plus

What Youll Gain

• Hands-on exposure to multiple startup investments
• Close interaction with founders and investment professionals
• Transaction-heavy role with real ownership
• Strong learning curve in venture deal execution

Working Days: 6 days (WFO)

CTC: INR 6-8 LPA

Location: MG Road, Gurugram