About Us
Pedal Start is India’s 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 $100-250 K 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
Solid 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) – Mand

📌 Company Secretary (Faridabad)
🏢 PedalStart
📍 Faridabad