About THE STARTUP GIG
We are a nonconventional law firm, turned one-stop service center for startups, SME’s, Investors, and VC’s. We constantly try to solve every problem the startup ecosystem faces in terms of the services it needs. Our approach of investing a lot of time with the Entrepreneur, understanding their Vision and then giving customized, easy and most importantly cost-effective solutions has now become our USP.
We are professionals, who love businesses and understand that the traditional law firm approach will not suit a dynamic startup.
OUR PILLAR OF PROGRESS IS OUR CORE ADVISORS
Pooja Terwad
Founder
Pooja Terwad is a Startup Attorney by profession and an entrepreneur at heart. Passion for entrepreneurship, made her quit her corporate job and set up a startup focused law and business consultancy firm, in 2015. Since its inception, her firm, PTA, has worked and advised 1500+ startups & multiple investors and VC’s.
CS Jigar Shah
Secretarial Advisor
Jigar Shah, a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, started his Secretarial career in 2007. An expert in Compliance, Commodity Exchange, Secretarial Audits, Due Diligence and IPO Compliances. Associated with The Startup GIG , since 2018, he guides and advises our Compliance Team
CA Akshit Parekh
Accounting , GST & MCA Compliance Partner
Akshit, leads our Accouting wing, whereby he and his team ensure that all our clients have clean books and compliances. Akshit plays a vital role in Financial Due Diligence & GST Management for our clients, since 2016.
Gitika Khanchandani
Intellectual Property Advisor
Gitika Khanchdani, is a graduate of Mumbai University and has over 10 year experience in Intellectual Property Law. Associated with The Startup GIG since 2015, she majorly helps startups procure their Trademark, Patents and Copyrights in India and Overseas.
Trusted by 2000+ Startups and counting, including…
OUR ROAD MAP
2015
A one Woman team working out of a small space in Mumbai, starts out ambitiously, offering basic startup legal services like documentations and IP Advisory. Provides services to four startup clients single handedly, 2 out of which have now been acquired.
2016
2017
We decide to build our firm on a “Zero Marketing Budget” and keep the growth organic. Based on constant interaction with Entrepreneurs at Events and Mentoring sessions, new Services are introduced to meet their requirements. Three of our startup clients decide to expand business in Singapore and they still want to retain us as their advisors.
Our Singapore journey begins here.
2018
We introduce Entrepreneurship for 2nd and 3rd tier cities and mentor over 1000 passionate Entrepreneurs. We are proud that many of these Entrepreneurs now run their successful enterprises. By this time, we have introduced more specialized services like Joint Venture Advisory, Mergers and Acquisition deals etc. Angel Investors, VC’s and family offices in India and overseas join our trusted list of clients.
2019
New services are introduced; Strategic Partnership Agreements are concluded, milestones are crossed; with more than 400 happy customers, PTA continues to gain the trust of their clients.