The Team

The CAs
behind your
India ops.

We are not a platform. We are a registered financial consulting firm run by Chartered Accountants — the same experts who file your returns, manage your payroll, and own your compliance end to end.

15+
Years Experience
300+
Companies
12
YC Companies

Our Difference

"When you hire us, you work directly with the professionals filing your returns — not a call center."

CA Rohit Lohade
01
Founder & Managing Partner

CA Rohit
Lohade

Chartered Accountant · ICAI

Rohit has 15+ years of hands-on experience supporting foreign companies setting up operations in India. He has partnered closely with organisations that saw 100x growth, been featured in YourStory and NextBigWhat, and sits on the India board of several prominent MNCs. As an Official Legal Advisor to Startup India (DPIIT), he brings both regulatory depth and startup-speed execution to every mandate.

CA Khushboo Bhattad
02
Head of Bookkeeping & Corporate Services

CA Khushboo
Bhattad

Chartered Accountant · ICAI

With 4 years at Deloitte and Zensar Technologies followed by 15 years at BusinessSetup, Khushboo brings Financial-Controller-level rigour to every client entity she manages. Her expertise spans accounting, statutory audit, and tax consulting — and she leads some of the firm's most complex audit mandates, always with her team working directly alongside her.

CA Parinit Tathed
03
Co-Head, Business Advisory

CA Parinit
Tathed

Chartered Accountant · ICAI

With 12+ years in business advisory, Parinit co-heads the India entry practice and manages several of the firm's most strategic client relationships. He has a strong track record in fund raise support — from valuation reports and CCD structuring to equity issuances — and specialises in helping companies build robust financial systems and controls as they scale their India operations.

About the Firm

Helping the world do business in India since 2014.

Business Setup Private Limited (CIN: U74999PN2014PTC150967) was incorporated on 13 March 2014. We are not aggregators or middlemen — we are the experts on the ground, directly handling your filings, compliance, and advisory with senior-level accountability at every step.

i.

12 Y Combinator companies assisted

We have successfully set up Indian subsidiaries, managed cross-border compliance, and structured ESOPs for 12 YC-backed companies.

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Preferred partner to VC & PE firms

Multiple VC and PE firms rely on us as their India-entry partner, keeping portfolio companies compliant with FEMA, RBI, and FDI norms from Day 1.

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Official Startup India Legal Advisor

One of only three firms recognised by DPIIT as an official legal advisor to the Government of India's Startup India programme.

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You work with the professionals

When you hire us, the CA handling your file is the same person you speak with — not a call centre or a junior on delegation.

Meet the team

Ready to talk to a CA
about your India operations?

Helping the World Do Business in India Since 2014.

We are not just a website. We are a registered financial consulting firm run by Chartered Accountants.

In an industry crowded with “aggregators” and “middlemen” who outsource your sensitive data, Business Setup Private Limited (CIN: U74999PN2014PTC150967) stands apart. We are the experts on the ground. When you hire us, you work directly with the professionals filing your returns, not a call center.

Incorporated on March 13, 2014, we have spent over a decade simplifying India’s complex regulatory environment for global brands, US-based subsidiaries, and high-growth Indian startups.


Trusted by Global Innovators

We speak the language of High-Growth Startups.

Founders and investors choose us because we understand the speed and compliance required for venture-backed entities. We don’t just register companies; we prepare them for due diligence.

  • Y Combinator Alumni: We have successfully assisted 12 Y Combinator (YC) companies in setting up their Indian subsidiaries, managing their cross-border compliance, and structuring their ESOPs.

  • VC & PE Portfolios: We act as the preferred India-entry partner for multiple Venture Capital and Private Equity firms, ensuring their portfolio companies remain compliant with FEMA, RBI, and FDI norms from Day 1.

Our Core Expertise

We don’t do “everything.” We specialize in the complex:

  1. Foreign Subsidiary Setup: End-to-end incorporation for US/European companies entering India.

  2. Regulatory Approvals: RBI, FEMA, and Government liaisoning.

  3. Corporate Compliance: Secretarial services, Annual Filings, and Bookkeeping.


Why Choose Business Setup?

The AggregatorsBusiness Setup Pvt Ltd
Who they are: Marketing agencies or tech platforms.Who we are: A specialized financial consulting firm.
Who does the work: Outsourced to the lowest bidder.Who does the work: Our in-house team of CAs and CSs.
Accountability: Hard to reach once payment is made.Accountability: We are a registered Indian Company (2014).
Focus: Selling you a “package.”Focus: Protecting your business from non-compliance.

Who we work with.

We partner with U.S., European, and global companies that want to:

  • Set up an Indian subsidiary

  • Hire employees in India (with or without incorporation)

  • Run payroll, taxation, and compliance the right way

  • Avoid banking delays, regulatory penalties, and compliance mistakes

If you’re building in India, we build the foundation and run the engine.

Why we built BusinessSetup

Most founders struggle with fragmented advisors — one for GST, one for payroll, one for ROC, one for FEMA filings.
No single partner takes full accountability.

We built BusinessSetup.in so foreign founders get:

✔ One accountable partner

✔ Senior CA oversight (no junior outsourcing)

✔ Complete India compliance — beginning to end

✔ Predictable setup without penalties or delays

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