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10 Most Promising ESOP Consultants - 2025

ESOP consultants have emerged as key strategic partners for firms seeking to attract, retain, and incentivize top personnel. With enterprises rapidly entering the digital era, increased employee demands, and worldwide employee mobility, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) have transitioned from a specialized financial tool to a mainstream component of modern compensation strategy. The fundamental role of the ESOP consultant is the design, implementation and management of equity-related plans in a way that supports the objectives of the business while remaining compliant with regulatory frameworks.

As startups continue to expand more rapidly than ever before and more established enterprises are adopting new reward systems, the need to hire expert ESOP advisory services has exploded. Consultants assist organizations in designing equity programs that balance employee...

10 Most Promising ESOP Consultants - 2025

ASB Growth Ventures

CA Aman Singh Bhadoria, Director

Supports SMEs and startups with market-readiness acceleration, capital-raising, IPO advisory, corporate finance, valuation, and ESOP advisory services

Corporate Professionals

Pavan Kumar Vijay, Founder

Corporate consulting, including company law, securities/SEBI compliance, investment banking, transaction advisory, valuations, and global businesssetup services

Corporate Sphere

Neha Sarpal, Founding Partner

Delivering end‑to‑end web solutions and e‑commerce systems that help corporate businesses and NGOs build and strengthen their online presence

E-List Technologies

Kashish Sharma, CEO

Manage cap tables, stock‑option plans (ESOP/SAR/ RSU), valuations, compliance, data rooms, and equity workflows

Equity Unlisted

Raghav Gupta, Director

Offering investors opportunities to explore private companies beyond traditional stock markets

Kandoi & Co

Kartikey Kandoi, Founder & Proprietor

Provides gratuity and leave actuarial valuations, and employee‑benefit consultancy for companies across India

KVGC Business Consultant

CA. N Raghu vamsi krishna, Managing Partner

Providing auditing, taxation, accounting, GST compliance, financial planning, and corporate advisory services for businesses, startups, and individuals

NeXMiLe Professionals

Yash Arora, Managing Partner and CEO

Offers startup funding, M&A, ESOP and valuation services, Virtual CFO support, and structured credit/ transaction advisory

Svendus Capital

CS Anuj Rai Bansal, CEO

Offers intellectual-property services, taxation, accounting, auditing and legal-contract drafting for SMEs and large enterprises across India

The StartupLab

Shruti Aggarwal, CEO

Delivers legal & compliance services, virtual CFO support, financial modeling, valuations, and fundraising assistance to become investor-ready