What is Hissa?
Hissa is an equity management platform for Indian startups managing cap tables, ESOPs, employee equity and liquidity. Founders and HR teams can record equity transactions, issue and track grants, monitor vesting, model dilution and produce Ind AS 102 reporting from one system. Hissa says its platform is used by more than 200 companies and manages $3.5B in ESOP grants.
Why Hissa works
Startup equity becomes difficult to trust when ownership records, grants and compliance work live across spreadsheets, emails and legal documents. Hissa keeps cap table transactions, ESOP administration and reporting in one system, while giving employees visibility into grants, vesting and current value. It keeps ownership changes tied to an audit trail instead of waiting for due diligence to expose inconsistencies.
Hissa features
- Cap table system of record. Record share issuances, transfers, buybacks and conversions with an audit trail and updated ownership figures.
- ESOP administration. Manage option pools, grant allocation, vesting, exercises and forfeitures from a single equity dashboard.
- Compliance reporting. Generate Ind AS 102 reports covering ESOP accounting, expenses, reserves and financial disclosures, with PDF and Excel exports.
- Scenario modelling. Model funding rounds, ESOP pool changes and exit scenarios before they happen to see how each choice changes ownership and dilution.
- Employee equity portal. Employees can see each grant, strike price, vesting schedule, current fair market value and upcoming cliff dates in one place.
- Liquidity workflows. Manage exercises, buybacks and employee cash outs through one workflow, with Hissa Fund offering eligible liquidity settlements in T+5 business days.
Who Hissa is for
- Indian startup founders who want cap tables and ESOP records in one system before fundraising or due diligence exposes inconsistencies.
- HR and rewards teams administering grants, vesting and employee equity queries across a growing workforce.
- Finance teams that need ESOP accounting, expense calculations and Ind AS 102 reporting without rebuilding records each reporting cycle.
- Startup employees who want to understand their grants, current equity value, vesting progress and tax impact before exercising options.
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