To act as the nodal global alumni body for graduates and post-graduates of all the Indian Institutes of Technology
Get Investor-Ready from Day One
| Area | Functions | Application |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Tax & Disclosures | Income tax & TDS on funding inflows, FEMA/RBI filings (FC-GPR/FC-TRS), due diligence readiness | Equity/CCPS/CCD/SAFE issuance, ESOP design & valuation, Angel Tax compliance |
Run with Compliance Hygiene
| Area | Functions | Application |
|---|---|---|
| IP, Contracts & Payroll | Trademark & patent filings, NDAs & vendor contracts, payroll TDS/PF/ESI filings | GST filings (GSTR-1, 3B), ITC reconciliation, e-invoicing automation |
| Operational & Risk Guard | MCA/ROC filings, compliance calendar, fraud/risk scoring, employee tax compliance |
Enable Smooth Exits & Strategic Moves
| Area | Functions | Application |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Structuring & Capital Gains | ESOP liquidity taxation, capital gains optimization, DTAA for cross-border exits | Dispute resolution, contingent liability clean-up, IPzaO/M&A readiness |
For startups, compliance shouldn’t be a roadblock—it should be the launchpad. Our platform redefines compliance across the three stages every startup needs to master:
• Investor Compliance – Build trust and attract capital.
• Business & Operational Compliance – Stay on top of everyday tax, legal, and regulatory needs.
• Transaction Compliance – Navigate funding rounds and cross-border deals with confidence.
By combining expert knowledge with AI and machine learning, we turn compliance from a bottleneck into a bedrock for raising risk capital. Fast, accurate, and proactive—our solutions ensure that startups focus less on paperwork and more on building the future.
Compliance, simplified. Growth, amplified.
“We transform compliance from a cost center into a growth enabler"
We help startups and growing businesses stay compliant, transparent, and investor-ready by automating regulatory filings, financial reporting, and transaction preparedness through AI. Unlike traditional compliance services that are reactive and manual, our platform integrates compliance automation, financial insights, and governance guardrails into a single solution—reducing risk, saving costs, and enabling founders to focus on growth while ensuring investors and advisors get clean, reliable, real-time information.
"India is entering a transformative decade, and AI will be at the heart of this change. For startups and MSMEs, AI-driven compliance platforms can remove barriers, unlock opportunities, and foster growth built on integrity and trust. I’m excited to see how the IIT Alumni Council’s AI Forum can accelerate this journey and empower businesses to thrive in the new era."
"I strongly believe that the IIT Alumni Council's AI Compliance Platform will play a pivotal role in transforming the way businesses approach governance and regulatory frameworks. By integrating AI with compliance, the platform can simplify processes,reduce risks, and empower startups and MSMEs to grow with confidence."
"AI-driven platforms like the one initiated by the IIT Alumni Council can bring greater efficiency,transparency, and trust to financial systems. I believe this initiative has the potential to transform how businesses and markets operate, creating long-term value for society."
"Over the last five decades, I have seen compliance evolve from manual checks to highly structured frameworks. AI now presents an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen transparency, reduce risks, and simplify governance for businesses. The IIT Alumni Council’s AI Forum can play a pivotal role in shaping responsible AI-driven compliance that supports both growth and trust in our institutions."
"In today’s interconnected economy, cross-border compliance and transparent tax practices are more critical than ever. AI-driven platforms can simplify complex regulations, support sustainable business growth,and enable seamless collaboration across markets.I look forward to the IIT Alumni Council’s AI Forum advancing these solutions for global impact."
Overall Artificial Intelligence areas many of our IIT Ecosystem researchers are working on
Machine Learning and Neural networks, Computer Vision, Robotics, Generative AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP) are the 5 major fields with different functionalities and techniques.
Machine Learning and Neural Networks: For developing systems by learning from data, for prediction, detection, decision and control ..
Computer Vision: To understand, analyse, interpret and infer visual information from the 1D signals, images and videos
Robotics: To combine AI with hardware to create intelligent machines and systems to automate various tasks
Generative AI: by using Generative Adversial Networks( GANs), Large Language Models (LLMs), etc. for predictive, diagnostic, descriptive analytics
Natural Language Processing (NLP): To understand, interpret, and generate human language in different form
These are 5 major fields, the functionalities and techniques overlap across the fields for complex applications, where our IIT ecosystem researchers are working on.
Scale your impact with us.
At Forum, we understand the unique challenges facing funds, startups, governments, non-profits and social ventures. Our team of dedicated consultants provides tailored solutions to help you achieve your mission and make a positive impact in your community. We work on high impact mandates with clients who have the ability and authority to implement disruptive and often uncomfortable changes at the project, sector, country and planet level. We work in an extremely informal and cordial environment. We strive to eliminate the boundaries between interns, senior professionals and clients.
Join our mission of building a better world.
Are you a successful and responsible corporate or philanthropist organisation wishing to support the mission of Forum to empower governments, non-profits and other social ventures as part of your CSR or nation building objectives ? We would love to hear from you and discuss how we can work together! Donations are eligible for tax benefits under 80G (of the income tax act in India).
Want to make a difference, learn new things and network globally with the IIT Alumni community ? Join the Forum Intern Platform and work towards upgrading yourself as a social impact leader. Consider enrolling in the Super CA program if you are looking for a formal corporate finance or investment banking certification.
Learn MoreInterested in working with a team of really smart interns operating under the supervision and oversight of eminent IIT Alumni with decades of high end management and technology consulting experience ? We provide among the most cost-effective, high quality professional services available anywhere. Connect with us.
Learn MoreAre you a Corporate wanting to contribute time, resources, capital or other inputs to our mission of enabling governments, startups, non-profits and social ventures to develop the next set of social impact and corporate leaders, then please contact us for a discussion on how we can work together.
Learn More
