Flip (India–US structure)

Also known as: company flip, externalisation

A 'flip' restructures an Indian startup so a foreign parent (often a US Delaware C-corp) owns the Indian company as a subsidiary — common when raising from US investors, and itself a FEMA and tax event.

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