Whitepaper · For IPO-bound founders & CFOs
Get IPO-Ready with Onsurity
IPO readiness is measured not just in revenue, but in resilience, controls and governance. This founder guide shows how one often-overlooked dimension — employee healthcare and benefits operations — maps directly to the standards auditors, regulators and institutional investors will test.
PDF · Founder guide · 9 parts + appendices · Onsurity — a practical guide for founders preparing for IPO
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The six dimensions of IPO readiness
Financial standards and reporting discipline, internal controls, corporate governance, risk management, the equity story and investor relations — and how each maps to a benefits-operations counterpart auditors will examine.
The financial impact
Working-capital efficiency, elimination of cash deposits, and reconciliation-cost reduction — the concrete ways investor-grade benefits administration improves the numbers on your statements.
Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance
Why personal liability transforms at listing — fiduciary duties to thousands of shareholders, securities class actions, derivative suits and regulatory investigations that name directors personally — and what the key policy provisions cover.
Public Offering of Securities Insurance (POSI)
Why D&O alone is not enough: POSI is a transaction-specific policy for prospectus liability that standard D&O cannot address, with roughly 20% of IPO lawsuits also naming underwriters. Includes the regulatory landscape and coverage benchmarks.
Implementation timeline & proof at scale
A timeline for IPO-bound companies, plus Onsurity’s operational track record — from a BSE/NSE-listed OTA to a logistics platform covering 100,000+ riders — used as evidence the model works under public-market conditions.
A decision framework for your CFO & auditors
The specific questions to answer, framed as conversations to have with your CFO and auditors, plus appendices: a regulatory reference, a glossary and a document checklist for audit readiness.
Who it's for
- Founders and CEOs of late-stage private companies preparing to list on NSE or BSE.
- CFOs and finance leaders responsible for audit-readiness and internal controls.
- Company secretaries and board members assessing D&O and POSI cover ahead of listing.
- HR and benefits leaders who need to make benefits operations investor-grade and auditable.
Key takeaways
- Every major IPO-readiness requirement has a direct counterpart in benefits infrastructure — treat it as governance, not administrative overhead.
- Investor-grade benefits operations improve working capital by eliminating cash deposits and cutting reconciliation cost.
- Personal liability for directors and officers changes fundamentally at listing — D&O cover and its provisions deserve early attention.
- POSI is a strategic, transaction-specific complement to D&O for prospectus liability, given intensifying SEBI enforcement on IPO irregularities.
- A case study shows a fintech built investor-grade benefits infrastructure ahead of a ₹564 crore IPO with 100% audit-compliant documentation.
Frequently asked
Founders, CFOs, company secretaries and boards of companies preparing for an IPO on NSE or BSE — and the HR and benefits leaders who support them. It is written for founders who prioritise substance over checklists.
Every major IPO-readiness requirement has a counterpart in benefits infrastructure: accounting standards govern benefits liabilities, the internal controls auditors test include benefits processes, and governance standards extend to vendor relationships and conflict-of-interest safeguards. Handled well, this becomes a source of strength during listing.
D&O (Directors & Officers) insurance addresses ongoing operational liability for directors and officers. POSI (Public Offering of Securities Insurance) is a separate, transaction-specific, non-renewable policy designed exclusively to cover prospectus liability arising from misstatements or omissions — protection that standard D&O policies cannot adequately provide.
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