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What Razorpay's reverse-flip actually cost, and what it bought

The $283 Mn tax outlay is the headline. The cap table and ESOP arithmetic underneath is the real story.

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Sandeep Singh

Jun 28, 2026 · 9 min read

became the largest Indian fintech to complete a reverse-flip this week. The headline number is the tax outlay. The interesting numbers are buried in the ESOP refresh that ran alongside the move.

Inside the , four more companies are mid-flip. Founders we spoke to describe the Razorpay process as the new template, including the parts they would do differently.

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