Indian startups are increasingly offering Esop liquidity programs to employees. Flipkart recently announced its second buyback event with a $50 million corpus. BrowserStack also provided liquidity to employees and early investors with a $125 million buyback. CoinDCX and Unacademy have also conducted significant ESOP buyback initiatives. These programs allow employees to cash out vested stock options before an IPO or acquisition.

In July 2025, Flipkart had announced a $50 million employee stock buyback programme, which was set to provide liquidity to around 7,000-7,500 employees.

Flipkart has launched its second ESOP liquidity event in two years, allowing eligible employees to sell 5% of vested stock options ahead of a potential IPO.

Mumbai: Flipkart's board has approved a second Esop (employee stock ownership plan) liquidity event, allowing eligible employees to liquidate up to 5% of their outstanding options…

Flipkart's valuation reached $38.2 billion during its latest ESOP buyback, reflecting a 6% growth from its previous $36 billion valuation in May 2024.

Indian startups are increasingly offering Esop liquidity programs to employees. Flipkart recently announced its second buyback event with a $50 million corpus. BrowserStack also…