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by dhirenb 1094 days ago
Putting "especially Indian startups" makes it confusing but OP means startups in India. Indian startups are typically incorporated in Delaware (or Singapore) instead of India.

There are a variety of reasons:

* Ease of incorporation, getting bank accounts, predictable business laws, etc.

* The majority of the capital going into these startups is coming from outside India (a lot from the US). These investors want a more predictable and well trodden path for their investment and so they too encourage company formation in Delaware.

* After a while things become the norm in startup-land and most companies follow the playbook they've seen being done before.