How investor protections shape founder behaviour in Indian venture deals. A joint legal and investigative analysis. By Deep Cover Law and Daryaft & Co | 22 July 2026 Founders are often viewed through a simple lens of virtue and vice. In reality, however, they are people operating under the terms of agreements they often did not draft, sometimes did not fully read, and rarely had the bargaining power to amend. This article, a collaboration between Deep Cover Law and Daryaft, l

We love the story of the brilliant founder building for the future from an obscure garage. However, new data from a 2026 Venture Fraud study reveals that the very things we celebrate in Silicon Valley - exponential scale at breakneck speeds - can create a perfect breeding ground for misconduct. While the collapse of Theranos or FTX is often dismissed as a “black swan” anomaly, the data suggests Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried weren't outliers - they were leading indic