Verifying a business
What business KYC establishes, why the document set follows your constitution rather than being one long list, the states involved, and where to find your country's requirements.
Business verification proves the entity exists, is registered, and that you are entitled to act for it. It is separate from verifying yourself — you need both.
The document set follows your constitution
This is the thing that makes it tractable. A private limited company and a sole proprietorship do not submit the same documents, and you are not asked for the ones that cannot apply to you.
| Constitution | |
|---|---|
| Proprietorship | One owner, no separate legal entity |
| Partnership firm | Two or more partners under a deed |
| Limited liability partnership | Partners, with limited liability |
| One person company | A company with a single member |
| Private limited | The common incorporated form |
| Public limited | Publicly held |
| NGO, trust or society | Not-for-profit forms |
Pick yours and the requirements resolve. Each document is then one of three things: required, conditional (needed depending on your answers), or not applicable.
What is checked, not uploaded
| Check | Establishes |
|---|---|
| PAN | Tax identity, and the entity type from its 4th character |
| GSTIN | GST registration, active status, operating state |
| CIN | Legal existence and filing currency, for companies |
| Udyam | Registration as a micro, small or medium enterprise |
These are verified against the registry that holds them. You enter the number; the check happens where the record lives.
Which is why it is faster than people expect
The documents you actually upload are the ones with no registry to check against — incorporation papers, deeds, address proof.
By country
India is what is implemented today. The structure underneath is not India-specific: documents are configured per constitution and per jurisdiction rather than hard-coded, which is what allows another country's set to be added as configuration rather than a rebuild.
If you are outside India
Tell us what you are trying to do. The practical answer today depends on which registries your documents can be checked against.
Two statuses to keep apart
Your KYC record moves through draft, pending, approved and rejected, with each document carrying its own state so you can see the single item holding things up.
Your business has its own status, which is not the same thing:
| KYC pending | Verification not yet complete |
| In validation | Submitted, under review |
| Active | Verified and able to transact |
| Inactive | Not currently trading here |
| Rejected | Verification did not pass, with a reason |
After approval
The business can transact: publish signals, receive enquiries, host tenders, take part in shows.
Who inside your business may do which of those is a separate question — see Team and roles.
Inviting & removing
How membership moves from invited to active to removed, time-bound access for contractors, what you record about a member, and why preferred contact details are handed to buyers.
India
The Indian business document set — incorporation proof, tax identities and risk-control documents — which numbers are checked against the registry, and the conditional licences.