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• Paytm's ESOP costs rose by 4 percent during the first half of FY24, bucking the trend of reduction among other listed new-age companies.
• Zomato's share-based payment expenses declined by the most, at 44 percent, while Policybazaar and Nykaa also reduced their ESOP costs.
• Venture capital backers say that ESOP grants to founders are necessary to keep them interested in running the company.