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PartnersStartup Law
From incorporation to your first priced round. We set up the company, the cap table and the founder arrangements properly, then handle the financings, hires and commercial contracts that follow, each at a fixed fee agreed in advance.
Fixed-fee packages
Every package is quoted as a fixed fee before work begins. No hourly billing, and no surprises on the invoice.
Company formation
Incorporation, bylaws, initial board consents, founder stock purchase agreements with vesting and IP assignment, and the 83(b) filing package.
Financing
SAFE or convertible note documents and side letters for your raise, or the full document set for a priced seed or Series A round, including negotiation with investors.
Contract review
A commercial agreement reviewed against your position, returned with a mark-up and a short note on the points that matter.
Contract drafting
Customer, vendor, employment or advisor agreements drafted for your business and ready to sign.
Fractional general counsel
A fixed monthly fee for ongoing questions, contracts and board matters, for companies not yet ready to hire in-house counsel.
What we cover
Formation, financing and the contracts a young company runs on, at fixed fees agreed before we start.
- Delaware C-corporation formation, bylaws, board consents and stock issuances
- Founder agreements, vesting, IP assignment and 83(b) election filings
- SAFEs, convertible notes and priced seed and Series A rounds
- Option plans, offer letters, contractor and advisor agreements
- Customer, vendor, SaaS and partnership agreements
- Terms of service, privacy policies and data processing agreements
- US holding structures for European founders raising from US investors
- Cap table clean-up before a financing or an acquisition
A typical matter
Two founders are about to accept their first angel cheque. Within days they have a Delaware C-corporation, founder stock with vesting, their IP assigned to the company and a SAFE ready to send. Each piece was quoted as a fixed fee before work began, and the same attorney stays on as the company raises and hires.
What you receive
- Company formation
- SAFEs and financing rounds
- Fixed-fee contracts
Who instructs us
Questions
Other practice areas
Funds & transactions
Bring structure to document-intensive matters and the legal work behind your next transaction.
Funds & transactionsRegulation & compliance
Understand how regulatory requirements affect your activities, products and processes.
Regulation & complianceContracts & negotiations
Draft and review the agreements behind your business, from client mandates to technology and outsourcing.
Contracts & negotiationsData, technology & AI
Privacy, data protection and the legal questions behind technology and AI in your business.
Data, technology & AIInsurance
Policy wordings, coverage questions and claims, for insurers, intermediaries and the companies they insure.
Insurance