Get the founder terms down early.
A founders’ agreement and shareholders’ agreement set out equity, roles, vesting and what happens if someone leaves — the terms that keep a co-founder split or an investor round from turning into a dispute later.
Why founders regret skipping this.
Splits get ugly
A co-founder who leaves with unvested equity, or a deadlock with no tie-breaker, can sink a company. The agreement prevents both.
Vesting protects the team
Vesting means equity is earned over time, so someone who walks early doesn’t keep a founder’s slice. It’s standard, and investors expect it.
Investors ask for it
A clean shareholders’ agreement and cap table are the first things a serious investor checks. Having them ready speeds a round.
IP sits with the company
The agreement makes sure what founders build belongs to the company, not to them personally — a gap that kills deals if it’s missed.
Agreed in three moves.
Talk through the terms
Equity split, roles, who decides what, vesting and how someone exits. We raise the questions founders skip.
We draft the agreements
A founders’ agreement and, where there are shareholders or investors, a shareholders’ agreement built around your terms.
Signed & on file
Refined with all parties and executed, so the terms are settled before you need to rely on them.
Founder terms, answered.
Founders’ agreement or shareholders’ agreement?+
What is vesting and do we need it?+
We’re just two friends starting out — is it overkill?+
Can you update our terms for a funding round?+
Settle it early, with one team on it.
Tell us about your founding team on WhatsApp. We’ll draft the agreements and quote a fixed fee — no bots, no queue.