Founders Agreement – Clear Alignment for Co-founders

Define roles, equity, vesting, IP, decision-making and dispute resolution—so you can build with confidence and avoid future conflicts.

About Founders Agreement

A Founders' Agreement is a contract that a company's founders enter into to govern their working relationship. It covers responsibilities, equity, vesting, IP ownership, decision-making, and dispute resolution.

Why it matters

  • Prevents misunderstandings with clearly defined roles & expectations
  • Protects IP and confidential information from day one
  • Makes equity and vesting transparent for all founders
  • Sets fair exit rules (good/bad leaver) and deadlock resolution

Founders Agreement

A comprehensive, investor-friendly founders’ agreement tailored to your startup’s needs.

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  • Roles & responsibilities for each founder
  • Equity split & vesting (good/bad leaver provisions)
  • IP assignment & confidentiality obligations
  • Decision-making, reserved matters & deadlock resolution
  • Dispute resolution (mediation/arbitration) & governing law

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  • Free initial consultation
  • 30–45 min founder alignment call
  • Best-practice clauses for early-stage teams

A Founders Agreement is a document that outlines the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of the founders of a company.

Here are some benefits of having a Founders Agreement in place:

  • Clarifies roles and responsibilities: Helps to clarify the roles and responsibilities of each founder in the company. This avoids misunderstandings and conflicts arising from differing expectations and assumptions.
  • Protects intellectual property: Protects the company’s IP including inventions, trademarks, and patents; defines who owns the IP and how it will be used and licensed.
  • Avoids disputes: Sets a clear process for resolving conflicts (mediation/arbitration) and other dispute mechanisms.
  • Defines ownership & equity: Sets the ownership/equity structure of the company, including percentage shareholding and how equity will be distributed over time (vesting).
  • Includes discovery/requirements call, customized draft, and one round of minor edits within 7 days of delivery.
  • Additional revisions, complex waterfalls, or cap-table modeling are available at extra cost.
  • Documents are prepared on best-practice basis; independent legal advice is recommended for deal-specific risks.
  • Governing law/jurisdiction tailored to the company’s place of incorporation.
  • Full refund is available if drafting has not been initiated.
  • After a draft is shared, refunds are pro-rated for work completed.
  • Any third-party/government charges (e.g., notarization/courier, if opted) are non-refundable once paid.

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