Founders, funding & technology
Tech Startups
Founder-friendly legal foundations for ownership, investment, products, data and growth.
How we look at the matter
Build the legal foundation before scale makes it expensive.
A startup’s early decisions about ownership, intellectual property, product obligations, data and fundraising become harder to unwind after growth.
We help founders and investors translate the commercial plan into a clean corporate record, workable contracts and a proportionate compliance roadmap.
Matter-specific legal work
Where the work may begin.
The scope is defined around the documents, decision and forum—not a one-size-fits-all package.
Formation and founder arrangements
Structuring the company, ownership, roles, vesting concepts, control and founder exits.
Investment and fundraising
Reviewing term sheets, due diligence, approvals and investment documentation.
Technology and customer contracts
Drafting product, software, service, platform and vendor arrangements.
Intellectual property
Clarifying ownership of code, brands, content, inventions and contractor-created work.
Data and product risk
Mapping privacy, security, consumer and platform questions around the product model.
Employment and equity
Aligning employment, confidentiality, incentives and ownership expectations as the team grows.
A disciplined first pass
A disciplined path through tech startups work.
- 01
Orient
Clarify the tech startups issue, the parties, the deadline and the decision that must be made.
- 02
Review
Read the governing documents, official record and material communications as one chronology.
- 03
Assess
Identify legal, evidential, commercial and procedural risks before selecting a route.
- 04
Act
Confirm a proportionate written scope and take the agreed next step without promising an outcome.
Prepare the first conversation
Useful material to bring.
A complete file is not required to start. The material you do have can reveal what needs to be checked next.
- Cap table and founder understandings
- Incorporation and governance records
- Term sheet or investment proposal
- Product terms and privacy material
- Employment, contractor and IP agreements
Before you instruct the firm
Common starting questions.
01When should founders document ownership and roles?
Before significant work, money or outside investment creates competing expectations. The record should reflect the actual commercial agreement.
02Should a startup accept a term sheet without legal review?
A term sheet can shape control, economics and definitive documents. Its binding and non-binding provisions should be understood before signature.
03Does paying a developer automatically transfer the code?
Not necessarily. Ownership and licence rights depend on the governing law, contract and creation circumstances.
04How much compliance does an early startup need?
The work should be proportionate to the product, data, customers, sector, team and funding stage—not copied blindly from a larger company.