Startup & Founder Advisory

Overview

Foundational paperwork done once, done cleanly, understood by the people who signed it.

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Most startup legal work is downloaded from the internet, forwarded by a founder-friend, or produced by a template generator. It passes incorporation and dies at the first serious conversation: a leaver dispute, an investor diligence, an ESOP exercise. This practice produces documentation that is drafted for your specific company and holds up when the stakes change.

The focus is early-stage work under Indian law: co-founder clarity, shareholder agreements that match your cap table, employee stock options structured so they can actually be exercised, and the commercial contracts your business runs on day-to-day.

Services offered

• Co-Founder Agreements & SHAs

  Founders' agreements, Shareholders' Agreements, vesting and reverse-vesting, leaver clauses, drag/tag rights and tie-breaker provisions sized for an Indian private limited company. For a full walkthrough of the clauses that matter, see the Founders Agreement India guide.

• ESOP Plan Design

  Drafting the ESOP plan, grant letters, trust vs direct structures, pool size and vesting schedules, and advising on timing (pre-round vs post-round) and tax touch-points.

• Fundraising Documentation

  Term sheet review, SAFE / iSAFE / CCPS instruments, Share Subscription Agreements and SHAs for seed and pre-Series A rounds. Diligence-ready data room preparation.

• Commercial Contracts

  Master Service Agreements, SaaS Terms of Service, Data Processing Addenda, vendor and licensing agreements, consultancy and NDA templates built for your business, not generic.

• Employment & Independent Contractor

  Appointment letters, employment agreements, confidentiality / IP assignment clauses, moonlighting positions and contractor agreements aligned with current enforceability.

• Companies Act Housekeeping

  Board and shareholder resolutions, statutory registers, event-based and annual filings, and governance records so the company passes the next due-diligence without a scramble.