Founders Agreements: Build a Strong Foundation for Your Startup
Starting a business with co-founders comes with challenges, from deciding on equity splits to defining roles and responsibilities. A comprehensive co-founder agreement ensures clarity and alignment, addressing potential issues upfront and setting the stage for a successful and harmonious collaboration.
Our unique approach
Our co-founder agreement service ensures your venture starts with a solid foundation. We help you define essential aspects such as:
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Equity Split: guidance on fair and transparent allocation of shares
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Roles and Responsibilities: clearly defining each founder’s contributions and decision-making authority
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Vesting Schedules: protecting your company from potential founder departures
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Dispute Resolution: Creating mechanisms to resolve disagreements efficiently
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Intellectual Property (IP): Ensuring all IP rights are properly assigned to the company
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Exit Scenarios: Addressing buyouts, equity transfers, and founder exits to avoid conflicts
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Optional Add-Ons: We also assist with related documents such as shareholder agreements for investors
Step-by-Step Process:
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Consultation: Discuss your startup’s vision, team dynamics, and concerns
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Drafting Agreement: Prepare a customized co-founder agreement tailored to your needs
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Review and Adjustments: Revise the agreement collaboratively with all founders
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Finalization: Deliver a comprehensive, legally sound document ready for execution
What we deliver
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Founders agreement
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Cap table setup
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Clear definition of roles and responsibilities, ensuring smooth collaboration
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Tailored equity split and vesting schedules, aligning incentives and fostering long-term commitment
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Comprehensive IP ownership clauses, ensuring all intellectual property belongs to the company
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Robust mechanisms for dispute resolution, reducing risks of costly and disruptive conflicts
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Exit and termination provisions, protecting the company in case a founder departs
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Non-compete and confidentiality agreements, safeguarding the company's competitive edge
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Flexibility for future fundraising or investor due diligence, ensuring the agreement aligns with market expectations
The Team
Founding Partner (Legal) & CEO
Senior Associate (Legal)
Associate (Legal)
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Success Stories
Successful Incorporation of LAYERED GmbH & Mecas AI
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Success Stories
Getting It Right from Day One: Founders’ Agreements That Set the Course for Success
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The Alfred Advantage
Made by Founders
Alfred is run by successful startup founders. That’s how we are uniquely equipped to see eye-to-eye with entrepreneurs. We know the problems and we find the solutions with you.
Legal X Business
Our long experience in the startup world has shown us: A symbiosis of legal and business knowledge delivered from a single source brings startups more effective and pragmatic solutions.
Always Actionable
We know you have no time to theorize. You need actionable solutions now. We do research, so you don’t have to and quickly point you toward impactful adjustments.
But don’t take our word for it.
Clients rely on Alfred for their intellectual property strategy.
“Thanks to their expert guidance and personalized approach, we navigated the complexities of starting our Zurich based business with ease. Their comprehensive legal support gave us confidence every step of the way.”
Sarah L.
Tech Startup Founder
“Thanks to their expert guidance and personalized approach, we navigated the complexities of starting our Zurich based business with ease. Their comprehensive legal support gave us confidence every step of the way.”
Sarah L.
Tech Startup Founder
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