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capitalisation table
This template cap table is intended for use when considering a potential equity investment in a company.
capitalisation table – discounted debt conversion
This template cap table is intended for use when considering a potential equity investment in a company.
co-founder agreement – long form
This document is a long form co-founder agreement intended for use by the founders of a new startup who wish to provide for some level of claw-back of a co-founder’s initial shareholding.
co-founder agreement – short form
This document is a short form co-founder agreement intended for use by the founders of a new startup who wish to provide for some level of claw-back of a co-founder’s initial shareholding if he or she ceases to work for the company.
constitution
This constitution intended for use by a company with a simple shareholding structure and only one class of shares.
esop / employee share option plan (deed)
This is an ESOP deed for use when a company wishes to issue options to purchase shares in the company to an employee.
esop / employee share option plan (global)
This is an ESOP template for use when a company wishes to issue options to purchase shares in the company to an employee. This is suitable for a larger employee share scheme.
independent contractor agreement
This is a simple company friendly consultancy agreement for engaging independent contractors or consultants.
IP assignment
This document is intended for use by the founders of a startup company to formally transfer intellectual property relevant to the business, products or services of the company, to that company.
privacy policy
This is a simple privacy policy for use on a business’ website.
share and other registers
This document sets out the registers and other documents which companies are required to keep and maintain under the Companies Act 1993.
website terms of use
These are simple website terms of use that may be used for a website that describes a business and the team behind the business.
free startup guides
We've put together in-depth guides to help founders get up to speed.
legal basics for startups
If you're thinking of building a tech company, here's a good place to start. In this guide we cover legal basics every startup should know.
capital raising basics: getting investment ready
This guide is intended to help you with the process of getting your company investment ready, finding potential investors, and creating your capital raising road map.
capital raising basics: investment mechanics and terms
In this guide, we focus on what happens once you have found some willing investors – negotiating and completing the investment deal.
read our startup case studies
2UP Games
2UP Games is a mobile game studio focusing on co-op mobile games. We spoke with co-founder Joe Raeburn about his latest capital raise.
road guru
Road Guru is an online platform for travel agents to book tour guides. The company has recently completed a stint in Lightning Lab’s tourism accelerator and raised their seed round, so we spoke to CEO Mitchell McLaughlin.
snapit
SnapIT makes monitoring services technology like live cameras, tracking and satellite communication systems. Learn about their recent financing transaction and what it's like to work with us.
