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Browse our free startup templates and get your legal basics covered.

capitalisation table

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.

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.

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

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.

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