Legal

With a wide experience in startups we help you with the most specific questions

Our team is specialized in legal advice for startups
We accompany you in every phase and particular aspect of your startup
We help you understand and minimize the legal risks of a startup to ensure your peace of mind

Our approach

Startups have very specific needs and characteristics that require legal solutions tailored to their situation. However, they often do not have the necessary internal legal resources to manage these risks

We understand

We meet with the stakeholders dedicate time to understand their legal status, their growth stage and their most urgent needs in order to fulfill them

We customize

Once the needs are analyzed, we propose a work scheme for each project. We establish a schedule and deliverables required for each project such as contracts, commercial documentation, etc...

We accompany

We work with the stakeholder of the startup (usually CEO and CFO) for the drafting, negotiation, signing and execution of the corresponding legal documentation, or for the establishment of the corresponding internal legal processes

Do you want to know more about our
legal services?

At The Startup CFO, we are a specialized startup advisory team that takes care of risk management, drafting and negotiating contracts and agreements, advising on financing rounds and all other startup specific needs

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Our legal service

Our legal service is specialized in commercial-corporate advice for startups. Startups have very particular characteristics and our team has a wide expertise in advising this type of companies

1. Financing rounds

We accompany you and lead the financing round from beginning to end

Term-Sheet

• We review the different Term-Sheet proposals made by potential Lead Investors
• We negotiate the Term-Sheet
• We help you during the negotiation and solve your doubts throughout the process

Due Diligence

• We analyze the information requested by the investor
• We compile all the necessary documentation
• We provide support for the Q&A process that may arise

Legal Documents

• Shareholders Agreements
• Convertible Loans
• Investment Agreements
• Corporate Documentation

2. Secretary of the Board

We ensure the fulfillment of the obligations of your membership agreement and manage the relationship with your members

Secretary of the Board of Directors

• Convening of meetings of the Management Board and the General Shareholders' Meeting
• We attend the meetings
• We take the corresponding minutes after each meeting

Notary formalities

• We carry out the publication of the corporate resolutions
• We coordinate with the notary's office and the Commercial Registry for the registration of the agreements
• Preparation of powers of attorney, deeds of title deeds, etc.

Member's Book Management

• We update the Partners Book
• Legalization of the Partners' Book before the Commercial Registry

3. Incentive Plans

Stock Options or Phantom Shares compensation plans are increasingly common in startups

¿Phantom Shares or Stock Options?

• We help you to analyze the main features of each system
• We make the recommendation to implement the most suitable plan for your startup

Drafting of the Stock Options or Phantom Shares Plan

• We accompany the founding team to set the variables of the plan
• We draft the Plan
• We carry out the approval of the Plan

Accompaniment in the management of the chosen plan

• We prepare invitation letters for employees
• We answer any questions that may arise in relation to the implementation of the plan

4. Commercial Contracting

Contracts are the daily routine of any company. We help you to draft them

Contracts with clients

• We understand your business and determine what type of contract you need
• We draft the corresponding contract
• Negotiate the contract with a third party

Terms and Conditions

• Understand and analyze your business
• We draft the terms and conditions of your website if the contracting is online

Partnerships

• We help you establish partnerships with other companies and launch common projects for the development of your startup
• We understand the collaboration and we draw up the corresponding contract

Intercompany

• Intercompany services
• Service Agreements
• License Agreements

Our achievements

We advance and grow hand in hand with our customers

More than 50

advised startups

More than 50M€

raised in financing rounds

More than 30

Incentives Plans in startups

The value we contribute

You may be going through a difficult process with your startup and asked yourself some of the questions we answer below. At The Startup CFO we work to give you solve the problems that arise in the legal management of your startup

Why choose a lawyer specialized in Startups?

Startups have certain peculiarities due to their financing (usually funded by VCs) which implies that the legal relationship between the startup and its partners is particular. A well-known lawyer can be a very good professional, but without the necessary knowledge to talk about a financing round

Nowadays there are many model contracts on the Internet, isn't it enough?

We always recommend the preparation and review of all contractual documents by an attorney. Convertible loans, shareholders’ agreements, Phantom Shares plans are very important documents that affect the equity of your company, which must not be put at stake

And my agency can't take care of these steps?

As we know, the hiring of an agency is one of the first steps of any entrepreneur. However, in general, they do not provide the services that we offer at a legal level

Would you like to have a long term relationship with your lawyer?

We believe in a long-term relationship between an entrepreneur and our lawyers. The knowledge of the entire history of the company and the knowledge of the partners saves the CEO time and allows him to delegate to his trusted person

Contact us

Our team has extensive experience in supporting and advising startups. We help you with the legal complexities of running a successful startup and offer solutions tailored to your specific needs. Don't hesitate to contact us to discuss how we can help you grow your business!