Founders Agreement Review
The founders agreement you sign on day one decides what happens if a co-founder leaves on day 300. Upload it for a free Contract Health Check, then a lawyer’s review in 24–48 hours — before a disagreement becomes a crisis.
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What we review
Founders agreements are signed early, when relationships are strongest — which is exactly why the exit and vesting terms matter most. Our lawyers check the clauses that protect the company when a co-founder leaves, disengages, or disagrees.
Equity vesting, IP assignment, and buy-back mechanics are structured differently depending on the governing law and corporate form of your company. We review each clause against the law and jurisdiction your company is incorporated in.
Unvested equity should return to the company if a founder leaves early — the single most important protection.
Who decides what, and what requires unanimous or majority founder consent.
Confirms all IP created for the company — before and after incorporation — belongs to the company.
What a departing founder keeps or forfeits depends on how and why they leave.
What happens when founders disagree and cannot reach a decision.
Restrictions on a departing founder competing with or poaching from the company.
How future funding rounds affect each founder’s stake.
Protects company information shared among founders before formal NDAs exist.
How a leaving founder’s shares are valued and repurchased.
Which law governs and how founder disputes are resolved.
Founders agreements should reflect your company’s specific equity structure, corporate form, and jurisdiction of incorporation. Our lawyers tailor every review to your actual agreement and governing law rather than applying a fixed template.
Checklist by ContractDesk — free Contract Health Check + lawyer review, included in a plan or from ₹3,499 one-off, 24–48 hour turnaround. Get yours reviewed at contractdesk.in/founders-agreement-review
Who this is for
First-time founders
Get the vesting and leaver terms right before day-to-day pressure sets in.
Co-founding teams pre-incorporation
Formalise roles, equity, and IP before or shortly after forming the company.
Founders bringing on a new co-founder
Update the agreement cleanly as the founding team changes.
Founders facing a co-founder exit
Understand your rights and obligations under the leaver provisions.
Startups preparing for fundraising
Investors will scrutinise founder equity and vesting — get it clean beforehand.
Cross-border founding teams
Founders based in different countries, or incorporating abroad.
Why ContractDesk
Health Check first
Every upload gets a Contract Health Check that flags high-risk clauses before a lawyer even opens it.
Lawyer-led, always
A qualified lawyer reviews every clause and signs off — AI assists, humans decide.
Vesting & leaver focus
We specifically check that unvested equity reverts to the company on early departure.
Investor-ready review
Clean founder documentation that will not raise flags in due diligence.
Subscription or one-off
Included in a ContractDesk plan, or a one-off review from ₹3,499 — never by the hour, never a surprise.
24–48 hour turnaround
Redlined agreement, plain-English comments, and risk ratings back within two days.
What clients say
5.0★ average from 5 verified reviews“We were under pressure to sign a customer agreement with a UK client within 48 hours. ContractDesk reviewed the contract the same day, flagged a few risky clauses around liability and payment terms, and suggested practical revisions that the client accepted without much negotiation. The process was smooth and the advice was genuinely commercial, not just legal.”
“As our startup started closing enterprise customers, our contracts became far more complex. ContractDesk has become our go to legal partner for reviewing MSAs, NDAs, and SaaS agreements. Their comments are easy to understand, turnaround is consistently fast, and the quality has been excellent”
“The trademark registration process was much smoother than I expected. The team first checked whether my brand name was available, explained the risks in plain English, and handled the filing end to end. They kept me updated throughout the process and were always available to answer questions. Great experience overall.”
Simple, fixed pricing
Priced by document length — never by the hour. You see the full price before you pay.
What happens after your review
A subscription plan doesn’t just include the review — it stores it. Every contract lands in a searchable repository, with renewal alerts set automatically and approval workflows for your team, so the same contract doesn’t need a fresh review a year from now just to remember what it says.
Frequently asked questions
A clause-by-clause analysis of a founders or co-founder agreement to identify gaps in vesting, exit, and decision-making terms before a dispute arises. ContractDesk pairs a Contract Health Check with a qualified lawyer’s review.
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Protect the company you’re building together.
Free AI scan now. Lawyer review — included in your plan, or from ₹3,499 one-off — vesting, exit, and IP terms checked, back in 24–48 hours.
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