Build the company correctly and prepare it for investor review
Formation, founder equity, IP ownership, capitalization, SAFE preparation, and investor-readiness support in one coordinated path. Clear flat fees, and the documents an investor expects to see, done right the first time.
Where is your company right now?
Founders come to me at every stage, from a napkin idea to active investor diligence. The right package depends on what you have already done and what an investor will ask for next. Pick the description that sounds like you, or ask the AI Legal Analyst below and it will point you to the right path.
- Not formed yet
- Formed, but founder documents are incomplete
- Taking SAFE or note financing
- Preparing for investor diligence
- Responding to active diligence
- Need one founder, advisor, or contractor document
Tell me where your company stands and I will recommend a path
I ask a few focused questions about your formation, founders, equity, and fundraising plans, then recommend one package, what it covers, and the fixed fee. I organize the picture. Sergei personally does the legal work. Tap a question below for an instant answer. This is AI-generated legal information, not legal advice, and the work is a paid engagement, not this chat.
Essential Founder Documents at $1,500 is the core equity and IP set. The Complete Founder Package at $2,500 adds the Founders Agreement, vesting, board consents, cap table, advisor template, and SAFE or note templates. The Formation-Included Package at $3,500 plus state filing fees handles formation and founder documents together. The Investor-Ready Legal Sprint at $5,000 is a fundraising-readiness engagement. If your records are missing or inconsistent, a larger readiness engagement is quoted separately. This is general information, not legal advice.
A founder intellectual-property assignment, a restricted stock purchase agreement, a stock-issuance board consent, and the 83(b) election form with filing instructions. It is the core set that documents founder equity and moves your IP into the company cleanly. This is general information, not legal advice.
No. The sprint prepares your company for investor review: a legal-readiness gap map, IP and equity review, one pilot or design-partner SOW, an investor data-room checklist, and a diligence red-flag review. It makes the company easier to diligence, but it does not guarantee funding or that any investor will proceed. This is general information, not legal advice.
No attorney-client relationship is formed until I confirm scope, clear conflicts, and you and I agree on the engagement. Paying starts the intake so I can review your situation and confirm the work, then I email you to begin. Nothing on this page or in this chat is legal advice for your specific situation. This is general information, not legal advice.
Choose your package
Flat legal fees, confirmed before any work begins. The AI Legal Analyst organizes your equity, IP, and cap table; I personally prepare and review every document.
Essential Founder Documents
- Founder IP assignment
- Restricted stock purchase agreement
- Stock-issuance board consent
- 83(b) election form and instructions
Complete Founder Package
- Everything in Essential Founder Documents
- Founders Agreement and vesting documentation
- Board-consent templates and cap table
- Advisor agreement template
- SAFE or convertible-note templates
Formation-Included Package
- Entity formation and governance documents
- Founder equity and IP assignments
- Vesting and 83(b) support
- Initial cap table and organizational consents
Investor-Ready Legal Sprint
- Legal-readiness gap map
- Founder, contractor, and advisor IP review
- Equity documentation review
- One pilot or design-partner SOW
- Investor data-room checklist and red-flag review
- Private Founder Readiness Workroom
Investor Diligence Support
- Missing or inconsistent records
- Capitalization reconstruction
- Substantial IP cleanup
- Active diligence support across multiple requests
- I confirm a flat fee before any work begins
Not sure which fits? Ask the AI Legal Analyst above. It maps your stage, equity, and IP and recommends one package with exactly what is included. I use the terms investor-ready and prepared for diligence deliberately: this work prepares the company, it does not promise funding.
How the engagement works
Paid matters run in a private client workroom that holds your documents, the equity and IP map, the cap table, open decisions, attorney comments, and revision history in one place. The AI Legal Analyst organizes the matter and the workflow. I perform the attorney analysis and the legal work.
The workflow, step by step
1. Intake. You describe the company, the founders, and the plan through the AI Legal Analyst, then upload what you already have.
2. Map the picture. I map entity and governance status, founder stock and vesting, 83(b) status, founder and contractor IP, advisor agreements, equity promises, the cap table, and any SAFE or note.
3. Draft or fix. I prepare the missing documents or correct the inconsistent ones, with attorney comments on the open decisions.
4. Your decisions, my revisions. You decide the open business points; I revise until the set is clean and consistent.
5. Readiness package. For the sprint, you also get an investor data-room checklist and a diligence red-flag report so you know what an investor will ask before they ask it.
See how I deliver documents
I deliver as a private workroom, not a folder of static files: live documents, comments, decisions, and downloads in one gated room. Here is the workroom concept and a working sample built around a made-up company. Sample only, not legal advice.
What you receive
Deliverables depend on the package. You leave with the founder and equity documents an investor expects, organized and consistent, plus a clear picture of anything still open.
- Formation and governance records
- Founder equity and vesting documents
- 83(b) election materials
- Founder and contractor IP assignments
- Advisor documentation
- Cap table
- SAFE or note issue map
- Pilot or design-partner agreement
- Investor data-room checklist
- Diligence red-flag report
- Clean Word and PDF files
- Prioritized next-step plan
This work prepares your company for investor review and organizes your legal records. It does not guarantee funding, a valuation, or that any investor will proceed.
Frequently asked questions
Which founder package fits where my company is right now?
Essential at $1,500 is the core equity and IP set; Complete at $2,500 adds vesting, cap table, advisor, and SAFE or note templates; Formation-Included at $3,500 plus filing fees handles formation and founder documents together; the Investor-Ready Sprint at $5,000 is a fundraising-readiness engagement. Missing or inconsistent records are a larger readiness engagement, quoted separately. The AI Legal Analyst on this page points you to the right one. This is general information, not legal advice.
Does the Investor-Ready Legal Sprint guarantee I will get funded?
No. It prepares your company for investor review with a gap map, IP and equity review, a pilot SOW, a data-room checklist, and a red-flag report. It makes the company easier to diligence, but it does not guarantee funding or that any investor will proceed. This is general information, not legal advice.
Do your prices include state filing fees?
The Formation-Included Package is a $3,500 flat legal fee; state filing fees are billed separately at cost because the state sets them, not me. Every other package is a flat legal fee with no filing component. This is general information, not legal advice.
Does paying make you my lawyer, and do you only work in California?
No attorney-client relationship is formed until I confirm scope, clear conflicts, and you and I agree on the engagement; paying starts the intake. I am a California attorney and regularly form Delaware, Wyoming, and California entities; I confirm the right state with you based on your plans. This is general information, not legal advice.