Founder governance, ownership alignment, shareholder rules, and IP assignment for early-stage companies.
Each Startup Kit delivers the following within standard scope. Anything outside this list is handled as an add-on or a separately scoped matter.
Founder share subscription and issuance documentation, with standard board and shareholder approvals.
A standard founders’ SHA for up to 3 founders — ownership, decision-making, and transfer restrictions.
Founder IP assigned to the company, so ownership of the work sits where it should from the start.
One call to confirm founders, ownership expectations, records, IP, and governance needs.
One call to walk through the documents, your records, and the recommended next steps.
One consolidated round of reasonable comments, reviewed and incorporated within scope.
The Startup Kit isn’t incorporation — it’s the next legal layer, after the corporation exists. It puts the founder rulebook in writing before the company grows, raises, hires, or enters diligence.
Founders move fast after incorporation without documenting ownership, decision-making, transfer restrictions, IP, or what happens if a founder leaves.
A clear founder governance and ownership framework — before ownership, control, IP, or investor-readiness issues become harder to fix.
Standard founder governance scope — up to 3 aligned founders, founder share documentation, a standard founders’ shareholders agreement, IP assignment, approvals, and one round of revisions. Intake, conflict check, and scope confirmation are required before engagement; HST and disbursements are separate.
Start Founder Setup IntakeThe Startup Kit is the standard founder rulebook. Matters that need negotiation, vesting, or investor rights are handled as an add-on, the Equity Structuring Kit, or Advisory & Transactional Work.
Standard founder governance.
Add-on, Equity Kit, or advisory.
Most companies use the Startup Kit alongside or before related kits. Directional only — each step is subject to intake and engagement terms.
Launch creates the company; the Startup Kit creates the founder rulebook.
View Launch PackageFor equity tied to continued contribution — vesting, restricted shares, or service-based equity.
View Equity KitContractor, confidentiality, IP, and restrictive-covenant documentation for early hires.
View Build a Team KitFounder governance should be in place before SAFE or convertible note financing.
View Funding KitFor recurring needs after founder setup — hiring, contracts, equity, or financing readiness.
Request Support ReviewComplex shareholders agreements, investor negotiations, financing, disputes, or cross-border matters.
View Advisory PracticeThe fixed fee does not apply automatically. Submitting intake does not create a lawyer-client relationship until Fauri Law confirms the engagement in writing.
You complete the founder setup intake; Fauri Law confirms standard scope and runs a conflict check.
The engagement letter confirms scope, fee, deliverables, and revision limits; payment or retainer follows acceptance.
Fauri Law prepares the founder governance documents; you provide one consolidated round of comments, incorporated within scope.
Final documents are delivered with implementation guidance and the recommended next legal steps.
No. Incorporation creates the company; the Startup Kit creates the founder governance and ownership framework after the company exists. If you haven’t incorporated yet, start with the Launch Incorporation Package.
Yes, for standard-scope matters — a standard founders’ shareholders agreement for up to 3 founders. If it requires complex rights, negotiated terms, or investor rights, the matter may require advisory scope.
No. Founder vesting and restricted shares are not included. If equity should vest over time or be tied to continued contribution, the next step is the Equity Structuring Kit or separately scoped advisory work.
Yes. Founder IP assignment is included as part of the standard founder governance framework.
Additional founders may be added as an add-on, or may require revised scope, depending on the complexity of the ownership, governance, and decision-making arrangements.
Founder disagreement, negotiated founder terms, or unresolved ownership issues may require Advisory & Transactional Work instead of standard fixed-fee scope.
No. The Startup Kit does not include tax, accounting, valuation, rollover planning, or tax-sensitive equity advice. You should consult a tax advisor; legal coordination with your advisors can be separately scoped.
No. Investor rights, preferred share rights, financing-related governance, side letters, and investor negotiation are not included — those are handled through Advisory & Transactional Work or a financing-specific engagement.
Yes, if the records are sufficiently clean and the matter fits standard scope. If there are undocumented issuances, missing records, existing disputes, or cap-table issues, the matter may require cleanup or advisory scope first.
You’ll have your standard founder governance documents in place. Depending on your next stage, common next steps include the Equity Structuring Kit for vesting, the Build a Team Kit for hiring, the ESOP Plan Setup Kit for options, the Funding Kit for SAFE or note financing, Ongoing Counsel Support for recurring needs, or Advisory & Transactional Work for bespoke matters.
The Startup Kit puts ownership, governance, shareholder rules, and IP alignment in place before growth, hiring, fundraising, or investor diligence.