The firm represents entrepreneurs, startups and growth-stage companies in capital raises and engagements with private investors, venture capital funds and financing entities. Our support combines legal analysis, financial understanding and hands-on experience working with investment vehicles, with the goal of structuring a round that continues to serve the company well after the money arrives. Support is provided from Pre-Seed and Seed stages, through advanced rounds, and up to organizing the capital structure and corporate governance ahead of scaling, follow-on investments or an exit.
01Investment Documents & Negotiation: The firm drafts, reviews and negotiates investment documents, including Term Sheets, MoUs, share purchase agreements, shareholder agreements and ancillary documents. The emphasis is on understanding the implications of each commercial and legal term: valuation, dilution, preferences, information rights, veto, board composition, transfer restrictions and exit mechanics.
02Employee & Advisor Option Plans (ESOP): The firm plans, drafts and implements option plans for employees, advisors and officers. This covers option-pool sizing, vesting mechanics, exercise and expiration terms, individual grant agreements and tailoring the plan to the company's needs. Where relevant, the firm coordinates with tax advisors and trustees to secure the appropriate tax track - including Section 102 treatment for Israeli grantees.
03Early-Stage Investment Instruments: The firm drafts and reviews investment instruments used in early rounds, including SAFEs, capital notes, Convertible Notes and convertible loans. The analysis focuses on conversion terms, valuation caps, discount, conversion events, maturity, investor rights and the possible impact on future rounds.
04Investor Warrants: The firm drafts and issues warrants to investors, strategic partners and financing entities as part of investment, financing or commercial cooperation deals. This includes exercise price, exercise period, adjustment events, expiration terms and the impact on the company's capital structure.
05Equity Allocations & Share Structure: The firm handles share allocations, creation of share classes, defining preferred and ordinary rights, updating the articles and managing the cap table. The emphasis is on maintaining a clean, consistent capital structure suitable for follow-on rounds.
06Protective & Control Mechanisms: The firm drafts and reviews customary protective mechanisms in investment deals, including anti-dilution, rights of first refusal, tag-along, Drag-Along, veto rights, information rights, board appointments and restrictions on material actions. The objective is to establish, before signing, exactly how control is distributed between founders, the company, and its investors.
07Founder Arrangements: Before raising capital, the relationships between founders must be in order. The firm drafts founders' agreements covering equity split, roles, work commitment, IP assignment, Vesting, founder departure, decision-making, dispute resolution and readiness for a new investor to join the company.
