An attorney-drafted founder agreement records the deal between co-founders: the equity split, vesting and reverse-vesting, roles and decision-making, IP assignment to the company, and what happens when a founder leaves. You decide the commercial terms. We put them into a document that holds up when the stakes rise.
$350 Flat fee, quoted up front · Larger teams scoped separately
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How it works
Sixty to ninety minutes with the co-founders. The equity split, the vesting plan, who decides what, how IP transfers to the company, and what happens if someone leaves. The conversation is the hard part; the drafting follows from it.
A GTC attorney drafts the agreement to the structure you agreed. Every co-founder reviews it together, so the terms are understood and accepted before anyone signs.
One round of revisions is included. The signed agreement is stored with the company's records, ready to sit underneath your incorporation and any future investor documents.
What it costs
Founder Agreement is $350. A standard founder agreement is a flat fee, quoted in writing before any drafting begins — one attorney-drafted agreement, structured to your team and stage, with one round of revisions included. There is no partner-hour billing and no quote after the fact. Larger founding teams and unusual structures carry more drafting and are scoped separately. Any government, registration, or filing fees on a related step are passed through at cost.
What's included
GTC drafts the agreement and advises on the legal structure. The equity split, the commercial terms, and the decision to proceed are the founders' call. This is not investment or tax advice — we coordinate a tax adviser where one is needed — and no fundraise or business outcome is guaranteed.
Get started
Tell us about the founders and the company and a GTC attorney will draft the agreement and email a flat-fee quote.
Your request
Your company or working name — we use it to label the agreement.
Everyone who will hold founder equity. The agreement sets each founder's stake and role.
We document the equity split and can advise on a fair structure if it is not settled.
Vesting means founders earn their shares over time (commonly 4 years with a 1-year cliff), so a founder who leaves early does not keep all their equity.
An IP assignment makes sure work the founders create belongs to the company — investors expect this.
Why GTC
A GTC attorney drafts every clause to your team and stage. The equity split, vesting schedule, and leaver mechanics are written to your situation, not pulled from a generic form that breaks the first time it is tested.
Four-year vesting with a one-year cliff is the market default, and reverse-vesting lets the company buy back unvested shares if a founder leaves early. We draft both so a departing founder does not walk away with equity they have not earned.
Code, designs, brand, and other work made by founders are assigned to the company in writing. Investors diligence this first, and a gap here can stall a round. We close it at the start.
Good-leaver and bad-leaver terms, buyback rights, and decision-making deadlock paths are drafted up front, while the founders still get along, rather than negotiated in the middle of a dispute.
Your Customer Success Team
Every GTC client gets a dedicated Account Manager and a Senior Account Manager who learn your business and stay with you from first email to final filing. They are named people who pick up the phone and already know your matter, so every step moves forward without delay.
Your day-to-day point of contact, who coordinates every matter, keeps things moving, and already knows your file. They have your full history, so you start every conversation where the last one left off.
Senior oversight on strategy and escalations, stepping in as your needs grow, so every important detail stays on track.
A named person, on email or a call, at every step.
How we compare
| What you get | GTC | Online filing services | Doing it yourself |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney drafts to your team, equity split, and stage | |||
| Flat-fee quote confirmed before drafting starts | |||
| Vesting, reverse-vesting, and cliff drafted to your plan | |||
| Founder IP assignment to the company done properly | |||
| Good-leaver / bad-leaver and deadlock provisions | |||
| One round of revisions included in the fee |
Attorney drafts to your team, equity split, and stage
Flat-fee quote confirmed before drafting starts
Vesting, reverse-vesting, and cliff drafted to your plan
Founder IP assignment to the company done properly
Good-leaver / bad-leaver and deadlock provisions
One round of revisions included in the fee
The timeline
The founder-level conversation drives the timeline; once the structure is agreed, the drafting is quick.
Sixty to ninety minutes with the co-founders covering the equity split, vesting plan, roles, IP assignment, and leaver terms.
The agreement is drafted to the agreed structure and reviewed by every co-founder together before anyone signs.
One round of revisions is included, so the founders can refine the terms before execution.
The signed agreement is stored with the company's records, ready to sit beneath your incorporation and future investor documents.
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Founder Agreement FAQ
Founder agreements
Settle the equity, the vesting, and the leaver terms before the company is worth fighting over. Book a structure call and a GTC attorney will draft the agreement and send a flat-fee quote.
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