Germany

Founder Documents

Founders’ Agreement


A Founders’ Agreement is a contract that governs the relationship between. founders. The Agreement lays out the rights, responsibilities,
liabilities, and obligations of each founder that are in effect for the lifetime of the company. Founders’ agreement template coming soon...

Employee Offer Letter


An employee offer letter is a letter given by a company to a potential employee that outlines key terms of the prospective employee’s employment. The document should provide basic information on position/title, compensation, job status, policies, supervision, contingencies, and starting date. The offer letter is not legally binding. Employee offer letter template coming soon...

Employment Agreement


An employment agreement outlines the terms of a relationship between an employee and employer. It establishes the rights and responsibilities of both parties and is a legally binding contract. The document promises employment for a set amount of time and set wages. View a set of employment agreements templates here.

Option Scheme


An employee option scheme refers to a type of equity compensation that a company grants employees at the end of a specified period. Read more information on creating an ESOP/VSOP scheme in Germany here.

Advisor Agreement


An Advisory Agreement formalises a relationship between a founder and someone offering external advice. Founders can reward advisors in a variety of ways which is outlined in the document. Advisor agreement template coming soon...

Consultancy Agreement


A consultancy agreement is a contract between an independent contractor and a company, setting out the key rights and responsibilities of both parties. Consultancy agreement template coming soon...

IP Agreement


An intellectual property agreement is a binding contract between employees and employers that outline the terms and conditions for how an organisation’s intellectual property is protected when employees create inventions as a function of their job. View an IP agreement template here.

Privacy Policy


A privacy policy describes your company’s data processing practices. The document states all the ways a company gathers, uses, discloses, and manages a customer’s data. Privacy policy template coming soon...

Capitalisation Table


A cap(italisation) table is a document that shows a breakdown of a company’s shareholders equity. The document includes all of a company’s equity ownership information such as common equity shares, preferred shares, warrants, and convertible equity. View a sample cap table in a Google Sheet here and in an Excel file here.

Term Sheet


A term sheet is a non-binding agreement between a prospective investor and a company that details the basic terms and conditions of an investment. These include a company valuation, investment amount, percentage stake, and anti-dilutive provisions. Term sheets serve as a basis for a more detailed, legally binding document that follows once both parties have agreed to partner. View a term sheet template here.

Convertible Loan Agreement


A convertible loan agreement (CLA) is a loan that has the option to be converted into shares at a future point in time and frequently during the company’s next funding round. Theoretically, investors can ask to have a CLA repaid in cash; this is the biggest difference between a CLA and an ASA which is an equity-only investment. That said, the difference is theoretical given that repayment rarely happens in actuality. CLA template coming soon...