Founder agreements, equity, SAFE notes and startup financing documents
What this page covers
This section brings together pages on founder agreements, startup equity, SAFE notes, convertible notes, and related financing documents for US startups.
It is for founders and operators comparing document options, preparing for investor review, or narrowing a broad financing or equity question.
Use the pages below to explore founder arrangements, vesting, cap table cleanup, diligence preparation, and issues that can affect a priced round or other financing process.
What to choose
- Choose a founder agreement topic if you are working through cofounder roles, ownership, vesting, or early issues that could later turn into a founder dispute.
- Choose a SAFE or convertible note topic if you need to understand how these instruments may be handled before a priced round and how terms may affect dilution.
- Choose a diligence or startup documents topic if you are organizing corporate records, equity documents, approvals, or IP paperwork for investor review.
Where to go next
The pages in this section cover common startup legal workstreams tied to founder arrangements, equity management, financing documents, and pre-financing cleanup.
They are organized to help you move from a broad question to a narrower issue, including SAFE and note comparisons, cap table cleanup, investor diligence checklists, and related document review topics.
What matters
- Focused on the topics listed in this section, including founder agreements, vesting, cap table cleanup, investor diligence, and SAFE or convertible note issues.
- Built around common startup pain points such as incomplete records, ownership uncertainty, conflicting instrument terms, and financing preparation work.
- If you already know the issue you need help with, go directly to the matching page in this section or contact Femida.us at info@femida.us.