I will draft a custom founder vesting agreement for your startup

Marie Wright

United States

I speak English

Licensed US Attorney : Bulletproof Legal Frameworks for Startups

I am Kristiana Marie Wright (Bar #367567), a licensed U.S. attorney specializing in corporate law and startup formation. I provide founders with elite, firm-level legal drafting to protect their ass...
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About this Gig

Never give a co-founder 100% of their equity on day one. If they leave the company early, they walk away with a massive chunk of your business, making it uninvestable.


As a licensed U.S. attorney (Bar #367567), I draft precise Founder Vesting Agreements to ensure "sweat equity" is actually earned. A legally sound vesting schedule guarantees that founders must remain with the company or achieve specific milestones to unlock their ownership.


I will customize a vesting framework tailored to your startup:

  • Time-Based Vesting: Standard Silicon Valley terms (e.g., 4-year vesting, 1-year cliff).
  • Milestone Vesting: Equity released upon launching an app, securing a patent, or hitting a revenue target.
  • Acceleration Clauses: Single and Double Trigger provisions to protect founders in the event the startup is acquired.
  • Leaver Provisions: Defining what happens to unvested shares if a founder is fired (Bad Leaver) versus leaving due to illness (Good Leaver).


Protect your cap table and incentivize long-term commitment with a premium legal contract.

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Field of law:

Business (corporate)

Document type:

Founders agreement

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