Startups and Fundraising

Working with founders and startups is one of our core passions. Whether you are a founder setting up your first startup or a unicorn planning to exit, our experienced team of startup lawyers is here to assist in all matters that you may come across on your journey.

Company formation and restructuring

  • Company formation in Estonia, both in regulated and unregulated fields;
  • Restructuring the group, including relocation to Estonia and from Estonia to other jurisdictions (share swap).

Founders and shareholder relations

  • Drafting founders’ and shareholders’ agreements;
  • Articles of association;
  • Preparing other documents required to provide a tailor-made solution for your startup.

Fundraising and investor relations

  • Advising founders and startups in all fundraising stages starting from angel and seed rounds;
  • Participating in accelerator programs up to an exit;
  • Assisting teams in all processes related to fundraising, starting from choosing the most suitable investment type (equity, convertible loan, SAFE, etc);
  • Negotiating with the investors to draft all the documents required for acquiring the investment;
  • Term sheet;
  • Investment agreement;
  • Convertible instrument etc and executing the processes related thereto.

Day-to-day business

  • Supporting the teams also in their everyday corporate and commercial activities ranging from simpler matters such as routine business decisions to more complex issues like setting up option schemes.

Contact us

Please do not hesitate to ask us a question or book an (online) meeting.

We would be thrilled to get to know you and are excited about introducing ourselves.




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