For founders

Startup Toolkit

Open-download skeletons, checklists and guides for early-stage Indian companies. Each one carries the legal constraints and disclaimers that keep a template useful rather than risky.

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Incorporation & early compliance

Entity choice, founder agreements, first filings and the documents that decide who owns what before there is anything to own.

Template

Founders' Agreement

Skeleton founders' agreement covering capital contribution, vesting, roles, IP assignment, exit and deadlock.

5 min read

These documents are broad, educational skeletons only. They are not legal advice and they are not a substitute for advice tailored to a specific company, transaction or jurisdiction. Each bracketed placeholder must be reviewed against the facts before use.

Founder & team

Vesting, IP assignment, ESOPs and the employment or contractor paperwork that keeps the cap table clean.

Summary

ESOP Scheme Summary

Skeleton ESOP summary - pool size, eligibility, grant mechanics, vesting, exercise and leaver treatment.

5 min read

Contracts starter map

NDAs, vendor and SaaS checklists and the clause-level questions that protect a young company in commercial deals.

Template

NDA Agreement

Mutual or unilateral confidentiality skeleton with definition, permitted disclosures, term and remedies.

4 min read

Checklist

Vendor / MSA Clause Checklist

Practical checklist for SaaS and services agreements - scope, SLAs, pricing, IP, data protection, liability and termination.

5 min read

Fundraising readiness

Convertible note and CCD term-sheet skeletons with the Indian startup law constraints built in.

Term Sheet

Convertible Note / CCD Term Sheet

Term-sheet skeleton with Indian startup law constraints - DPIIT recognition, Section 62(3), INR 25 lakh minimum and 10-year conversion.

6 min read

Pitch deck guide

Deck structure and a parallel legal-hygiene checklist - plus a path to request the full playbook.

Guide

Pitch Deck Guide

Pitch-deck structure and a legal-hygiene checklist - plus how to request the full playbook.

4 min read

Full playbook

Request the Pitch Deck Legal Playbook

A deeper, jurisdiction-specific guide that maps each slide to the documents an investor will ask for and flags the issues most likely to slow a term sheet.