Equity LLP

Equity LLP is a boutique law firm. We are currently building a business accelerator devoted entirely to the legal and corporate governance needs of early-stage startups. Mentorship. Equity is a community of top lawyers, mentors, business advisors, and investors who love startups, ready to teach founders the Silicon Valley way. Our lawyers have backgrounds as lead counsel for companies such as LinkedIn, CraigsList, OpenTable, On24, and Myspace. Setup. We guide batches of company leaders through the entire startup process, from incorporation to trademarks, hiring, finance, board meetings, and reviewing product plans (think similar to General Assembly). We even make sure everybody has a bank account. The goal for each startup by the end of the program - a fundable company that will sail through due diligence with a clean cap table, solid organization, and good contracts. Cost. It's free. All the legal work to launch your company in 3 months, plus a year of maintenance and advice. We are even working on securing a modest investment for every participant. We ask for a modest equity stake, typically 1-2% of founder equity. How to join. Our process is just like others: apply, get accepted, show up, learn, network, be awesome on demo day, and succeed. We prefer serious, teachable founders with skin in the game. A big plus if you come recommended by someone we know, or should know.