Founding
Co-founder agreement
Equity split, vesting schedule, roles and responsibilities, decision-making authority, IP contribution, and what happens when a co-founder leaves.
Co-founder agreements, IP assignment, vendor terms, and mutual NDAs — the legal foundation for early-stage SaaS teams. Free.
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What makes SaaS contracts different
SaaS startups need to establish who owns the IP (especially work done before formal formation), how co-founders split equity and responsibilities, what happens when someone leaves, and what the vendor and customer agreements look like. Each of these is a different document with different legal structure.
IP assignment from pre-formation work. Co-founder equity split with vesting schedule. Decision-making authority and dispute resolution. Developer IP ownership (work-for-hire vs. contractor). SaaS vendor terms (acceptable use, uptime, data handling). Mutual NDA for investor and partner pitches.
Co-founder partnership agreement, IP assignment from founding team, contractor/freelance developer agreement, vendor terms for SaaS tools, mutual NDA for fundraising pitches, and early customer pilot agreement.
BizDraft asks about the stage of the company (pre-formation, incorporated, early revenue), the nature of the arrangement (co-founder, contractor, vendor, customer), and the specific IP and equity terms you need to nail down.
The SaaS startup stack
Generate early. The co-founder agreement you skip on day one is the lawsuit you're dealing with at Series A.
Founding
Equity split, vesting schedule, roles and responsibilities, decision-making authority, IP contribution, and what happens when a co-founder leaves.
IP cleanup
Assign intellectual property developed before formation to the company. Covers code, designs, domain names, and other pre-company work product.
Development
Work-for-hire clause ensuring all code and deliverables belong to the company. IP assignment, confidentiality, and no-compete for the project scope.
Vendors
Terms for customers using your SaaS product. Acceptable use policy, uptime SLA, data handling, limitation of liability, and termination rights.
Pitching
Two-way confidentiality for investor meetings, partner discussions, and strategic conversations where both sides share sensitive information.
Early customers
Early customer pilot with defined scope, no-charge or discounted pricing, feedback obligations, confidentiality, and no-warranty disclaimer for pre-production software.
Common deal types
Founding team
50/50 co-founder agreement with 4-year vesting, 1-year cliff, IP contribution, decision-making rules, and buyout terms if one founder exits.
IP cleanup
Founder built the MVP before the company was formed. IP assignment transferring all pre-formation work product to the incorporated entity.
Early build
Contractor builds features. Developer agreement with work-for-hire clause, IP assignment, confidentiality, and no side-project conflict clause.
Fundraising
Mutual NDA before sharing product roadmap, financials, or customer data with prospective investors or strategic partners.
First customers
Early-access customers in exchange for feedback. Pilot agreement with no-charge or discounted pricing, feedback requirements, and no-warranty disclaimer.
The SaaS startup risk map
A co-founder leaves at month eight with 50% of the equity fully vested and no obligation to continue. Fix: co-founder agreement with vesting schedule, cliff, and buyback rights for unvested shares on departure.
The MVP was built before the company was incorporated. The founder, not the company, technically owns it. Fix: IP assignment agreement signed at incorporation — transfers all pre-formation work to the entity.
A freelance developer builds a feature. Without a work-for-hire clause, they may retain ownership of the code. Fix: developer agreement with explicit IP assignment to the company for all work product.
A customer's business suffers a loss they attribute to a bug in your software. Fix: SaaS vendor terms with limitation of liability — your liability is capped at fees paid, and consequential damages are excluded.
Strategic partner shares your unreleased roadmap after a pitch. Fix: mutual NDA signed before any sensitive disclosure, covering both parties' confidential information.
Your flow with BizDraft
Co-founder, IP assignment, contractor, NDA, pilot — BizDraft knows which document fits the situation.
Equity split, vesting schedule, IP scope, liability cap, confidentiality scope. Plain English, no legal jargon.
Adjust vesting schedule, IP terms, or liability caps inline before downloading.
Word or PDF. E-sign before the next hire, pitch, or code push. Done in five minutes.
Free. Built for early-stage SaaS teams who know they need these documents but don't have time to lawyer up yet.
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