Startup legal services in the Baltics
From company formation to your first investment round - legal support built for early-stage founders who need fast, accurate advice. We handle the paperwork so you can focus on building.
Eight services built for early-stage founders
Company formation
and cap table setup
Incorporate in the Baltics, structure your shareholding correctly from day one
Shareholder agreements that protect you
Draft or review founder SHAs, investor SHAs with investors that protect all parties
Term sheet & investment agreement review
We review and negotiate term sheets, Subscription agreement, CLAs, SAFEs so you know exactly what you are agreeing to
ESOP and stock option plans
Design and implement employee option plans that attract and retain talent while staying compliant with the law and being tax efficient
Fundraising legal support through your round
Full legal support through your fundraising rounds - from first angel investor cheque to complex multi-party round
Fundraising strategy and investor advisory
Strategy, instrument selection, investor targeting, data room preparation, and end-to-end raise management for founders
Grant and non-dilutive funding support
We identify and support applications for LIAA grants, EIC, Horizon Europe, and other EU funding programmes so founders can reduce dilution
Startup visa and relocation support
Latvian startup visa applications, company registration for foreign founders, and local market entry support
Questions
Company registration in Latvia can be done fully digitally and takes 1-5 business days once documents are filed. We handle the paperwork and coordinate with the registry so you get your company incorporated fast.
Not legally required, but definitely needed. It sets the rules between co-founders, or founders and investors, to regulate situations nobody thinks about at the start - what happens if someone leaves, stops contributing, or disagrees on direction. Getting it in place early means those conversations happen on paper, not in a crisis.
Yes. Term sheets lock in the terms of your investment and can be hard to change later. We review them, flag risks, and negotiate on your behalf so you understand what you are signing and agreeing on.
It depends on what both sides are trying to achieve. A convertible note works well when the valuation conversation needs to be deferred or when speed matters. A share subscription makes more sense when the investor wants immediate equity and the company is ready to set a price. The right instrument follows the goal, not the other way around.
It starts with a properly structured cap table, a shareholders' agreement, and up-to-date company filings, ready data room. Investors will ask for these early, and gaps slow deals down or kill them.
Ready to get your legal foundations right?
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