Wrapping up a start-up project

Launching the startup, founders first think about the product, its promotion and fund-raising. Legal issues often go into the background. But in many ways, the success of the entire project in the future depends on the correct organization of business at the start.

1. IT startup package

  • Consulting on the forms of doing business in Belarus, choosing the legal form of business;
  • Turnkey solution to register a company;
  • Customization of company’s charter to regulate relations between founders;
  • Preparation of partnership agreements to regulate relations between founders;
  • Consulting on tax system selection;
  • IP package (preliminary IP Due Diligence, IP rights transfer from team to a company);
  • Documenting and accounting of intangible assets in a company, regulation of works made for hire regime;
  • Support within the trademark registration procedure;
  • Preparation of contracts (license agreements, software development contracts, etc.);
  • Startup team package, recruitment consulting, preparation of standard employment contracts, position descriptions, and other local acts;
  • Enforcement of trade secrets regime in a company (execution of trade secrets policy, NDA, etc.);
  • Preparation of Non-compete and Non-solicitation agreements;
  • Consulting on share-option schemes, option agreements development;
  • Fund-raising consulting, structuring of convertible loans transactions;
  • Consulting on startup and intangible assets sales matters.
     

2. Early-stage fundraising

Most startups in their early stages of development face the need to formalize relationships with new partners financially involved in the project and to attract investments through various legal instruments.

We provide legal assistance in the following areas:

  • Advising on fund-raising matters;
  • Formalizing the partners’ startup entry with monetary contributions;
  • Structuring convertible loan transactions;
  • Structuring of loan transactions, including those secured by intellectual property.
     

Experts in the field

Artem Handriko

Artem Handriko

Executive Director of REVERA Belarus, Head of IT | IP Practice

a.handriko@revera.legal Gleb Yakushev

Gleb Yakushev

Head of Crypto&Blockchain Direction

g.yakushev@revera.legal

Projects

Vizor Games

Сurrent legal support to the company, including: creation and protection of intellectual property, releasing video games, advising on national and international taxation, monitoring registration for Hi-Tech Park residency.

BelPrime Solutions ltd.

Comprehensive legal support for a major Belarusian company developing software for website promotion in search engines and Internet marketing.

Red Rock ltd.

Systematic consulting of a successful Belarusian startup developing software for health/fitness exercises, including corporate, tax, contractual consulting and IP matters.

Creating an R&D centre for Axiom Connected

For a US-based FinTech company. Our lawyers focused on creating an R&D centre in Minsk and current support for the new company in a broad range of legal matters pertaining to corporate, employment and migration law.

Creating an R&D centre for Tealium

A major Californian IT company. Our lawyers assisted in creating an R&D centre in Minsk and provided ongoing support for the new company in a broad range of legal issues.

Publications

articles

Syndicated transactions – investing with benefits for all parties

Syndicated transactions – investing with benefits for all parties publications in the media

Interview with Handriko Artem, Head of IT/IP practice at REVERA

Interview with Handriko Artem, Head of IT/IP practice at REVERA articles

Ограничение ответственности фаундеров в SPA

Ограничение ответственности фаундеров в SPA articles

Venture deals in IT: lock up, vesting

Venture deals in IT: lock up, vesting announcements

REVERA IT SCHOOL 2023

REVERA IT SCHOOL 2023 news

Review of the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2023

Review of the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2023