Founder Legal Essentials: Align & Set the Foundations
FemTechNL is bringing founders valuable face-to-face time with Conny Bergsma and Bastiaan de Wit from zebra.legal for a practical legal workshop on aligning with a co-founder, establishing the right legal foundations and understanding what to arrange as your company grows.
We'll look at:
How to get properly aligned with a co-founder
The conversations to have around roles, equity, vision and decision-making
What should go into a founder agreement
Five key lenses for understanding whether your business is legally ready
What legal matters to expect and arrange at different points in your founder journey
This session is for you if you have a co-founder, are considering working with one or simply want a clearer picture of what needs to be in place as you build your company.
What to expect
The evening will include a 1-hour interactive workshop with practical guidance, real founder scenarios and plenty of time for Q&A. Afterwards, we’ll stay for 30 minutes of informal drinks, giving you a chance to continue the conversation and connect with other founders.
About zebra.legal
zebra.legal is a founder-focused law firm supporting entrepreneurs throughout the company journey, from the idea phase and incorporation to fundraising, commercial agreements, team matters and successful exits.
Their team combines legal expertise with first-hand entrepreneurial experience. This means they look beyond the legal documents to understand your business goals and give practical, commercially relevant advice.
Meet the facilitators
Bastiaan de Wit is the co-founder of zebra.legal and focuses on venture capital and partnerships. After 15 years at law firms in Amsterdam and New York, he founded his own legal tech venture before returning to legal practice. He now leads the zebra.legal team, advising founders from incorporation and funding rounds through to exit.
Conny Bergsma leads strategic partnerships at zebra.legal, alongside specialising in commercial contracts and GDPR. She helps founders navigate the legal questions that emerge as they build partnerships, work with customers and grow their companies.
Please note that zebra.legal does not provide regulatory, compliance, tax or patent advice. Where specialist support is needed, the team can help point founders towards relevant experts.
About FemTechNL
FemTechNL is the community connecting founders, innovators, investors and ecosystem partners working to improve women’s health through technology and innovation in the Netherlands. Through events, knowledge sharing and collaboration, we help strengthen the Dutch femtech ecosystem and create more opportunities for the people building within it.