Startup Estonia and the Estonian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EstVCA), in cooperation with Sorainen and other leading Estonian law firms, have updated a set of model legal documents designed to help startups and investors focus on their businesses and deal-related matters.
Supporting aspiring entrepreneurs and startups
The free model document package available on the Startup Estonia website includes key agreements and documents that entrepreneurs and startup founders are most likely to need in the early stages of their business.
The package includes, for example, a founders’ agreement template designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs consider the roles of founders, allocate shareholdings and address what happens if a founder leaves the company.
It also contains employment and option agreement templates, an intellectual property assignment agreement tailored to technology companies, and a confidentiality agreement template. In addition, the package includes documents to support fundraising through both convertible loan investments and equity financing.
These documents should be regarded as a starting point only and should be adapted to the specific circumstances of each case, as every company and investment is different.
The updated documents were published in September 2026. Our partners Mirell Prosa and Toomas Prangli contributed to updating the documents.
Read more and download the documents from the Startup Estonia website.
