Who We Serve
Startups & Emerging Companies
Bonfire Legal helps founders build companies the right way from day one: with clear structure, protected intellectual property, and documents that support growth.
Early-stage companies move fast. Legal decisions often feel secondary to product, fundraising, and traction. We provide practical, strategic legal guidance so founders can build confidently, raise capital intelligently, and scale without unnecessary legal friction.
The Bonfire Legal Approach
Legal Strategy for Growing Companies
We aim to be a legal partner, not just a document provider.
Bonfire Legal specializes in assisting:
First-time founders launching their initial venture
Experienced entrepreneurs building their next company
AI and technology startups with IP-heavy products
SaaS companies entering customer and enterprise contracts
Startups preparing for angel, pre-seed, or seed fundraising
Founders who want clean cap tables and scalable legal infrastructure
Bonfire Legal works with founders to understand the business model, technology, long-term vision, and exit goals before drafting documents. We explain what is market-standard, where there is flexibility, and how specific terms affect control, dilution, and risk. Our approach emphasizes education over legal jargon, strategic structuring instead of generic templates, long-term thinking rather than simply closing a deal, and responsiveness that matches the pace of fast-moving companies.
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How We Support Growing Companies
Our practice is designed to help early-stage companies build strong legal foundations, protect intellectual property, and navigate fundraising and contracts without unnecessary complexity.
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Choosing the right entity is one of the most important early decisions a founder makes. We advise on whether a C-Corp, LLC, or S-Corp best fits your goals, investor expectations, tax considerations, and growth plans. Formation includes governing documents, founder equity issuance, and structural setup done correctly from the start.
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Handshake equity splits create long-term problems. We help founders establish clear agreements covering ownership percentages, vesting schedules, roles, decision-making authority, and exit scenarios. Proper structuring protects both the company and the relationships behind it.
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Your company’s value often lives in its IP — code, content, trademarks, trade secrets, and proprietary processes. We ensure that IP is properly assigned to the company, protected where appropriate, and structured to avoid future ownership disputes.
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Raising capital requires more than signing a template SAFE. We advise founders on valuation caps, discount rates, pro rata rights, board structure, investor protections, and dilution impact. Whether you are raising a friends-and-family round or a priced equity round, we help you understand the terms before you agree to them.
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Customer contracts drive revenue, but poorly drafted agreements create liability. We draft and negotiate SaaS agreements, MSAs, licensing agreements, vendor contracts, and partnership deals that protect your IP, manage risk, and support scalable growth.
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AI companies face unique legal questions around training data, model ownership, copyright risks, open-source usage, privacy compliance, and evolving regulatory frameworks. We help founders proactively structure AI products and data practices to reduce risk while maintaining innovation speed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Startups often face high-impact legal decisions under time pressure. These FAQs provide clarity, not shortcuts. Every company’s structure, funding plan, and risk profile are different. Personalized legal guidance can prevent expensive mistakes later.
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It depends on your fundraising goals, tax considerations, and long-term strategy.
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Ideally at formation, before outside capital or significant value creation.
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Yes. Without proper assignment, investors may view ownership as unclear.
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Some terms are common, but valuation caps, discounts, and investor rights vary significantly.
Practical Legal Counsel for Founders & Growing COmpanies
Build it Right, From the Start
The early legal foundation of your company affects fundraising, acquisitions, investor confidence, and internal stability. Getting it right early is almost always less expensive than fixing it later. If you’re launching, scaling, or preparing to raise capital, Bonfire Legal is here to help you build with clarity and confidence.