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FOUNDERS AGREEMENT
This Founders Agreement have been entered into by::
Name:
[=Founder 1]
D.O.B.: [=dob]
Address:
[=Founder 1 address]
(the "Founder 1")
and
[=Founder 2]
[=Founder 2 address]
(the "Founder 2")
[=Founder 3]
[=Founder 3 address]
(the "Founder 3")
[=Founder 4]
D.O.B.:[=dob]
[=Founder 4 address]
(the "Founder 4")
The undersigned, individually referred to as the “Founder” and collectively to as the “Founders”, are collaborating with the purpose of developing together a Business Concept.
The Business Concept relates to the Following:
[Project Name] is a [Project description]
Founders agree that all related technology to the Business Concept is also owned by the Founders pursuant to this Agreement (together, the “Business Concept and Technology”). As the Business Concept is further developed, Founders intend to transfer the Business Concept and Technology to a limited liability company formed by the Founders (the “Company”) upon the earliest of the following circumstances: a) to comply with commitments to parties outside of the founding team either customers, soft funding or investors or other. b) the founders commits their whole working effort to the Project
In connection with such collaboration, the undersigned hereby agree as follows:
1.1 Each Founder shall grant and assign to the Company immediately upon its formation all of his or her right, title, and interest in and to the Business Concept and Technology (including all right, title and interest to intellectual property thereto), including all ideas (however formed or unformed) and labor and/or work product that results from any task or work performed by the Founder that relates to the Business Concept or Technology for the full term of such rights. Each Founder shall also perform any and all acts and execute all documents and instruments as may be required by the Company at its sole discretion to perfect title in the Business Concept and Technology, and any related intellectual property.
1.2 For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be considered formed upon registration and recognition of a business entity by the Norwegian government, including but not limited to registration and recognition of a limited liability company or any form of corporation.
2.1 Upon formation of the Company, the entire issued share ownership of the Company shall reflect the following:
Person
Shares
[FOUNDER1 NAME]
[FOUNDER1 SHARES AMOUNT]
[FOUNDER2 NAME]
[FOUNDER2 SHARES AMOUNT]
[FOUNDER3 NAME]
[FOUNDER3 SHARES AMOUNT]
[FOUNDER4 NAME]
[FOUNDER4 SHARES AMOUNT]
The Founders plan to issue shares towards new employees once the next 3-5 employees are hired, diluting their respective holdings in the company by up to 20%.
2.2
[When the Company incorporated, the Founders shall enter into the shareholders’ agreement in SCHEDULE 1].
Or
[When the Company incorporated, the Founders shall enter into a shareholders’ agreement that contain customary rights and obligations for the Parties, as follows:
2.3 The Founders agree to be bound, perform and comply with the terms and conditions of the individual Employment Agreements in SCHEDULE 2, effective from the formation of the Company.
3.1 The following roles will be assigned to each founder at the formation of the Company:
Roles
Responsibilities
CEO, Chairman of the Board
Forming of the company, recruitment,
CTO, Deputy Chairman of the Board
Product Manager
VP of Sales and Marketing, Board member, Board Secretary
All sales and Marketing efforts
VP of Engineering, Board member
Product development
4.1 The Founders agree to keep the Business Concept and Technology confidential; disclosure of the Business Concept and Technology will occur only on an as-needed basis and only upon consent of all Founders. Notwithstanding such unanimous consensual disclosures, the Founders shall take all necessary steps to keep the Business Concept and Technology confidential until the formation of the Company, at which time the Founders shall further detail and define any confidentiality obligations.
5.1 Within one year of signature, if the Founders have not yet formed a Company, the Founders agree to discuss the benefits of continued collaboration related to the Business Concept and Technology and will discuss a mutually agreeable timetable for the formation of the Company.
5.2 In the event that the Founders do not wish to continue their mutual collaboration, the Founders shall discuss a mutually agreeable separation and division of assets of their collaboration. The Founders shall further define any and all confidentiality obligations related to the Business Concept and Technology. In no circumstance shall the underlying business concept be considered confidential upon termination of this Agreement.
5.3 In the event that the Founders are not able to agree to a mutually agreeable separation, the Founders agree to resolve the issue in the Norwegian court system. The Founders agree and acknowledge that all provisions of this agreement, including confidentiality provisions, shall be binding up through the end of this process. Costs of the process shall be borne equally by all Founders.
6.1 Each Founder represents and warrants that he or she is not a party to any other agreement that would restrict such Founder’s ability to perform its obligations as set forth in this Founder Agreement. Each Founder represents and warrants that no third party can claim any rights to any intellectual property or other proprietary right possessed by that Founder as it relates to the Business Concept and Technology.
6.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Norwegian law. Any disputes that may arise from this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Norwegian courts with Oslo city court as agreed venue.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Founders have signed this Agreement.
_______________
Place, date:
[=Place], 2021-01-18
[Insert Company Shareholder Agreement here: ]
(Shareholder agreement is found here:
https://www.entrepedia.com/no/dokumenter/shareholders-agreement/ )
https://www.entrepedia.com/no/dokumenter/employment-agreement/
https://www.entrepedia.com/no/dokumenter/employment-agreement-norwegian/
https://www.entrepedia.com/no/dokumenter/employment-agreement-ceo/
https://www.entrepedia.com/no/dokumenter/employment-agreement-ceo-norwegian/
Founders Agreement, Rev 1.0
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[a]We suggest using the shareholders agreement in entrepedia.
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