Audit Corporate Records and Diligence Documentation
Collect and verify all foundational corporate documents, including statutory registers, existing cap tables, Articles of Association, and shareholder agreements. Compile employment contracts, IP assignment agreements, and prior grant or funding documentation into an organised structure. Identify and catalogue any legal gaps, missing signatures, or cap table discrepancies.
Systematically gathering these inputs uncovers hidden legal red flags or cap table anomalies prior to investor scrutiny. It accelerates the due diligence process and builds institutional trust with prospective funders.
An audited legal readiness checklist alongside clean statutory records, fully executed IP assignment documentation for all contributors, and an accurate, fully diluted cap table. Any historical gaps or missing filings must be explicitly logged with remediation plans.
Five questions an expert would ask when reviewing your output
Use these to challenge assumptions, pressure-test your logic, and check the quality of this action's output in the context of the parent task and wider venture development.
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Are all past and present team members, contractors, and advisors bound by fully executed IP assignment agreements?
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How accurate is your fully diluted cap table, including all options, warrants, and unissued pool allocations?
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What legal risks or missing corporate records have you uncovered that could halt an investor's legal due diligence?
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Are your existing Articles of Association fully aligned with the requirements of incoming institutional capital?
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How have you verified that past grant funding or SEIS/EIS advance assurances do not conflict with planned investor rights?