WE KNOW STARTUPS.
General Standards is an international law firm specialising in Company Setup, Capital Raising Advice and Standard Contracts & Services for early stage startups. We have worked with over 1,500 startups since 2012.
COMPANY SET UP
We specialise in setting up new ventures to be ready for business partners, investors, and future team members with a modern approach to shareholder documentation and founder structuring, with Australia’s best pricing and fastest turnaround.
STANDARD CONTRACTS & SERVICES
Based on the years of learnings from producing tens of thousands of legal documents for startups, we’ve developed a suite of startup-specific contracts and services, at affordable fixed-prices, that our lawyers tailor for clients in just a few hours.
CAPITAL RAISING
We have advised on 125+ early stage capital raisings, from seed and angel rounds, accelerator investments, multi-million dollar Series A and B venture capital financings, Crowd Sourced Funding, and everything in between.
Popular Services
General Standards has incorporated dozens of Founder Institute startups since 2014. I recommend that any startup founder speak with General Standards to get setup the right way, the first time.
Benjamin Chong
Australian Director, Founder Institute
Partner, Right Click Capital
Notable Work
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Venture Capital
- Series A – $2.2M
- Series B – $5M
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Cradle-to-Grave
2014 Incorporation
$1.5M in Capital (AirTree, Adcock)
2018 Exit to Oneflare -
Capital Raising
$10M+ in Capital
20+ Investors including Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne -
Enterprise Sales
900-seat SaaS licence to Canadian eCommerce behemoth Shopify.
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Capital Raising
$2.5M+ in Seed Capital
40+ Investors
Preference Shares
Convertible Notes -
Accelerators
Developed Standard Documents
Onboarded 15 Startups
$600K Total Investment -
Terms of Service
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy used for tens of thousands of customers.
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ESOP
Employee Share Option Plan
Issue Options to Team Members
How we work
STANDARD
Fixed-price standard legal services.
Upfront payments.
Standard online scheduling.
RETAINER
Capped-price standard legal services and discounted hourly rates.
Fortnightly billing.
Priority online scheduling.
$110 per month.
PRIVATE
Tailored, relationship-based legal service solutions for long-standing clients with high-growth ventures.
Contact Us
we’d love to hear from you
Book in a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss your startup and how we can help (or email us on australia@generalstandards.co).