Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Drafting
Mutual or one-way NDAs for investor conversations, vendor onboarding, and early employee discussions - scoped to what actually needs protecting, not generic boilerplate.
Investor conversations usually need mutual NDAs; vendor onboarding often needs one-way.
Too-wide confidentiality scope can make an NDA unenforceable or scare off partners.
Cross-border NDAs need a clear governing law and jurisdiction clause to be enforceable.
An NDA protects secrecy, not ownership - IP assignment is a separate, necessary document.
Scoped to the actual conversation.
We clarify what information genuinely needs protecting before drafting.
Correct structure based on whether both parties are disclosing confidential information.
Reasonable duration and standard exceptions (public information, independently developed data).
Jurisdiction and resolution mechanism specified, especially for cross-border counterparties.
Part of Layer 1 - Entry, for both setup tracks.
We prepare a standard NDA template alongside your founding documents, ready before your first investor or vendor conversation.
Start your setup →Using ad-hoc or unreviewed NDA templates? We review and standardize your NDA library as part of the diagnostic.
Run your diagnostic →Protection that doesn't slow down deals.
Standard NDAs turned around quickly so a time-sensitive conversation isn't held up.
We scope terms to be genuinely enforceable, avoiding boilerplate that courts routinely strike down.
Your NDA sits alongside founder agreements and IP assignment in one organized record.
Common questions
Many institutional investors decline to sign NDAs before an initial pitch - we advise on what to disclose without one and when an NDA is reasonable to request.
Typically 2–5 years depending on the sensitivity of the information - indefinite terms are harder to enforce.
It can be, but a written NDA is far easier to enforce and is standard practice for any conversation involving real business risk.