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Seamless digital incorporations
Digital formations in jurisdictions preferred by investors.
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Cap table & ESOP management
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As Clara’s first institutional investor, we knew intuitively from inception, this company will be a game changer!

We spend a lot of time educating founders on basic legal concepts: what they need to do for us to invest in them. Clara automates these functions. As Clara’s first institutional investor, we knew intuitively from inception, this company will be a game changer.From company formation to maintaining the cap-table, by using Clara founders can digitally form their companies in a range of jurisdictions, create and manage their cap-tables and generate legal documents. Clara is quickly becoming an integral part of the startup software stack.

– Vijay Tiratrai, Managing Director, Techstars

Our products

The tools you need to manage your startup

Use Clara’s suite of startup-focused products to form, manage and scale your business.

Incorporation

Formations for a digital world

Digitally form companies in key jurisdictions, including ADGM, DIFC, Cayman, Singapore, and BVI.

Built by lawyers

The DIFC prescribed company is a cost effective holding company option for tech startup founders across the world.
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Cost effective

A low-cost alternative to a trust that can be used for a variety of purposes including wealth management, family succession planning and asset protection.
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Equity Management

Redefining equity management

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Data privacy

Your cap table data is our best kept secret.

Scenario modelling

Accurately model ESOPs and conversion of SAFEs.
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Documents & Data Room

Creating legal documents is a delight with Clara

Use our free DocuSign integration to collect signatures and keep everything safe and automatically categorized in our smart data room.

Automated workflows

Generate legal documents in seconds and share them with others to review, comment and amend. Create your own customized templates.
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Safe and secure

We prioritize data privacy and security to keep your confidential information protected.
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Resources & Insights

Stories, updates and resources

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Education
Jan 27, 2023

Guide to investor rights

When we refer to investors' rights, we refer to the legal and financial protection granted to investors when receiving shares in a start-up. It can also refer to certain privileges. In the early stages, a start-up can raise funds through convertibles. The founder will receive the money but does not need to issue shares at that stage.

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Clara
Mar 7, 2023

Essential documents for establishing a startup

Founders are often risk-takers with lots of energy and great business ideas. And that is fantastic, as long as you remember to set up the correct legal foundation for your venture. Not having the proper legal basis for your startup might be too big a risk. Having the correct legal documents in place is essential for the future success of your startup.

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Clara
Mar 2, 2024

Cap tables explained

Whether you are looking to attract more investors or make key appointments for your start-up, you need a strong, up-to-date cap table. An accurate cap table gives potential investors the information they need to decide whether they will invest in your venture. It also helps stakeholders to keep track of their interests and shows potential employees what you can offer as stock options.

Binance uses Clara to incorporate and manage ADGM entities. The team at Clara are extremely efficient and go the extra mile to ensure we always have a smooth experience and meet our deadlines. Top-notch service!

Vishal Sacheendran
Head of Strategy and Operations, Binance

Starting a company is hard enough, but managing legal processes shouldn’t be. With Clara’s dedicated accelerator onboarding solution, companies can get the support and infrastructure they need to efficiently and professionally complete their legal due diligence and finalize an investment.

Amal Dokhan
General Partner MENA, 500 Global

Clara is a one-stop shop for everything equity related. All our data is safe and securely stored and accurately recorded. And our investors love having direct access. It has saved us countless hours and kept our cap table mistake free.

Jessica Anuna
CEO & Founder, Klasha

We spend a lot of time educating founders on basic legal concepts: what they need to do for us to invest in them. Clara automates these functions. As Clara’s first institutional investor, we knew intuitively from inception, this company will be a game changer.

Vijay Tirathrai
Managing Director, Techstars

Founders often struggle with managing their legal function due to lack of expertise and resources. And we’ve seen poor legal structures create hurdles to our investing in otherwise healthy startups. Investors like ourselves love that Clara gives founders the tools they need to establish, grow and scale their startups from day one on a best-practice basis.

Shane Shin
Founding Partner, Shorooq

3,000+

Companies incorporated
In ADGM and DIFC.

45+

Countries
Our customers operate from more than 45 different countries.

80%

Savings on fees
Our customers on average save more than 80% on their annual legal and admin fees.

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