Shareholder agreement
Walk into your lawyer meeting
with a clear head.
Atlas helps you understand the clauses that matter for your situation, make your choices, and leave with a structured brief for your meeting.
Why Atlas exists
The shareholder agreement is one of the most structuring documents of your company. It's also the one most founders sign without truly understanding.
You pay without preparing
Lawyers bill by the hour. Without preparation, they also bill the time spent explaining basics. Atlas helps you arrive informed.
You sign without choosing
Many founders sign a lawyer template without knowing each clause has variants that change their upside. Atlas shows you the options.
You learn too late
Bad leaver, liquidation preference, drag-along, none of this is learned during the round. Atlas gives you the vocabulary and the questions to ask.
How it works
A guided four-step path, about 1 hour.
- 01
Answer 12 questions
About your stage, planned funding, cofounders, IP, intended exit. 5 minutes.
- 02
Discover your clauses
Atlas pre-selects from 78 clauses those that are essential, recommended, and optional for your situation.
- 03
Build your agreement
Select, prioritize, choose your variants. The builder guides you without losing you.
- 04
Get your brief
A structured PDF with your choices, your questions for the lawyer, and the context. Ready to send.
What you take away
Three actionable deliverables, in 1 hour.
Structured PDF brief
A document organized by clause category, with your choices, the variants you kept, and your company context. To send to your lawyer before the meeting.
Questions to ask
For each selected clause, the precise questions to ask your lawyer. No more wandering meetings.
Cofounder share link
A link to send to your cofounders or advisors so they can review and comment. Alignment before signing.
Frequently asked
Does Atlas replace my lawyer?
No, never. Atlas is an educational tool to prepare your meeting. The final agreement must be drafted and validated by a lawyer.
Are my answers confidential?
Yes. Your answers are stored by Fractal to let you come back to your session. You can request deletion at any time. No sharing with third parties without your explicit consent.
Why is it free?
Atlas is published by Fractal, a fractional CFO firm. It's our way of contributing to the founder ecosystem and getting Fractal known by founders structuring their company. No hidden product.
Which jurisdiction is covered?
France and Quebec in v1. Other jurisdictions will come based on demand. If your jurisdiction isn't covered, the content is still useful to understand the concepts but local specifics will escape us.
How long does it take?
About 1 hour for the full path. The questionnaire takes 5 to 10 minutes, the builder 30 to 45 minutes, the export a few minutes. You can stop and resume with a magic link sent by email.
Ready to prepare your agreement?
1 hour to walk away with a structured brief and the right questions to ask your lawyer.
Free, no account, 1 hour