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Vesting et engagement clauses in a shareholders' agreement

Vesting is the mechanism that makes founder shares vest over time. At incorporation, you own 100% of your shares on paper, but vesting makes them earned over 3 to 4 years with a cliff period (typically 1 year). If a cofounder leaves before vesting completes, they forfeit the unvested portion. This category covers all variants: reverse vesting (the French standard), single trigger acceleration on termination, double trigger acceleration on sale, customizable duration and cliff. Vesting is one of the points where cofounder disagreements arise most often: it needs to be negotiated before things get complicated. Atlas shows you market standards and pitfalls to avoid.

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