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Legal Support
for Tech Startups and Investors

From incorporation and founder agreements to investment rounds and international expansion, with the legal structure your product and your investors need.

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Investment Rounds & Due Diligence
IP Protection from Day One
International Expansion
Case study

Wonder Dynamics: From Incorporation
to Acquisition by Autodesk

Five years of legal support for the Serbian operations of an AI company built for film and animation.

Startup case study

We supported Wonder Dynamics in Serbia from day one until the exit

Zunic Law advised Wonder Dynamics on its Serbian operations for five years: incorporation of the local entity, employment and contractor structures for the engineering team, intellectual property assignment, and commercial and data protection compliance as the product grew.

That work carried through to 2024, when Autodesk acquired the company, and our team supported the Serbian side of the transaction and the diligence behind it.

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5 yearsContinuous legal support for the Serbian entity, from incorporation onwards.
End to endCompany structure, team engagement, IP assignment, commercial contracts and compliance.
Acquired by AutodeskSerbian-side support through the transaction and the due diligence that preceded it.
Investors and accelerators

Supporting VCs and Accelerators

The same work seen from the other side of the table: assessing companies, structuring investments and mentoring the founders in a programme.

01

Legal due diligence

Corporate records, cap table, IP title, employment and data protection reviewed before you commit, with the findings priced into the deal.

02

Investment documentation

Term sheets, SAFEs, convertible notes and equity rounds, with shareholder rights, governance and exit terms drafted and negotiated.

03

Legal mentoring for programmes

Workshops and one-to-one sessions for cohorts: company structure, founder agreements, IP and the documents investors ask for.

Accelerator case study

Green Up accelerator

Zunic Law serves as legal mentors to the Green Up accelerator, working with each cohort on company structure, founder and team agreements, intellectual property and investment readiness.

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Why us

Why Startups Work with Zunic Law

Four reasons founders bring their legal work to us.

We understand the product

Our team combines legal expertise with technical knowledge, so contracts and structures follow how the product is actually built and sold.

Built for the stage you are at

Early-stage founders need speed and clean foundations. Scale-ups need investment documents and compliance that survive diligence. We work to both.

Cross-border by default

Serbian, EU and US structures, holding companies, transfer of IP and the tax consequences of each, handled together rather than in isolation.

On your side of the table

We negotiate term sheets, SAFEs and shareholder agreements with investors every week and know which terms matter and which are noise.

Packages

Two Startup Packages

One for founders setting up, one for companies raising and scaling.

Early stage package

The legal foundation a young company needs before the first investor asks for it.

  • Founder agreements, ESOP and vesting models
  • IP assignment and protection of innovation from day one
  • Trademark registration and brand protection
  • Privacy policies, terms of use and basic GDPR compliance
  • Contracts with developers and employees
  • Agreements with early partners, angel investors and advisors

Scale-up package

Investment documents and compliance that hold up to diligence and international growth.

  • Investment rounds (SAFE, convertible notes, equity rounds) including venture capital
  • Due diligence preparation and capital structure
  • Licence agreements, reseller and distribution arrangements
  • SaaS, cloud and international cooperation agreements, advanced GDPR compliance
  • Compliance with ISO, the AI Act, NIS2 and DORA
  • Multi-jurisdiction intellectual property protection strategies
Key practice areas

What We Handle for Startups

The work founders engage us for most often, from the first company document to the exit.

01

Incorporation and Company Structure

  • Entity choice in Serbia and abroad, holding structures.
  • Founder agreements, ESOP and vesting.
02

Intellectual Property

  • IP assignment from founders, staff and contractors.
  • Trademarks, trade secrets and open-source compliance.
03

Investment and Fundraising

  • SAFEs, convertible notes and equity rounds.
  • Term sheets, shareholder and investment agreements.
04

Due Diligence Readiness

  • Corporate, IP and data records put in order early.
  • Gaps closed before they cost price or time.
05

Commercial and Product Contracts

  • SaaS, licence, reseller and distribution agreements.
  • Terms of use, privacy policies and customer terms.
06

Team and Engagement Models

  • Employment, contractor and remote arrangements.
  • Incentives, non-competes and assignment of work.
07

Regulatory Compliance

  • GDPR, the AI Act, NIS2 and DORA as they apply to you.
  • Sector rules for fintech, healthtech and gaming.
How we work

What Collaboration with Us Looks Like

Four stages, from the first call to the round closing.

01

Discovery

We map your product, team and plans, and identify what has to exist on paper.

02

Foundations

Company structure, founder documents, IP assignment and the contracts you sign daily.

03

Fundraising

Data room, diligence answers, term sheet and closing documents negotiated with investors.

04

Growth support

New markets, new contracts and the compliance obligations that follow scale.

FAQ

Most Common Questions

What founders ask us most often.

When should a startup involve a lawyer?

Before the founders agree how to split equity, and before the first line of code is written by someone outside the company. Both are cheap to structure at the start and expensive to fix during diligence.

Where should we incorporate?

It depends on where your customers, your team and your investors are. We compare the Serbian, EU and US options against your fundraising plan, your IP and the tax treatment of each, then set up the structure and the transfer of rights into it.

Do we own the code our contractors wrote?

Only if the contract says so, and many templates leave it with the developer. We put written assignments in place for everyone who has touched the product, which is one of the first things an investor checks.

What do investors look for in due diligence?

Clean title to the product, complete IP assignments, a cap table that matches the documents, compliant data protection, and contracts that survive a change of control. Gaps in any of these move price or delay closing.

What is the difference between a SAFE and an equity round?

A SAFE or convertible note postpones the valuation and converts later. An equity round prices the company now and brings shareholder rights with it. We model the dilution of both before you sign.

Next step

Let's talk about your startup

Tell us what you are building and where you want to be in a year, and we will map the documents you need.

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