VC&Start-ups

Lexters | Venture Capital & Startups

At Lexters, we speak startup – fluent, fast, and with purpose.

In the fast-paced startup world, having legal counsel that truly understands your startup’s specific challenges – and delivers clear, actionable guidance instead of abstract theory – is essential to turning ideas into thriving businesses.

We advise ambitious founders, scaling startups, and forward-thinking investors across the entire venture ecosystem. From pre-seed structuring to late-stage financing and strategic exits, our team delivers legal guidance that combines agility, precision, and deep market insight, with tailored solutions designed for your specific situation.

We’re more than just one-time-deal lawyers – we’re long-term partners in your growth.

Our international team brings over three decades of experience across hundreds of transactions, with private investments exceeding $2 billion in committed capital. We deeply understand both founders and investors – and know how to purposefully assist in closing a deal without losing momentum.

Whether you’re contemplating your first term sheet or leading a late-stage round, we deliver legal guidance that aligns with your commercial goals and holds up under pressure.

Our fields of expertise

• Venture Financing, Simplified: We structure and negotiate SAFEs, convertible, and priced equity rounds—from first investments to Series C—ensuring alignment between founders and investors at every stage.
• Equity that Works for Everyone: We design and implement employee stock options plans and long-term incentive plans that attract top talent, retain key players, and scale your company. In fact, we were pioneers in implementing the ESOP in Romania.
• Global Growth, Legally Sound: We guide startups through regulatory expansion and cross-border operations across the EU, the US, and other key markets—bridging legal systems with business pragmatism.
• Cap Table Strategy & Founder Dynamics: From co-founder agreements to exit planning, we help you manage internal relationships, protect control, and strategically build a capitalization table that will support the long game.
• Due Diligence & Deal Execution: We run investor- and founder-side due diligence processes with precision, ensuring clean execution and deal certainty—even under tight timelines.
• Strategic Corporate Structuring: From choosing the right jurisdiction to setting up holding companies or international SPVs, we help your future-proof your corporate architecture for investment and scale.
• Drafting and Negotiating Full Investment Documentation: From term sheets to shareholders’ agreements and investment contracts, we structure and negotiate the full suite of legal documents to protect your position and support long-term scalability.

Leading Market Position

Lexters is recognized as a top-tier player in the venture capital space, notably ranked by PitchBook in 2022 as one of the leading CEE law firms for Venture Capital. This distinction underscores our deep market expertise and trusted reputation among startups, investors, and industry stakeholders across the region.

Why clients choose Lexters

Whether you’re a bold first-time founder, a serial entrepreneur, or a fund shaping the future of innovation, Lexters brings a sharp legal strategy and global vision to every stage of the venture lifecycle.

From pre-seed to exit, we help structure, protect, and scale your business with foresight, speed, and clarity. We understand the realities on both sides of the cap table, and we know how to negotiate with growth in mind.

With deep experience across the EU and US, and key emerging markets, our team helps clients navigate investment landscapes, anticipate regulatory friction, and move fast with confidence.

Let’s build what’s next — on solid legal ground.

Selected Venture Capital & Startup Transactions

At Lexters, we advise on high-impact transactions across the venture capital and startup ecosystem — from pre-seed investments and employee equity structuring to cross-border growth financing and secondary sales. Below is a selection of recent mandates where we’ve provided strategic legal counsel to founders, startups, and investors across multiple industries and jurisdictions.