Meltem Sarıgül, Attorney

Startup and technology law attorney; mentor on shareholder agreements and investment terms.

Attorney Meltem Sarıgül has advised technology companies on company formation, investment agreements and intellectual property for 15 years. She has been involved in the legal process of more than 80 investment rounds. At Çimlen she supports founders in preparing their first shareholder agreement and in negotiations with investors.

First steps she recommends

She advises not entering an investment round without a vesting plan among founders, having the transfer of software code and trademark to the company in writing, and setting up the option pool early.

Topics

Founder shareholder agreement and vesting
Critical clauses in the investment agreement
Trademark and software intellectual property
KVKK and user agreements

The information she gives is general in nature and does not replace legal advice.

Role at Çimlen

Each cohort she runs the founder law workshop and gives programme participants a first meeting to review draft investment agreements. Before sessions a one-page agenda is requested and afterwards the actions are shared in writing; to meet, use the mentor meeting request form.