FOR STARTUPS & SCALING BUSINESSES

Modern legal counsel for ambitious,
high-growth companies.

Rubicon combines sharp legal expertise with a tech-native, solution-focused approach—helping teams navigate daily operations, capital strategy, and complex transactions with confidence.

Responsive counsel. Practical solutions

Trusted by growth-driven startups and businesses

975+

Clients Served

Supporting high-growth companies at every stage.

975+

Clients Served

Supporting high-growth companies at every stage.

975+

Clients Served

Supporting high-growth companies at every stage.

2,300+

Projects Completed

From formations to transactions and everything in between.

2,300+

Projects Completed

From formations to transactions and everything in between.

2,300+

Projects Completed

From formations to transactions and everything in between.

$100s of millions

in Completed Transactions

Venture financings, acquisitions, and strategic commercial deals.

$100s of millions

in Completed Transactions

Venture financings, acquisitions, and strategic commercial deals.

$100s of millions

in Completed Transactions

Venture financings, acquisitions, and strategic commercial deals.

How we help

Legal support for every stage of the company journey.

Formations & restructurings

Choosing the right entity, cleaning up legacy issues, and building a cap table that can support real growth.

Formations & restructurings

Choosing the right entity, cleaning up legacy issues, and building a cap table that can support real growth.

Formations & restructurings

Choosing the right entity, cleaning up legacy issues, and building a cap table that can support real growth.

Raising capital

SAFEs, convertible notes, venture equity, and strategic investments, along with the term sheets, models, and negotiations that bring them together.

Raising capital

SAFEs, convertible notes, venture equity, and strategic investments, along with the term sheets, models, and negotiations that bring them together.

Raising capital

SAFEs, convertible notes, venture equity, and strategic investments, along with the term sheets, models, and negotiations that bring them together.

Mergers & acquisitions

Founder exits, roll-ups, acqui-hires, and complex cross-border transactions.

Mergers & acquisitions

Founder exits, roll-ups, acqui-hires, and complex cross-border transactions.

Mergers & acquisitions

Founder exits, roll-ups, acqui-hires, and complex cross-border transactions.

Commercial & IP

Key customer and partner contracts, licensing, and protecting what you’re building.

Commercial & IP

Key customer and partner contracts, licensing, and protecting what you’re building.

Commercial & IP

Key customer and partner contracts, licensing, and protecting what you’re building.

Governance & employment

Boards, equity plans, executive employment and separation, and the day-to-day decisions that keep your company healthy.

Governance & employment

Boards, equity plans, executive employment and separation, and the day-to-day decisions that keep your company healthy.

Governance & employment

Boards, equity plans, executive employment and separation, and the day-to-day decisions that keep your company healthy.

How we work

A modern, business-first way of practicing law

Tech-native

We work the way your team works—fast, async-friendly, and comfortable with the modern tools founders rely on.

Business-first advice

We turn legal complexity into clear commercial decisions instead of long memos or conservative defaults.

Predictable fees

Flat or scoped pricing with no surprises, helping you plan and control legal spend.

Case studies

A few examples of the work we do for high-growth teams.

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Founder-Friendly Cleanup

Fresh Sends: From Early-Stage Growing Pains to a Venture-Ready Foundation

Guided Fresh Sends from a patchwork early structure to a clean, venture-grade Delaware corporation and multiple successful financings—with comprehensive support along the way.

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Strategic Financing & Sale

Butterfly AI: Creative Capital, Complex Stakeholders, Fast Exit

Guided Butterfly AI through multiple creative financings, sensitive governance, and an accelerated sale process, delivering an exit for founders and investors.

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Growth Stage Venture

The Sandbox: Building a Global Metaverse & Closing a $93M Series B

Supported The Sandbox from formation and token launches through a globally coordinated US$93M Series B led by SoftBank.

ABOUT

A boutique firm built for builders.

Rubicon is a modern law firm built for high-growth companies. We partner with founders and leadership teams from the earliest days through complex fundraising, commercial scaling, and M&A. Our approach is practical, business-focused, and grounded in years of experience closing hundreds of deals across SaaS, fintech, climate, and emerging tech.

Hundreds of transactions closed

Based in Colorado, serving clients worldwide

Cross-industry expertise

A long-term legal partner

Built for founder speed

Deep venture ecosystem insight

Practical, no-nonsense guidance

Due diligence-ready from day one

RESOURCES

Founder-ready guidance for the moments that matter

Dec 5, 2025

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Ryan

Howell

A simple, modern template for drafting board minutes that document decisions, votes, actions, and key discussions — clear, concise, and legally compliant.

Dec 5, 2025

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Ryan

Howell

Copyright protection is automatic, but a notice helps deter infringement and strengthen your position. Use “© YEAR Company Name” in your website footer or materials.

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Ryan

Howell

After ideation, validate your numbers, build a prototype, confirm IP ownership, assign all IP to the company, form the right entity, and get early legal clarity. These steps prevent costly mistakes as you scale.

Modern legal counsel for ambitious, high-growth companies.