Built for Indian startups

Legal support for startups moving fast
and building smart.

Every contract NDA and term sheet you sign, reviewed and signed off by a senior lawyer with 20 years at Google. AI makes it fast. A human makes it safe. Delivered in 48 hours.

The clause you didn't read is the one that costs you your company.

Founders sign dozens of documents in the rush to build: term sheets, vendor agreements, co-founder splits, appointment letters, NDAs. Most never get a second look from anyone qualified.

Then a dispute, a funding round, or an acquisition arrives, and a single overlooked line, whether an IP-assignment gap, a lopsided liquidation preference, or a confidentiality hole, decides the outcome.

Large companies keep a legal team for exactly this moment. Now you have one too.

Thiru Gangappa — Founder LegalConnect.ai
Ex-Google Regional Counsel
The Founder

Thiru Gangappa

Founder & Strategic Advisor · LegalConnect.ai

Regional Counsel, Google APAC Legal 500 GC Powerlist India ~20 Years at Google

Nearly 20 years at Google as Regional Counsel, advising on commercial contracts, strategic partnerships, M&A, fundraising, and regulatory strategy for high-growth technology businesses. He has worked shoulder-to-shoulder with product and engineering teams on AI, cloud, data governance, and platform legal issues. He's seen how the biggest deals are won and lost on the details, and now brings that same institutional-grade lens to Indian founders who can't yet afford an in-house team.

"Helping Indian startups scale with Google-calibre legal counsel, without the big-firm complexity or the big-firm bill."
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The process

From brief to signed
in 48 hours.

We pair AI speed with a senior counsel's judgment, so your documents are fast and safe. The AI drafts. The lawyer decides.

01

Step one

Tell us what you need

Fill out a short brief: your stage, the deal, the document. Under 5 minutes, from any device.

02

Step two

AI drafts the first version

Our engine produces a structured first draft drawing on standard market terms and current Indian law, so you're not paying a lawyer to type from scratch.

03

Step three

A senior lawyer reviews, corrects, and signs off

This is where the real work happens. A senior lawyer reviews every clause, fixes what the AI got wrong or left out, and finalises the document. You get a lawyer's judgment, not a machine's guess.

04

Step four

Sign & store securely

e-Sign with all parties. Documents stored in your encrypted vault with full version history.

Why not ChatGPT

Why not just
use ChatGPT?

You can, and plenty of founders do, right up until a clause they didn't understand decides a dispute. LLMs are confident, fast, and frequently wrong about the things that matter most: enforceability under Indian law, the protection that isn't there, and the boilerplate that quietly shifts risk onto you.

They invent case law. They miss what's missing. And they never stand behind the outcome.

At LegalConnect, AI writes the first draft so you move at startup speed. But nothing reaches you until a senior counsel has reviewed every line and put their name to it.

What we offer

Legal cover built for
startup velocity.

Everything from incorporation to your next round, without the six-figure legal bill.

Most Popular

Founder & Co-founder Agreements

Co-founder agreements, equity splits, vesting, and IP assignment, drafted in hours, not weeks.

  • Co-founder equity & roles
  • 4-year vesting with cliff
  • Founder IP assignment

Fundraising Documents

Term sheets, iSAFE and convertible instruments, SHA and SSA review aligned with Indian market norms.

  • Term sheet review
  • iSAFE & convertible notes
  • SHA / SSA structuring

Contracts & NDAs

Investor-ready NDAs, MSAs, SaaS and vendor agreements: AI-drafted, senior-counsel reviewed.

  • NDA & MSA templates
  • SaaS & vendor agreements
  • Senior-counsel review on every doc

Employment & ESOPs

Appointment letters, ESOP pool design and grant letters, and consultant agreements, compliant with Indian law.

  • Offer & appointment letters
  • ESOP pool & grant letters
  • Consultant / contractor agreements

Privacy & Compliance

Privacy policies, terms of service, and data agreements built around India's DPDP Act.

  • DPDP-ready privacy policy
  • Terms of service
  • Data processing agreements
Why LegalConnect.ai

Traditional lawyers vs.
the smarter way.

Built for founders who can't wait weeks or pay big-firm rates.

Traditional firm
1–4 weeks
Office hours only
Junior associate (varies)
Hit or miss
Charged per round
Email attachments
Turnaround
Availability
Final sign-off
Startup expertise
Revisions
Document storage
LegalConnect.ai
24–48 hours
Always-on platform
Senior counsel, every document
Ex-Google, startup-focused
Included in your plan
Encrypted vault
Simple pricing

No hourly billing.
No surprises.

Pricing is tailored to your stage. Reach out for a quote built around what you actually need.

Starter
Contact us

For early-stage startups getting their legal house in order.

  • 3 documents / month
  • AI drafting
  • Senior-counsel review (1 round)
  • Encrypted vault storage
  • e-Signature
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Scale
Contact us

For growth-stage companies with ongoing legal complexity.

  • Everything in Growth
  • Fractional GC coverage
  • M&A & secondary support
  • Board resolution management
  • Dedicated counsel team
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FAQ

Common questions,
straight answers.

No. We're a legal technology platform, not a law firm. AI handles the first draft; a senior legal counsel reviews, corrects, and finalises every document. That structure is how we deliver senior-level expertise at startup speed and cost.

Yes. We focus exclusively on Indian startups and the Indian legal landscape: the Companies Act, the DPDP Act, ESOPs, and the fundraising instruments your investors actually use. No generic templates built for another country.

AI produces a structured first draft so you don't pay a lawyer to type from scratch. But the AI never has the final word. A senior counsel reviews every clause before anything reaches you. The speed comes from the machine; the quality comes from the human.

It is, if the AI is left unchecked. LLMs miss protections, misread Indian law, and occasionally invent things outright. That's exactly why we don't ship AI output. Every document is reviewed and signed off by a senior counsel. AI just removes the wait.

Standard turnaround is 24 to 48 hours. Growth and Scale clients get priority 24-hour turnaround with a dedicated counsel on chat.

Yes. All documents are encrypted in transit and at rest, stored in a private vault with full version history. Your data is never used to train AI models.

He spent nearly 20 years at Google on exactly the issues your startup will face: commercial contracting, technology partnerships, fundraising, IP, and regulatory strategy. He's seen these deals at the highest level, and now brings that lens to every founder he works with.

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