Vol. I · No. 01 · For Indian co-founders

Don't split equity
on day one.
Earn it.

The Partners is a private deal room where co-founders declare equity ranges — a guaranteed floor and a best-case ceiling — sign an NDA and partnership agreement under the Indian Contract Act, and put their commitments on record. The final share is settled by a human audit of what each partner actually delivered.

Note — Free to use. No credit card. Templates align with §10 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Drafted to be lawyer-checkable before incorporation.

Schedule A · Equity Ledger
Lumen Labs
Status
Ranges locked
0
25
50
75
100
Partner A
Tech / CTO
35.055.0%
Partner B
Product / CEO
30.050.0%
Audit Pool
decided after delivery
15.0%
Indian Contract Act · §10Witnessed · in-platform
Fig. 1
A deal room with ranges declared, audit pool reserved.
100%
Equity accounted for
₹0
To start a deal room
1872
Indian Contract Act, §10
60s
Commitment video
Part I — Procedure

Four clauses, in order.

The platform follows the same sequence a partnership deed does. Each step is signed before the next is opened, so you can stop at any point with everything still on the record.

  1. 01
    § Identify

    Register & verify

    Sign up, verify your email with a one-time code, and complete your founder profile. Each partner is identified by name and contactable email.

  2. 02
    § Convene

    Open the deal room

    Name the venture, describe what you're building, and invite your co-founder. Private from day one — only invited partners see the inside.

  3. 03
    § Declare

    Set ranges, not splits

    Each partner declares a floor and a ceiling for equity, along with role, weekly hours, and milestones. Ranges lock once both partners agree.

  4. 04
    § Record

    Sign & put it on record

    Sign the NDA and agreement under the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Record a sixty-second commitment video. The deal room remains the source of truth.

Part II — Schedules

What gets put on paper.

Schedule A

Equity as a range, not a number

Declare a guaranteed floor and a best-case ceiling. The exact share is earned by what you actually do — settled by audit, not by who argued hardest.

Signable · downloadable
Schedule B

NDAs under §10 of the Act

Confidentiality, IP, and non-compete clauses generated for your venture, ready to sign in-platform and download as a sealed PDF.

Signable · downloadable
Schedule C

Commitment, on the record

A sixty-second video, recorded in your browser, in your own voice. What you said you'd do — kept beside what you signed.

Signable · downloadable
Part III — Principle
“Every co-founder split written on day one is a guess. Make the guess auditable.
The Partners — Editorial
Article IV — Begin

Open a deal room.
Invite your co-founder.

Free to use. No card. Your room stays private — only invited partners and (if you request one) a human auditor can ever see inside.