For founders building in Egypt
Starting a company? Get the legal shape clear before the paperwork starts.
Haq helps founders organise the decisions underneath the company: who owns what, who can sign, what happens between founders, which contracts matter first, and what should change as the business grows.
Start with a short initial enquiry. Scope and fees are agreed in writing before any engagement begins.
- Shaping the idea
- Ready to incorporate
- Already incorporated
- Taking investment
- Hiring the first team
What we help you decide
The company is more than the incorporation certificate.
Not every startup needs every document on day one. The useful work is deciding what has to be settled now, what can wait, and what should be reviewed before money, people or a major customer enters the picture.
Company and ownership
Turn the founder split, activity and control model into a structure that matches how the business is meant to operate.
Founder terms
Decide what happens if a founder leaves, stops contributing, wants to sell, or disagrees on a decision that matters.
Signing authority
Make it clear who can bind the company, approve spending and sign with banks, landlords, customers and suppliers.
Core contracts
Put the first customer, supplier, partnership and confidentiality terms into documents the team can actually use.
The startup legal map
Four moments when the legal decision should come before the paperwork.
Before filing
Map the founders and the business
Activity, ownership, decision rights, capital assumptions and the practical questions that affect the structure.
At incorporation
Set the entity and authority
Choose the structure that fits the plan and record who has authority to act for the company.
Before trading
Prepare what the business will actually use
Core customer, supplier, founder and confidentiality documents based on the business, not a generic bundle.
As you grow
Review before the next change
Hiring, investment, ownership changes, major contracts and brand protection each create a new legal decision point.
Where founders usually need clarity
Three questions worth answering before they become urgent.
- If one founder leaves, what happens next?Ownership, decision rights and founder obligations are easier to discuss before there is a disagreement.
- Who is allowed to commit the company?The commercial decision and the legal authority to sign are not always the same thing.
- What changes when money or people enter?Investment, hiring and major customers can change which documents and approvals matter next.
What the setup can cover
One legal map across the decisions a young company keeps running into.
Company formation and ownership structure
Entity, ownership, activity and controlFounder arrangements
Roles, exits, transfers and decision rightsSigning authority and approvals
Who can act and what needs approvalCustomer and supplier contracts
Commercial terms the business can useHiring and people documents
Employment or contractor questions around the first teamName and brand protection
Legal questions around the identity you are building
You do not need a perfect file
Bring the business picture first.
A useful first conversation can start with the basics. We can identify what is missing before you spend time collecting documents that may not matter yet.
- What the business will sell or provide in Egypt
- Who the founders are and the ownership split, if decided
- Whether the company already exists
- The next event: incorporation, customer, hire, investment or change
- Any document already signed that affects that next event
Before you contact us
The questions founders usually have first.
Do I need to know the right company type already?
No. Start with the business, founders, ownership and decision model. The legal form should be considered against those facts rather than chosen from a label alone.
Can you help if the company is already incorporated?
Yes. The useful question may be ownership, signing authority, founder terms, contracts, hiring or a change the existing company is about to make.
Do I need to send all my documents in the first message?
No. Start with a short description of the business, the stage you are at and the next decision. Avoid sending sensitive IDs, banking data or a large evidence bundle until a secure route is agreed.
How are scope and fees handled?
The initial enquiry is used to understand the matter. If Haq can assist, the scope and fees are confirmed in writing before the engagement begins.
Can the conversation be in Arabic or English?
Yes. The site and the initial enquiry route are available in both Arabic and English.
One next step
Tell us what you are building and what happens next.
A few clear lines are enough for the first message: what the company does, who is involved, where you are in the process and the next decision you need to make.