About Ben (Co-founder @ Capita, Community Lead @ Fresh Founders)
Ben co-founded Capita, the agentic law firm for startups and SMEs. Backers include Drive Capital, Hyperplane VC, Fresh Founders, and tech execs in San Francisco, New York, and Tel Aviv. Ben leads Community at Fresh Founders, an invite‑only network of high‑achieving young entrepreneurs in Canada and the U.S. He is a lawyer‑turned‑founder with operator experience supporting hundreds of founders with incorporations, equity, fundraising, and commercial work.
About Capita
Capita is an agentic law firm that uses the latest technology to democratize corporate legal services for entrepreneurs. AI agents and expert lawyers deliver fast, reliable help on:
- Incorporations and clean cap tables
- Founder and employee equity, ESOPs
- Fundraising docs such as SAFEs, notes, and priced rounds
- IP and assignment hygiene for university spinouts
- Commercial sales contracts, MSAs, and vendor compliance
What this event is about
A practical session for students, PIs, grad students, any members of the community interested in building a company. The talk removes jargon and shows how to raise smart money while protecting founder interests.
You will learn
- Where the first 500K to 2M usually comes from
- Angels vs VCs. How they evaluate, how fast they move, and what they expect
- SAFEs vs priced rounds and how terms affect dilution and control
- Spinout‑ready IP and assignment basics that investors expect
- A simple investor readiness checklist you can use immediately
