Jana Huwyler

Jana brings deep experience in corporate and commercial law, helping founders and investors with everything from incorporation and financing rounds to exits. As a former founder who ran her own company for seven years, she understands the challenges startups face and provides tailored, practical solutions.

• Drafts and structures term sheets and investment agreements, manages cap-table calculations and leads investor negotiations to efficient closings.
• Streamlines seed financings and convertible loan agreements.
• Creates tailored ESOP and PSOP plans with tax implications in mind.
• Handles corporate housekeeping, shareholder agreements (vesting, good/bad-leaver) and general meetings.
• Advises on steward-ownership models.

1. Presentations and workshops at global platforms (e.g. WEF) and startup ecosystem events (Startup Nights Winterthur, START Summit St. Gallen); coaching at the ETH Student Project House.