The London, UK-based legaltech startup Clara has recently announced that it has secured the rights to establish their companies in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Cayman Islands.
Clara’s capacity to form Cayman and ADGM companies is a result of its acquisition of Foundra Corporate Services, a leading provider of company formation services in ADGM, and its partnership with an affiliate in the Cayman Islands. With these deals, Clara takes another step towards providing startups with an automated, online solution for many of their legal needs.
According to the company, these developments will enable Clara to further enhance its offering to startups, creating a value chain of incorporation and ongoing management of companies. Clara’s digital formations module, which has already been integrated with both DocuSign and Checkout.com, will be launched in August and will initially focus on Cayman and ADGM.
On similar lines, commenting on the development, Patrick Rogers, CEO and Co-Founder of Clara, in a statement said,
“Startups are looking for a new approach to help them overcome the pain and complexity of dealing with legal matters. These transactions will allow us to completely streamline the customer experience of incorporating Cayman and ADGM companies – adding further value to the Clara platform, which digitizes and automates startup legals.”
As a part of the development plans further, Foundra and its Cayman affiliate will be re-branded as ‘Clara Formations‘.
Clara is led by a team of seasoned lawyers and technologists who have worked at some of the top companies within their sectors. The company’s platform automates many of the tasks currently performed by startup lawyers including: forming companies, drafting agreements, building cap tables, structuring data rooms, and predictively educating founders on legal concepts. The company has raised $3 million in seed financing from institutional investors, including 500 Startups and Techstars.
Foundra was established in 2018 and quickly became the leading provider of incorporation services for ADGM, which is one of the world’s leading financial centers. To date, the company has established more than 400 companies.
Kathryn Burke, Managing Director of Foundra said,
“Clara is an ideal partner to advance our mission. With Clara’s tech resources and global platform, we will be able to accelerate innovation in the company formation space. I could not be more excited for what lies ahead.”
Clara plans to add to the list of jurisdictions where they will be able to incorporate companies. They are currently considering: Delaware, Singapore, and the UK.
