Your venture partner. Not just a legal advisor.
Boutique legal counsel for ambitious founders in French-speaking Switzerland. Transparent pricing, no lock-in, big-firm pedigree.
Three principles
What guides every engagement, every conversation, every contract clause.
- TRANSPARENCY
Transparency
Fixed pricing displayed publicly. No surprise billing. You know exactly what you'll pay before signing the mandate.
- EFFICIENCY
Efficiency
Top-tier firm quality, delivered at startup speed. No endless back-and-forth, no unnecessary jargon.
- PARTNERSHIP
Partnership
I don't act only as your counsel. I bet on your journey. No lock-in contracts: the work quality is the only bond.
Why I built LexUp
10+ years in top-tier Swiss firms taught me one thing: ambitious founders rarely get the right counsel at the right time. Too expensive on hourly rates, too generic on standard offerings.
LexUp exists to bridge that gap. Transparent pricing, no lock-in, fast delivery, with the rigor of a top-tier firm. You pay for the outcome, not for the prestige of the logo on the invoice.
I personally led incorporations, multi-million fundraising rounds, complex shareholders' agreements, and exits. Every LexUp engagement runs through me, directly. No junior, no intermediary.
Nicolas F. Krauer
Attorney-at-law · Founder of LexUp
Attorney admitted to the Vaud Bar. Specialized in corporate law, venture capital, M&A and fundraising structuring.
Personal track record: multi-million CHF in fundraising deals, complex structurings for deep-tech, biotech and fintech startups, strategic exits. Counsel to founders from pre-seed through Series B.
Bilingual FR/EN, based in Lausanne, comfortable with cross-border structurings (CH-US, CH-UK).
Selected deals
Anonymized for confidentiality. Real metrics.
- DEEP-TECH · LAUSANNE
Series A · CHF 12M
Cap table structuring + full shareholders' agreement + employment & IP package for 12 employees, delivered in 4 weeks before signing.
- Convertible note → equity
- ESOP
- VC term sheet
- BIOTECH · GENEVA
Pre-seed → Seed · CHF 3.5M
GmbH incorporation then conversion to AG, term negotiation with international lead investor, clean cap table from pre-seed onwards.
- GmbH → AG
- Lead investor negotiation
- Founder vesting
- FINTECH · ZURICH
Strategic exit
Majority sale to a European acquirer, earn-out negotiation, warranties and reps & warranties. Closing in 6 weeks.
- Asset deal
- 24-month earn-out
- Warranties
- Admitted to the Vaud Bar
- Member of FSA · OAV
- Professional liability insurance
- 10+ years in top-tier firms
Let's talk about your next deal.
30 minutes to understand your situation and see how I can help. No commitment.
Book a call with Nicolas