Kyle Westaway

About

Kyle Westaway is a startup attorney. For over 15 years he’s helped early-stage founders scale their companies smarter. He’s the author of Profit & Purpose: How Social Innovation is Transforming Business for Good and a Contributor at Forbes, where he writes about entrepreneurship. He writes two popular newsletters: Weekend Briefing and Founder Fridays. Kyle taught for a decade at Harvard Law School and Cornell Law School.

Practice Areas

Featured Clients

Village CapitalSamaritansAdvisor AIBluonWarby ParkerCoderMirzaScrunchSummit ImpactEcosapiens

Services

• General Counsel - Subscription Legal for Startups

  Most entrepreneurs want a trusted legal partner, but they hate surprise legal bills. We take care of your startup’s legal needs for a fixed-monthly fee so you can control your costs and focus on scaling your business.
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• Incorporation

  Select the optimal structure for impact. We help you select the best legal structure whether that’s an LLC, Corporation, Benefit Corporation, B Corp Certification, L3C, Social Purpose Corporation or Nonprofit. We’ll also help you structure your founders’ equity.
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• Funding

  Get funded. We guide you through the fundraising process at every stage. From friends and family to Series B and beyond, we handle the legal work so you focus on building.
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"Kyle is the best. Hands down."

Work

• 
  Founder

  Westaway

  Jan 2008 - Present
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  Adjunct Professor

  Cornell Tech

  Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
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  Lecturer on Law

  Harvard Law School

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2020

Education

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  BS, Speech Communication / Public Relations • 2002
• Regent University School of Law
  J.D. / M.A., Law / Public Policy • 2006