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Common Paper

The SAFE for commercial contracts

Y CombinatorWinter 2023ActiveB2BSalesSaaSOpen SourceSalesLegal

What they do

Problem

Startups waste time and incur risk negotiating and managing bespoke commercial contracts, slowing down deal closure.

Solution

A contracting platform offering standardized open-source commercial contract templates and software to manage them with structured, programmatically accessible contract data.

Who it's for

Startups and other vendor teams (e.g., sales, legal, and ops) that need to execute NDAs, DPAs, and sales agreements with customers quickly.

Founders

Benjamin Garvey
Founder

CTO @ Common Paper. Formerly RJMetrics / Magento / Adobe / Betterment. Loves charts and Twin Peaks.

Jake Stein
Founder

Jake Stein is co-founder and CEO of Common Paper. Previously, he was co-founder of RJMetrics (acquired by Magento, then Adobe) and Stitch (acquired by Talend). Before RJMetrics, Jake worked in venture capital, started a landscaping business in high school, and was the 44th ranked table tennis player under 21 in New Jersey; achievements of which he is equally proud.

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