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Who owns the IP: Founders? Former employers?
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TLDR: The Company should own the IP.
All IP related to the business of the company, whether created by employees or consultants, or previously owned by founders before the company was created, should be assigned to the company. Investors will want to see that a clear chain of IP ownership has been established so that they know that no founders or other service providers can later claim that the company did not own the underlying IP. If the IP was created while working for a former employer, and was within the scope of the employment, the IP would need to be licensed to the new company.
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