Jigisha Bagchi, Esq.

Founder and Principal Attorney
Ad Hoc Founders Counsel, a service of Bagchi Law P.C.

Jigisha works with startups, founders, and investors across the startup lifecycle, advising on corporate structure, equity and ownership, governance, fundraising, legal diligence, transactions, corporate disputes, and ongoing strategic legal matters.Her work spans multiple sides of the startup ecosystem, from founders building and growing companies, to investors evaluating opportunities and potential buyers navigating transactions.Jigisha is active in the startup and venture community through founder and investor workshops, educational programming, mixers, and events.

J.D. - Fordham University School of Law
B.S. Business - Arizona State UniversityAppointed to the State Bar of Arizona Technology Working Group, focused on AI and the law (August 2026)Barred in New York and Arizona

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Speaking & Workshops

Upcoming Events

Before You Raise: What Investors Actually Check #SFTechWeek (October 2026)
Founder-focused workshop on legal diligence, ownership, equity, governance, and the structural issues investors and their counsel evaluate before deploying capital.

Due Diligence and Best Legal Practices in collaboration with a VC Accelerator Cohort (September 2026)
Investor-focused workshop for aspiring VCs, investors, analysts, and fund founders covering legal diligence, investment documentation, investor rights, and legal issues that can affect an investment.

Past Events

Founder Legal Workshop & AMA in collaboration with Dream Ventures Accelerator (September 2026)
Workshop and live legal AMA for startup founders covering SAFEs, equity, advisor arrangements, fundraising, and corporate structure.

Before You Raise: What Investors Actually Check #NYTechWeek (June 2026)
Workshop discussing investor diligence, cap tables, governance, ownership structure, and the legal issues that commonly surface during fundraising.

Building AI Companies That Hold: Structure, Ownership, and Diligence #AIWeekNewYork (May 2026)
Workshop on legal infrastructure for AI companies, including ownership, governance, diligence readiness, and operational structure as companies scale.

Startup Legal Mistakes That Complicate Fundraising #NYFintechWeek (April 2026)
Workshop session focused on common startup legal and structural issues that can complicate investor conversations and fundraising readiness for early stage startups.