story.law

What It Is

Story LLP’s Aegis is a legal operations platform built and operated by the law firm Story LLP. Its core pitch is to “generate investor-ready Cap Tables, data rooms, and pro formas from real documents, verified by lawyers.” It is not a generic contract management tool; rather, it is a vertical SaaS product designed around the financing, equity, due diligence, and commercial contract needs of VC-backed startups.

Core Features and Collaboration

Aegis Start covers the legal basics for early-stage companies: a private data room, basic Cap Table, stock/option/SAFE issuances, hiring and termination workflows, compliance processes, a legal document library, and unlimited Lawyer Scoping questions. Aegis Raise is aimed more at institutional fundraising and exits, adding preferred stock, pro formas, waterfall analysis, granular data room sharing, access revocation, due diligence checklist automation, Term Sheet analysis, and investment/exit modeling. Aegis Deal adds B2B SaaS commercial contracting capabilities, including MSA, Order Form, DPA, SLA, and BAA templates, negotiation playbooks, lawyer-supported redlines, and a contract template builder. For collaboration, Start includes 3 Admin seats, unlimited free Assistant users, and Authorized Signatory users who can execute documents.

Pricing and Trial

Pricing is public and positioned toward the higher end: Start costs $349/month, or $320/month when billed annually; Raise is $833/month billed annually; and the Deal add-on is +$833/month. Additional Admin seats cost $99/month, while Authorized Signatory users cost $99/month or $899/year. All plans include a 7-day free trial, with a full refund if canceled within 7 days, and support self-service credit card checkout.

Pros and Cons

The main advantage is its highly focused use case: it productizes some of the most painful parts of startup fundraising and due diligence, including Cap Tables, IP, data rooms, contracts, and lawyer communication workflows, backed by a law firm background. The drawbacks are that the available materials do not disclose APIs, third-party integrations, self-hosting options, or security certifications such as SOC 2/ISO. Also, standardized workflows are not the same as formal legal advice; an Engagement Letter must be signed before an attorney-client relationship is formed.

Best Fit and Access from China

Aegis is best suited for startups operating under the U.S. legal system that are preparing for Pre-VC to Series A fundraising, or that have enterprise SaaS contracting needs. For China-based teams whose corporate structure, fundraising, and customers are mainly in the U.S., it may be worth considering. If the business is primarily governed by Chinese law, it should be paired with local law firms and compliance tools. The available materials do not state whether the service is accessible from mainland China. Payment is via credit card checkout, so network access and payment availability need to be tested in practice. Alternatives to look at include Carta, Pulley, Clerky, Cooley GO, as well as China-focused options such as 法大大, e签宝, and combinations of local equity management tools and law firm services.