Legal
Status & documents
Pre-CAC contractual collective. Full legal texts are private — summaries below.
Corporate status
- Form: pre-CAC contractual collective, held in trust by co-founders; converting to Ltd (shareholders agreement + CAC filings).
- Money: Layer A cash — 70% Treasury / 6+6 Founders / 4.5 × 4 seated (E vacant in Treasury); Layer B ownership at incorporation — 65 founders / 18 Core / 1 Adviser / 16 reserve, vesting (draft, counsel review); monthly ledger; dual-sign Treasury.
- Decisions: day-to-day by role owners; Canon/IP/partnerships/spending/public entries need both founders; deadlock → mediation → arbitration (Lagos seat, Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023).
- IP: collective ownership pre-incorporation, inventors attributed, prior IP in Schedule A; MIT/Apache core, proprietary + NDA for sensitive defence modules.
Documents private full text
| Doc | Status |
|---|---|
| MOU (7 parties + witness) | v0.2 template · unsigned · effective 02 Oct 2026 |
| NDA mutual (3 yrs; trade secrets 5) | v0.2 template · unsigned · NASS carve-out included |
| IP assignment + CoI | v0.2 template · unsigned · Schedule A per member |
| Code of Conduct | warning → suspension → removal |
| Signing checklist + CAC note | Private · unsigned |
| v1.0 Critical Pack (7 docs: governance, equity, founders, MOU, NDA, IP, adviser) | Draft · under counsel review · not signed |
Privacy
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Terms
Site content is draft corporate documentation; product capabilities stated with TRL honesty; no offer, warranty, or export-controlled disclosure. Code licences per project (MIT/Apache for open cores; proprietary for sensitive modules).
Imprint
BOLTE (pre-incorporation) · Abdullahi Garba & Essien Frances · Lagos, Nigeria (disputes seat) · Contact bolte.tech0@gmail.com · Currency ₦ NGN · Nigerian English.