The startup offers an online legal platform that enables users to create legally binding arrangements without the need for an attorney, covering scenarios such as password transfers and beneficiary designations. This platform simplifies estate and emergency planning for individuals with no prior legal knowledge, providing a straightforward solution to managing personal affairs.
Funding
$800K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Creating legally binding arrangements for estate and emergency planning often requires costly legal assistance, creating a barrier for individuals without legal expertise. Managing personal affairs and ensuring one's wishes are honored can be complex and daunting without proper guidance.
Solution
Posterity is an online platform that empowers users to create legally binding plans and arrangements without needing an attorney. The platform guides users through various scenarios, including password transfers, crypto asset management, inheritance distribution, and designating caregivers for children and pets. By providing legally sound templates and plain-English explanations, Posterity simplifies estate and emergency planning, ensuring users can manage their personal affairs and share their wishes with loved ones. The platform generates legal documents tailored to each user's state, which can be printed and signed to make the plan legally binding.
Target Audience
Posterity is designed for individuals who want to create legally binding arrangements for their personal affairs without the expense and complexity of hiring an attorney, particularly those planning for unexpected events or managing digital assets.
Features
- Guided planning for various topics, including passwords, crypto assets, children, pets, inheritance, executor designation, and funeral arrangements.
- Generation of state-specific legal documents, such as wills and self-proving affidavits.
- Secure sharing of plans with family and friends, with customizable access permissions.
- Automation features to schedule tasks to run if something happens to the user.
- Manual verification of death certificates to trigger the release of sensitive information.
- Integration with webhooks to automate actions based on the user's plan.