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NVCA Model Indemnification Agreement

Director and officer indemnification agreement for venture-backed companies, providing indemnification and advancement of expenses.

17 fields NVCA

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Field	Type	Description
`Indemnitee Name`	string	Full legal name of the indemnitee (director or officer)
`Indemnitee Address`	string	Address of the indemnitee
`Company Name`	string	Name of the corporation providing indemnification
`Agreement Effective Date`	string	Effective date in the opening clause (e.g., March 20, 2026)
`Fund Sponsor Name`	string	Name of the sponsoring fund or entity appointing the indemnitee
`Indemnitee Role`	string	Primary role being indemnified (e.g. director)
`Indemnitee Role Plural`	string	Plural form of the primary role (e.g. directors)
`Indemnitee Role Secondary`	string	Secondary role being indemnified (e.g. officer)
`Indemnitee Role Secondary Plural`	string	Plural form of the secondary role (e.g. officers)
`Indemnitee Pronoun Possessive`	string	Possessive pronoun for the indemnitee entity (e.g. its)
`Indemnitee Pronoun Possessive Plural`	string	Plural possessive pronoun for the indemnitee (e.g. their)
`Bylaws Name`	string	Name of the company's bylaws document
`Certificate Name`	string	Name of the company's certificate of incorporation
`And Appointing Stockholder`	string	Optional additional party text or empty string
`Appointing Stockholder Ipo Termination Clause`	string	Optional clause text that terminates Appointing Stockholder rights at IPO closing
`Indemnification Section Letter`	string	Section reference letter for indemnification provisions in the certificate
`Signature Page Marker`	string	Signature page marker text

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