Help three founders mediate a dispute
jacquesm: Alfred and Brian should make Charlie part of the original deal on the condition that Charlie will pull his weight as originally envisioned. Having one or two investors does not make a difference.The investment should have been in 'newco', but since that's a done deal and no longer possible you can work out the ratio of shares that Charlie had in 'newco' and how big a chunk of the post-investment old-co that is.If Charlie prefers to stay outside the whole thing his introduction to the VC should be worth about 1 to 2 % of the amount raised, payable as a consultancy fee from the money actually invested.