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Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

SAFE Financing – a Deep Dive on the Evolution of the SAFE

As we’ve noted in a previous article, the Y Combinator-hosted SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) has become the investment contract of choice for startup companies that have already attracted investors. However, the...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

SAFE Financing – Valuation Cap vs. Discount Variants

So you decided to use a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) to raise money for your new startup – congratulations! And you’re off to a good start because you read our previous article, which summarized how to use the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Will it Mean for the Innovation Ecosystem if a Recovery in Venture Fundraising Takes Longer than Expected?

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Everyone is watching to see when venture fundraising will rebound. There has been much speculation surrounding when it will bounce back, and PitchBook is is now predicting it could be 2028 before we see a real recovery in...more

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Operating in Today’s Investor-Friendly Environment

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Pitchbook recently released deal-level data looking at how investor-friendly or startup-friendly the current capital raising environment is. Their VC Dealmaking Indicator looks at various factors to create indicator values –...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Down Rounds – What Are They and How to Mitigate Litigation Risk

“Down rounds” and why they are contentious - Early-stage companies often raise capital in multiple rounds.  While founders and investors hope that a company’s valuation is on a one-way trip upwards, the next round could be...more

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What's next for startup founders in 2023: hold, fold or raise

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At the beginning of any new year, startup founders are faced with a choice: stay the course, grow or sell. With significant market headwinds, soaring inflation, and an interest rate environment that looks to be rising as far...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Legal Aspects of SAFEs (Simple Agreement for Future Equity)

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One common problem of early-stage ventures is the difficulty in determining a company valuation when recruiting capital from investors. This problem derives from the tension between entrepreneurs’ desire for a high valuation...more

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Financing New Ventures: 10 Key Considerations to Structure an Equity Raise for a New Company

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Raising money for a company is challenging. It can be even more challenging if you haven’t been through the process before and don’t know what decisions you need to make. In this article, we will lay out ten different...more

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The Upshot of Down Rounds

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The impact of the Coronavirus and COVID-19 on venture capital investment will likely be similar to what we saw in the aftermath of the 2008 recession and the 2001 dot-com meltdown. VC investors will redirect their attention...more

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Cautionary Note for Private Company Owners: Third Party Investors Can Create Thorny Problems

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Like fish need water in which to swim, private company owners need to secure capital on an almost continuous basis. Capital is necessary to develop the company’s products and services, to retain top talent and to market and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Y Combinator Releases New "Post-Money" Forms of Safes

In late September 2018, Y Combinator released new forms of Simple Agreements for Future Equity (“Safes”) containing significant changes to the original forms released in late 2013. In its issuing release, Y Combinator cited a...more

McCarter & English, LLP

An Emerging Trend in Early-Stage Company Financing? – After Years of Growing Ubiquity of Convertible Notes, a Return to Priced...

After years of increasing acceptance of and reliance on convertible note financings as a mechanism for funding early-stage companies, we have noted a clear emerging trend away from such transactions (and others like them,...more

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Pitch Perfect: Eight Insights for an Effective Start-Up Company Pitch Deck

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Preparing an investor pitch deck is a task that most start-up companies encounter in the fund raising process. While almost all companies create investor pitch decks, many fail to do so effectively or with maximum impact....more

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