Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Remember a term sheet agreement is not a deal until the check clears. However, there is no set pattern of terms an entrepreneur might be able to anticipate from either. Your best strategy is to bring your own term sheet to the negotiation as a starting point. Anti-dilution protection. Right of first refusal.

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Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Due Diligence Angel Investor 158

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The term sheets tend to be fairly standardized and straightforward as well. Term sheets are littered with many more obscure protective provisions and onerous terms. Finding the right partner is a much bigger win than the extra cash or minimizing dilution. Unfortunately, none of it happens this way in Asia.

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Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet (by WSGR – disclaimer, I represent the Founders Institute and was involved in drafting this document). This post assumes that you have a basic understanding of Series A financing terms. Anti-dilution protection. Series Seed Financing Documents (by Fenwick & West).

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2011

There were no explanations for all of the confusing details outlined in a term sheet. He gave me the human explanation for what the term meant. But know that every term in your term sheet is there as a result of some dispute of the past between shareholders or between shareholders & management.

Liquidation Preference 304

Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Cap Table Participating Preferred 304

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

It is essential to understand the funding structure stated in your term sheet and the advantages and disadvantages it may have for your business. Raising higher capital at an early stage means more equity to be diluted to the investors. Point number 2: Do not raise funding more than what you require. Capital is expensive.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

When we were looking to talk to investors, Sramana introduced us to multiple investors and acted as an advisor helping us to navigate complex term sheet clauses like tranche financing and liquidation preferences. He says, “1M/1M is a very helpful program, and Sramana is very well connected in the industry.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

Is your crappy little 12-person company really worth they and their shareholders diluting by 2% given more than a decade they’ve put in building one of the Internet’s most solid business social networks? You just said, “nobody would take 1-2% dilution.” They’re worth $11 billion as of today. Hang on, Mark.

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Valuation Balance Sheet Dilution Term Sheet 316

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

My speculation is that entrepreneurs had more options and wanted to take less dilution so the old $5 million for 33%-40% of your company no longer made sense and on the VC side it made no sense to pay $20 million pre ($25 million post, which implies the VC gets 20% of the company = 5/25). Why the latter?

Cap Table 399

Cap Table Silicon Valley Term Sheet Finance 399

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2020

Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles. VCs tend to demand more control of your spending and strategic decisions, with required board seats and lower valuations.

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Angel Investor Entrepreneur IRR Valuation 314

Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Introduction This post originally appeared in the “ Ask the Attorney ” column I am writing for VentureBeat ; it is part of my ongoing series regarding venture capital term sheets. The Investors’ Right to Walk VC Term Sheets Are Non-Binding. VC Term Sheets Are Conditional.

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Term Sheet Due Diligence Liquidation Preference Redemption 76

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

That said, Jonathan Bragdon, General Partner, Capacity Capital , points out that Flexible VC terms “twin” well with equity: providing less dilution while still providing investor assistance. . Womble Bond Dickinson has released a white paper on Performance Aligned Stock and a term sheet on ImpactTerms.org. . (If

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

www.seriesseed.com

MARCH 2, 2010

2) Redline - Series Seed Term Sheet (1 v. Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0) price based anti-dilution). Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0)   Redlines Redline - Series Seed COI (1 v. 2) Redline - Series Seed IRA (1 v. 2) Series Seed Documents Series Seed COI (v 2.0)

Finance 58

Finance Term Sheet Equity Aggregator 58

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Redline - Series Seed Term Sheet (1 v. Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0). link and Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0) One issue I do have with the term sheet though is the provision for $10K in investor legal expenses.   Redlines. Redline - Series Seed COI (1 v. Series Seed Form SPA.

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Term Sheet Ratchet Dilution Equity 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2014

Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles. VCs tend to demand more control of your spending and strategic decisions, with required board seats and lower valuations.

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Angel Investor Entrepreneur Venture Capital IRR 266

The Startup Toolkit

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

You’re facing two term sheets and have boiled them down to the most relevant facts, listed below. Roughly 33% dilution for full round ($2mm pre-money). 40% dilution for full round (roughly $2mm pre-money). . 40% dilution for full round (roughly $2mm pre-money). What’s the dilution? 1.25mm total.

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Term Sheet Dilution Participating Preferred B2C 31

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2023

Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles. VCs tend to demand more control of your spending and strategic decisions, with required board seats and lower valuations.

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Angel Investor IRR Venture Capital Valuation 246

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

I can also say that there is a similarly fine line between dilution and delusion but this one is easier to draw. Recently my partners and I were discussing the merits of a term sheet that came in for a portfolio company. While the term sheet did not meet our expectations 100%, there were a number of strong points.

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Dilution Term Sheet Valuation Early Stage 78

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2015

Another problem that arises in financings these days is that after a VC submits a $2 million term sheet all of a sudden a large number of “helpful investors” pop up who were waiting for a “strong lead” and now all of a sudden a $2 million round becomes a $2.75m round. Size of my check. For me it’s clear.

Pre-Money Valuation 150

Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Post-Money Valuation Dilution 150

Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 9, 2011

Introduction This post originally appeared as part of the “ Ask the Attorney ” column I am writing for VentureBeat ; it is another installment of my ongoing series regarding venture capital term sheets.

Term Sheet 60

Term Sheet Conversion Rights Venture Capital Liquidation Preference 60

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re currently evaluating about 20 companies a month and issuing term sheets to 25% of them; those that fit our investment criteria. Benefits: Non-dilutive, flexible credit offerings that fit SMB or enterprise SaaS. We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. Capital need of up to $1.5M

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

In that case, you are not making a specific offer; you are soliciting a terms sheet. Those investors will have terms sheets at the ready, and most of them will have some pesky MBA’s who will grind through all your assumptions, models, and market data. You got some feedback from the market or investors that was favorable.

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Term Sheet Technical Review Due Diligence Merger 48

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 10, 2014

That also includes 16 Brooklyn Bridge Ventures deals done and five agreed to term sheets. For those of you that have trouble doing division, not surprisingly, that puts the average dilution right around 20%, which isn''t surprising. then you need to take a look at the dilution numbers. Does it matter if you''re launched?

Pre-Money Valuation 153

Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Valuation Term Sheet 153

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

However, the lack of a conversion right also has implications for anti-dilution protection: in the U.S., In Germany, anti-dilution protection is achieved by issuing additional preferred shares. Hence, the negation is exactly in reverse. this is usually done by adjusting the conversion price. Both samples are bilingual.

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Germany Liquidation Preference Option Pool Advisory Board 169

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

I can also say that there is a similarly fine line between dilution and delusion but this one is easier to draw. Recently my partners and I were discussing the merits of a term sheet that came in for a portfolio company. While the term sheet did not meet our expectations 100%, there were a number of strong points.

Dilution 60

Dilution Term Sheet Valuation Early Stage 60

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 26, 2011

And reading a term sheet has all the entertainment value of watching dried paint get even drier. For example, the right way to think about a term sheet is as a negotiation over just two things: economics and control. Everything in a term sheet is negotiable - if and only if you already have sufficient leverage. (Do

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Antidilution Term Sheet Silicon Valley Widget 148

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Over the last two and a half months in the hospital, I’ve actually been fairly productive—no doubt setting the record for VC term sheets offered literally from inside the NICU (three). Take a little more dilution, raise a little more money, and spend on the most ignored personal goal in the market.

Hiring 187

Hiring Early Stage Marketing Term Sheet 187

Genuine VC

JANUARY 10, 2012

The rationale for the negative effects of super pro-rata rights comes down to VC math in which the latter of the three dimensions for the next round - valuation, amount raised, and dilution % - already becomes artificially fixed.

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Term Sheet Burn Rate Valuation Dilution 131

www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

We will grant him/her X% fully diluted shares up front, and every time he/she makes an introduction, he/she will vest in 100 shares.” Term Sheets. ” To which I normally say, “don’t bother.” Is there a Jewish network in the Silicon Valley startup scene? Categories. Angel Investors. Employment.

Equity 40

Equity Vesting Silicon Valley Intellectual Property 40

The Startup Toolkit

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

You’re facing two term sheets and have boiled them down to the most relevant facts, listed below. Roughly 33% dilution for full round ($2mm pre-money). 40% dilution for full round (roughly $2mm pre-money). . 40% dilution for full round (roughly $2mm pre-money). What’s the dilution? 1.25mm total.

Term Sheet 20

Term Sheet Dilution Participating Preferred B2C 20

The Startup Lawyer

JUNE 9, 2010

The term sheet was pretty much a done deal, when the startup’s CEO demanded a salary of $25,000. The startup community focuses most of the term sheet discussion on liquidation preferences and anti-dilution , but startup CEO salary is nonetheless an important issue. Case Study.

Salary 99

Salary Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Liquidity Event 99

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Last week , we took the plunge and began dissecting an example term sheet for a convertible debt financing round piece by piece. I’ll continue with more specific terms and wrap up next week with some thoughts about recent changes and trends for the future.

Finance 107

Finance Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Early Stage 107

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

So, collect a few term sheets from multiple investors, and compare and contrast valuations and other terms, and play them off each other to get the best deal. At the end of the day, the investor will have a very good sense to what a business is worth, and what they are willing to pay for it.

Valuation 167

Valuation Forecast Seed Stage .Net 167

The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 1, 2010

The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation includes the typical provisions you might find in a VC deal, less (i) preferential dividends, (ii) redemption rights, and (iii) price based anti-dilution. 4) Term Sheet. the CEO) elected by the common via fiat in the Investors Rights Agreement. (2)

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Preferred Stock Term Sheet Redemption Registration Rights 79

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2016

Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles. VCs tend to demand more control of your spending and strategic decisions, with required board seats and lower valuations.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor IRR Valuation Startup 120

Gust

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Readers joining this series in progress may find it helpful to download the sample term sheet from my firm’s website and review the earlier posts covering the basics. In Parts II and III, we looked at commonly used mandatory and voluntary conversion language in convertible notes. Most would agree this is not a fair outcome.

Finance 79

Finance Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet Liquidity Event 79

Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

My speculation is that entrepreneurs had more options and wanted to take less dilution so the old $5 million for 33%-40% of your company no longer made sense and on the VC side it made no sense to pay $20 million pre ($25 million post, which implies the VC gets 20% of the company = 5/25). Why the latter?

Cap Table 136

Cap Table Silicon Valley Term Sheet Non-Compete 136

The Startup Lawyer

AUGUST 22, 2011

Non-Dilution. The investor wants non-dilution rights because they are either really greedy or they don’t trust you to issue additional equity. But even better for the startup would be to negotiate a tranched investment that was at the startup’s option upon hitting the milestone.

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Angel Investor Dividend Dilution Cofounder 99