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How to Write a Business Plan for Raising Venture Capital

Growthink Blog

Detail prior accomplishments, including funding rounds, product launches, milestones reached, and partnerships secured, among others. The most common exits are IPOs or acquisitions. Contact our private placement memorandum experts. Show off your track record. Speak with a professional business plan writer today.

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SEC Expands “Accredited Investor” Definition

Scott Edward Walker

This past Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments expanding the definition of “accredited investor” to include individuals who hold certain professional certifications/licenses or have certain “credentials,” as determined by the SEC.

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Convertible Note Seed Financings: Founders Beware!

Scott Edward Walker

In other words, in the event of the startup’s “acquisition” (which is often broadly defined to include a merger, change of control or sale of substantially all its assets), the maturity date of the note would be accelerated, and the amount of the loan, plus interest, would become due at the closing of the acquisition.

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Is crowdfunding legal?

Startup Company Lawyer

” Title III enables “crowdfunding,” or the ability to sell securities in small amounts to a large number of investors. As a result, current crowdfunding platforms have generally developed business models designed to avoid characterization as a sale of a security. Crowdfunding Prior to the JOBS Act.

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