Bridge Financing Early Stage Sales Valuation 
Gust
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
For a traditional VC financing round structured as a sale of preferred stock, the best resources I can recommend are the Term Sheet Series by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson and Startup Company Lawyer by Yokum Taku. Knowledge is power. Investor and entrepreneur alike are betting on success, in which case the note will convert to equity.
K9 Ventures
MARCH 23, 2011
I may be well be in the minority in the Valley to think this way — especially so as a seed stage investor — but I have a strong preference for doing priced equity rounds for funding companies at any stage. Since the financing would likely happen in short order, there was no need to have a valuation cap in the note.
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Professor VC
APRIL 7, 2011
In a convertible note structure, Im penalized for increasing your valuation. Instead of getting a 2-3x multiple from seed to Series A, I get a discount off of the Series A, so Im better off financially with a lower valuation. Is This a Bridge or a Pier? In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2010
.&# This means that the investment does not have a valuation placed on it. a loan) that is later converted to equity at the time of the next financing. If no financing happened then this “note&# may not be converted and thus would be senior to the equity of the company in the case of a bankruptcy or asset sale.
Startup Company Lawyer
JANUARY 11, 2010
50%) or warrant coverage are typically more company-favorable than a Series A financing where a valuation is set. I think many sophisticated angel investors realize that convertible bridge notes do not adequately compensate angel investors for the risk that they take in funding early-stage companies.
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