Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

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. It starts as a debt instrument (e.g.

Startup 290

Startup Burn Rate Warrant Bankruptcy 290

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.

Pre-Money Valuation 132

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Equity Liquidation Preference 132

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

If an incubator offers your startup $25,000 in exchange for 6% equity, the pre-money valuation is a whopping $391,667. Rather than assign a monetary value to the intangibles, a startup should instead assign an equity percentage value to intangibles like mentorship. How is the technology? (5)

Incubator 105

Incubator Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Advisory Board 105

www.copelandfirm.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

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Intellectual Property 40

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

That’s why for these reasons, some of the banks are and traditional financing sources are not as focused on the small business market. More and more lenders are now coming in, and alternative lenders and companies like SmartBiz, are coming in and making this process much more … Using technology to make the process faster and easier.

Small Business 89

Small Business SBA Finance Bankruptcy 89

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Often times when companies raise “bridge” financing (this is money from internal investors. But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. . Short answer: no. They also avoid Reg D. Following several completed advertising campaigns, Ad.ly

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285