Startup Company Lawyer

AUGUST 31, 2012

Quick answer: convertible equity (or a convertible security) is convertible debt without the repayment feature at maturity or interest. Over the past few years, convertible debt has emerged as a quick and inexpensive method for startup companies to raise money from angel investors and early stage venture funds.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

They also need to decide whether to structure terms as an equity deal or a convertible security deal. “If you’re going to raise $1 million, my advice is to propose a convertible security, because you can get it done quickly and less expensively,” said Schmitz. Convertible Securities.

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Hippoland

JANUARY 23, 2018

It will be hard to raise a pre-seed round through traditional methods If you are raising money through traditional methods (such as with angels / micro VCs / VCs) via a convertible note or convertible security or equity deal, it will be a lot harder to raise pre-seed money in 2018. You don’t give up equity or control.

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Hippoland

JANUARY 23, 2018

It will be hard to raise a pre-seed round through traditional methods If you are raising money through traditional methods (such as with angels / micro VCs / VCs) via a convertible note or convertible security or equity deal, it will be a lot harder to raise pre-seed money in 2018. You don’t give up equity or control.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

How to finance a new seed-stage startup? Convertible debt? Convertible equity? As of August 2010, Paul Graham famously proclaimed , “Convertible notes have won. Every investment so far in this YC batch (and there have been a lot) has been done on a convertible note.”

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Hippoland

MAY 16, 2018

Here’s what’s happening in the equity world (from my perspective): 1) Token sales in the crypto-world do affect “equity” raises. (I I put “equity” in quotes because I include convertible notes and convertible securities in this category.) This leads me to point #3.

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Seed Stage Valuation Convertible Security Equity 48

Hippoland

MAY 16, 2018

Here’s what’s happening in the equity world (from my perspective): 1) Token sales in the crypto-world do affect “equity” raises. (I I put “equity” in quotes because I include convertible notes and convertible securities in this category.) This leads me to point #3.

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