Both Sides of the Table
JULY 22, 2010
Things like “ participating preferred stock &# in legalese unsurprisingly never actually call out, “hey, this is the participating preferred language.&# We got a3x participating liquidation preference with interest (not participating with a 3x cap, but 3x participating. I turned them down.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
As in, “your money into my company will convert at a 15-20% discount to the next round of capital I raise with a maximum price of $8 million pre-money valuation (or whatever the cap was).” What I’ve done in the past is convert the notes into their own classes that only have 1x liquidation preferences.
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ithacaVC
APRIL 25, 2012
If you want to scare off VCs, start your pitch with “we are looking to raise $X at a pre-money valuation of $Y” Stating how much you want to raise is fine and recommended. However, stating a desired pre-money valuation early in the process is not a good idea. Here is why.
Gust
OCTOBER 21, 2011
Returning to our sample term sheet, here is one flavor of change-in-control provision that I like to use: Change of Control: If an acquisition or similar change of control transaction occurs prior to the Preferred Financing, then upon the closing of such transaction, the Notes will, at the election of the Majority Holders, become. (a)
Tim Keane
JANUARY 12, 2010
An average of these ranges results in a pre-money valuation of about $4MM. If similarly situated companies are seeing $3.5MM pre-money valuations, this might become the target valuation. An average of these ranges results in a pre-money valuation of about $4MM.
www.paulgraham.com
APRIL 28, 2010
A lawyer I asked about it said: When the company goes public, the SEC will carefully study all prior issuances of stock by the company and demand that it take immediate action to cure any past violations of securities laws. In an IPO, it might not merely addexpense, but change the outcome. So theyre going to raise $200,000.
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