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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

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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Houston Startups can Pitch for a $50,000 Venture Investment

Austin Startup

If you win, you will receive a $50,000 investment from Capital Factory in the form of a convertible security ( see the application for more details ). With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to investors, employees, mentors, and customers.

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Seed rounds are dead

Hippoland

I put “equity” in quotes because I include convertible notes and convertible securities in this category.) Because most startups will end up raising tranches of money from multiple parties, many startups will use convertible securities (SAFEs / KISSes) or convertible notes. E.g. $200k on $3m.

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Seed rounds are dead

Hippoland

I put “equity” in quotes because I include convertible notes and convertible securities in this category.) Because most startups will end up raising tranches of money from multiple parties, many startups will use convertible securities (SAFEs / KISSes) or convertible notes. E.g. $200k on $3m.

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The state of Q2 2018 pre-seed/seed-stage fundraising: Part 1 - crypto version

Hippoland

Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds. Basically, early customers buy into a new startup’s token at a special price, and those customers benefit from that price if the company does well. I’ll be breaking this down into 2 blog posts.

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The state of Q2 2018 pre-seed/seed-stage fundraising: Part 1 - crypto version

Hippoland

Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds. Basically, early customers buy into a new startup’s token at a special price, and those customers benefit from that price if the company does well. I’ll be breaking this down into 2 blog posts.

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What early stage fundraising in 2018 looks like?

Hippoland

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. Cons: Slow. Power is in the hands of investors.