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What is convertible equity (or a convertible security)?

Startup Company Lawyer

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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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

This past summer, the Lightspeed Summer Fellowships program invited selected guests to provide aspiring entrepreneurs a perspective into all aspects of starting a new company. The program provides entrepreneurs the resources and mentoring they need to build their companies and develop their skills. Convertible Securities.

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More Tech Startups are LLCs

Austin Startup

Background Reading: When LLCs Make Sense for Startups Not Building a Unicorn If you have spent almost any time reading about the basics of startup legal issues, you know that Delaware C-corps are the default organizational structure for a “classic” tech startup (software, hardware) planning to raise angel/VC money and scale.

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A primer on convertible notes, convertible securities, and equity

Hippoland

Here’s a quick primer on how investments tend to work in startup companies at the seed stage. Newer VC firms, though, typically do not pass their costs to their startups, which is much more progressive. So, startups started raising seed rounds — rounds that took place before a series A. The results are binary. It’s cheap.

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

Austin Startup

Greetings from Houston Mural located in Houston Heights If your startup is located in the Houston region you may be eligible to compete for a $50,000 investment! Startups, submit your application Capital Factory Ventures Application Who Can Apply? Startups, submit your application now! Application deadline is April 26.

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$100,000 Autonomous Drones & Mobility Investment Challenge

Austin Startup

Austin startup, ZPEG, wins $100,000 Defense Innovation Challenge on June 6, 2019 Robots! If your startup works with anything that walks, rolls, flies, or swims by itself, you might be able to win $100,000! In the first year, successful results in hosting virtual events and helping startups win funding. Autonomous cars!

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Raising Startup Capital Through Convertible Debt Financing

Business Plan Blog

Most startup founders do not have enough capital to launch their companies and need to raise money at some point. Individual investors who provide financial funding to startups are called ‘Angel Investors.’ Convertible Debt Financing. Bridge notes/loans are an example of convertible debt. Raising Seed Capital.

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