Royalty Financing Explained
What if you could raise money without selling shares and without a fixed monthly loan payment? Royalty financing does exactly that. Investors give you cash …
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Pitch decks, term sheets, SAFEs and valuations, explained from both the founder and investor side.
Investor Rights Agreements Explained
Your first priced round arrives with a stack of documents, and the investor rights agreement is the one you will live with longest. It decides what your …
Fundraising for Consumer Brands: What Investors Look For
Consumer brands are easy to love and hard to fund. Investors see hundreds of beautiful products every year, and most of them never reach a size that returns …
SAFE Conversion Explained: What Happens at the Priced Round
You raised money on SAFEs months or years ago, and now a priced round is on the table. Suddenly everyone is asking how the SAFEs convert, what price they get …
How to Run a Small Insider Round
Sometimes the fastest money is already on your cap table. An insider round lets you raise a modest amount from investors who already know your company, usually …
Fundraising for Hardware Startups: What Is Different
Raising money for a physical product is not the same as raising for an app. Hardware founders face longer timelines, upfront inventory, certification and …
Seed Extension Rounds Explained
A seed extension is extra money raised on top of a seed round, usually from the same investors and often on the same terms. It can buy you the time to hit the …