Rolling Funds and Micro VCs Explained
Not every startup investor is a big firm in a glass tower. A growing share of early checks come from small funds run by one or two partners, and from rolling …
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Fundraising
Pitch decks, term sheets, SAFEs and valuations, explained from both the founder and investor side.
Year-End Investor Update: What to Include
Your year-end investor update is the one most investors actually read closely. It sets the story for the year ahead, shapes how they talk about you to others …
Fundraising for Climate and Clean Energy Startups
Climate and clean energy startups rarely raise money the way a typical software company does. Hardware, pilots and physical projects need more capital for …
Founder Vesting Resets in Funding Rounds Explained
You have spent years building your company, and your shares may already be fully vested. Then a new investor asks you to put some of them back on a vesting …
Venture Debt Covenants Explained
Venture debt can stretch your runway without the dilution of a full equity round, but the loan agreement comes with rules you have to live by every month. Those …
Year-End Cap Table Cleanup Before Your Next Raise
The quiet weeks at the end of the year are the perfect time to fix the small equity paperwork problems that slow down funding rounds. A tidy cap table will not …
Secondary Sales by Employees Explained
Sooner or later, someone on your team will ask whether they can sell some of their startup shares before an exit. That is a secondary sale, and handling it well …