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Cap Tables, Share Structures, Valuations, Oh My! A Case Study of Early-Stage Funding
Here are the characteristics all successful entrepreneurs must have.
The two most common financial instruments used in unpriced seed rounds are convertible notes and so-called Simple Agreements for Future Equity (or “SAFE notes”). A convertible note is a financial instrument that is issued first as debt, but then converts to equity under predetermined conditions, such as raising a priced round. A SAFE note is like a convertible note, except it’s not a debt instrument, meaning that SAFE notes don’t carry an obligation to pay interest.
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