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Startup Finance
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Start-up Group
Startup and Fintech Leaders to Present at March 5th Seminar
By noreply@dickinsonlaw.com Dickinson Mackaman Tyler Hagen P.C.
If you are thinking about starting a business in 2020 or beyond, don't miss the Dickinson Law Startup Seminar on Thursday, March 5th at Gravitate Coworking Downtown, 500 Locust Street.…
Creating a Bridge Across the Atlantic Blog
ARE YOU WILLING TO STARVE FOR YOUR STARTUP?
There are many types of investment sources in the U.S. and this article does not purport to provide information that is applicable to all sources of funding or be exhaustive.…
NBO Legal Hackers
Kenya – Third Most Preferred African Startup Investment Destination
By June Tessy
Kenya was the third most preferred startup investment destination in Africa last year, attracting a total of 73 deals after South Africa and Nigeria which saw 107 and 136 pacts…
ContractsProf Blog
The (Somewhat) Weekly Top Ten SSRN Contracts & Commercial Law Downloads (October 2, 2018)
By Mark Burge
Top Downloads For:Contracts & Commercial Law eJournalRecent Top Papers (60 days)As of: 03 Aug 2018 - 02 Oct 2018 RankPaperDownloads 1.Graying of U.S. Bankruptcy: Fallout from Life in a Risk…
Andrew Abramowitz, PLLC
The Development of “SAFE” Instruments
In early 2015, I wrote about SAFE instruments, which I then had heard about but not yet seen in my practice, with a gently mocking but grudgingly intrigued tone, which…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Do Founders Regain Control Through IPOs?
Authors Brian Broughman and Jesse Fried study founder control in their paper titled, “Do Founders Control Start-Up Firms that Go Public?” In their paper, the authors observe that many founders…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Ibrahim on Crowdfunding
Darian M. Ibrahim has posted Crowdfunding Without the Crowd on SSRN with the following abstract:The final crowdfunding rules took three years for the SEC to pass, but crowdfunding — the offering…
New York Venture Hub
Seed Round Model Structures, Part I: Equity
The cost of launching an Internet-based startup has fallen dramatically over the last 15 years. This democratization of internet-based entrepreneurship resulted primarily from two innovations: open source software and cloud…
The Securities Edge
SAFEs and KISSes – Alternative investment vehicles can help early stage companies get financed
Early stage and startup companies often face difficulty in obtaining initial financing. These companies normally do not have access to traditional venture capital, angel, or bank financing. Even when a…
Venture Law Blog
SAFEs and KISSes Poised to Be the Next Generation of Startup Financing
By Andrew Kreider, Stephanie Zeppa
Overview In late 2013, startup accelerator Y Combinator unveiled its Simple Agreement for Future Equity (“SAFE”) investment instrument as an alternative to convertible debt. While SAFE templates surfaced in different…