Venture Financing:

Step-by-step Guide

How To Structure Your Venture Capital Deal

 

By Venture Planning Associates. Used by permission

 

 

 

8 Key Elements of a Great Deal

  1. Does the plan include early investor return of capital?

  2. How is the premium paid for the risks involved calculated?

  3. What other "kickers" or other incentives not necessarily monetary in nature are being offered?

  4. Are there warrants or other options to increase equity share or liquidate early?

  5. Have you considered the tax and legal considerations including state securities laws?

  6. What business organizational format are you using and why? Is it compatible with the proposed exit strategy?

  7. Are buy-sell agreements, key man insurance issues addressed, convertible preferred stock, and management contract agreements included?

  8. How will additional capital and further dilution of stock be handled?

 

 

Key Terms for Most Seed Investments...

Equity Investor’s Compensation...

A Term Sheet...

The Art of the Deal...

6 Critical Deal Structure Considerations...

Typical Terms of Preferred Stock Issued to Venture Capitalists...

Some Additional Considerations...

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