Blog Category: Convertible Notes

Understand the essentials of convertible notes, including SAFE and KISS notes, and their role in startup funding. Learn how to structure, negotiate, and implement these financing instruments to optimize your fundraising strategy.

SAFE/Convertible Note vs Priced Round

Funding rounds or investments in privately held companies often raise whether the company should use a SAFE and convertible note or priced equity rounds. Each option has unique effects, demanding careful analysis. SAFE notes are popular among startups and similar to stock options, as convertible notes are debt instruments with the right to convert into … Continued

Key Terms of Convertible Notes and SAFEs

SAFE and convertible notes are great choices accessible to startups needing pre-seed or seed capital. Startups use Convertible instruments to raise financing. Choosing the right one will depend on how well you grasp the Convertible and SAFE note terms and which suits your business better. Convertible notes and SAFEs are the same instruments, differing in … Continued

SAFE Note vs Convertible Note: All You Need to Know

You might have heard the terms SAFE note and convertible note in the context of investments. SAFE note or Simple Agreement for Future Equity is a type of instrument wherein the company shares or stocks are issued to the investor after a certain period. While a convertible note is a debt instrument that can be … Continued

Convertible Note Interest Rate: Everything You Need to Know

A convertible note is a financial instrument that is recognized as a hybrid of both debt and equity. Basically, it is a form of a debt instrument with a time-dependent conversion which can be converted into equity by the note holder. In basic terms, a convertible note is an alternative financial tool that allows a … Continued

KISS or Keep It Simple Security Convertible Note Calculator

Have your company up and running but still need some capital to support and grow it? Don’t want to offer equity for the funding you raise? In this case, you can make use of convertible security instruments such as a KISS convertible note, otherwise known as a Keep It Simple Security. Not sure what a … Continued

SAFE or Simple Agreement for Future Equity Template

When starting a new company, there comes a lot of excitement to get your business ideas off the ground and start running your company. But this will eventually bring in the realization that you will need to raise money to run the company and grow. And at this point, many founders struggle to find a … Continued

Convertible Notes: Things You Need to Understand

Being an entrepreneur might seem like an easy way to achieve success. But often it’s a rocky road you must navigate and steer your business in the right direction. There are many things that you will come across that require difficult decisions and cause stress. If you have a new startup on your hands and … Continued

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