Startup School by Y Combinator

Understanding Safes and Priced Equity Rounds by Kirsty Nathoo

Oct 17, 2018

50:03

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How to Raise Money on Convertible Notes

03:54

What You Need to Know About a Safe

01:58

Is the Price Round Higher Than the Valuation Cap on the Safe?

02:03

Introduction

3min

How to Raise Money on a Priced Series a Round

3min

What You Need to Know About a Safe

2min

The Anatomy of a Safe

3min

Post Money Safes - What Are They?

3min

Safes With Valuation Caps

4min

The Cap Table Doesn't Change the Cap Table

1min

Post Money Safes

2min

Why Do They Have Different Post Money Valuation Caps?

6min

10.

How Do You Calculate the Series a Price?

5min

11.

Is the Price Round Higher Than the Valuation Cap on the Safe?

2min

12.

What if You're Not Crazy and Sell 85 % of Your Company?

2min

13.

Is the Cap Higher Than the Priced Round?

3min

14.

How to Calculate a Series a Investing Round

4min

15.

How to Raise Money on Convertible Notes

4min

16.

How Important Is a Lead Investor?

2min

17.

What's the Maximum Amount That You Should Give Up Amo in a Series A?

3min

YC CFO and Partner Kirsty Nathoo gives the lowdown on several different ways to capitalize your company and how those impact founder equity and cap tables overall.

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