Topic: Funding (2)

If you are in the startup community, there is a good chance you have heard of an equity incentive plan but may not know exactly what it entails. SPZ Legal can help you on this journey. This article ...

Entering the world of entrepreneurial ventures is akin to embarking on a daring expedition where the terrain is often unpredictable, yet brimming with promise. Amidst the myriad funding options ...

If your startup is currently in the middle of a fundraise or considering fundraising in the near future, you may be wondering how those efforts will be impacted by the current health pandemic ...

Etsy made news when it went public as a B Corp in April 2015. And now we have the first Benefit Corporation to file for an Initial Public Offering (or IPO) in the U.S.: Laureate Education, an online ...

On Friday morning (October 30, 2015), the Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-1 to approve final rules relating to equity crowdfunding to non-accredited investors.

When discussing a convertible note or equity instrument, some important terms matter to both the investor and the entrepreneur. In a previous article, we discussed the differences between convertible ...

Startups often ask us how a typical startup is structured. While there are plenty of free and affordable resources for various forms, they don't provide much guidance on what forms to use and why. In ...

Convertible equity has gained popularity in Silicon Valley after Y Combinator made its Simple Agreement for Future Equity (or "SAFE") available for free and used it for all of its startups. Since ...

When raising money as a business, whether old or new, it is important to carefully consider the best way to fundraise--i.e. whether it will take the form of debt or equity. In short, "debt" refers to ...