A Founder’s Guide to Valuation Certificate
Valuations! Yes, something no founder can get away from. While arriving at the valuation of your startup is a to and fro with your investors, once you get to it,…
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What is a 409A valuation and when to get one?
When startups grant stock options, how do they determine the value of common shares? For a privately-held company, the 409A valuation is the only method you can use to grant…
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Treasury Shares in Singapore – Secret weapons that keep founders in charge
Treasury shares are shares that are bought back by the issuing company to reduce the number of shares outstanding on the market. Understanding Treasury Shares for Singapore Startups All startups…
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What is a Convertible Note (CN)? How to use it?
Convertible Note is an investment vehicle issued by startups. In the very simplest of terms, a convertible note (CN) can be thought of as such – an investor gives money…
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What are RSUs – Restricted Stock Units?
RSUs or Restricted Stock Units are a type of compensation benefits that employers offer to employees. These benefits are often awarded based on performance, and issued through a vesting plan…
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Convert securities at the click of a button
Early-stage startups sometimes raise money via convertible securities if they’re not ready to firmly establish their valuation, or are between rounds of funding, or have a need to raise money…
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What is Scenario Modeling?
While the cap table is the most important part of a growing company, it is not always completely transparent. There are instances where you, as a CXO, might want to…
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How do I manage my Cap Table efficiently?
A cap table holds information that every founder, investor, and an equity-privileged employee would need to understand the stakes of ownership of a company. It enlists all the company’s securities…
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What is a fully-diluted cap table?
Fully-diluted cap table is a version of the cap table that shows the total number of currently outstanding shares for each security, as well as the totals from each convertible…
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What are Warrants?
To gain this right, the holders usually need to make at least some upfront investment in the startup; the warrants then become “sweeteners” for angels or institutional investors, or strategic…
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