The convertible note discount rate allows investors to convert the amount of their loan, plus accrued interest, into equity at a reduced price relative to
the investors in that subsequent round.
Not exact matches
The challenge is that
in order to land an initial and
subsequent rounds of venture capital investment,
investors (particularly east coast VCs), want to see evidence of market traction
in the form of product sales and revenue before they'll get behind an idea.
Investors in the first phase of Telegram's ICO were invited to take part
in a «
subsequent round» of token sales
in an email sent Jan. 15 by John Hyman, who is listed as Telegram's chief investment adviser on earlier offering documents.
Traditional venture
investors average up their cost basis
in a company and «protect» their ownership over time by investing
in subsequent rounds.
This was conceived as a way for angel
investors to invest with some protection against the terms and pricing negotiated with traditional venture funds
in the
subsequent rounds.