Typically this conversion is at a discount to
the next equity round (to compensate the debt investors for their risk) and sometimes carries warrants (same rational) or a cap on the equity price that the debt converts into.
Not exact matches
Instead, structure the investment as convertible debt: a loan that gets swapped for
equity in the
next big
round of financing, says David Cohen, a venture capital investor and CEO of TechStars, a Boulder, Colorado - based angel fund.
Both SAFE and convertible notes allow for a conversion into
equity, but while a convertible note can allow for the conversion into the current
round of stock, or a future financing event, a SAFE only allows for a conversion into the
next round of financing.
Convertible debt is an investment that «converts» into
equity in the future usually at a discount to your
next funding
round price and sometimes has a «cap» (maximum price).
He dropped in and out of his place as Asia's richest person for the first four months of the year before claiming it for good in May, after Alibaba's finance affiliate, which is laying the groundwork for an initial public offering expected as soon as
next year, completed a record $ 4.5 bn
equity fundraising
round.
But its core value —
equity in education — is the right focus in the
next round of education reform.
For example, a startup may expect to close a new
round of
equity financing within the
next six months, but still needs cash for working capital, payroll, operations, inventory, supplies and other expenses.
Assuming this is how the
next round of consolidation plays out, the resulting homogenization of pet retail could reverberate throughout the industry, depressing diversity and even outright killing certain product categories that do not necessarily serve the profit - generating needs of private -
equity investors.
In his lawsuit, he says Advanced
Equities sent him a letter dated Jan. 18, 2012, stating that he needed to decide if he wanted to invest in Fisker's
next round, and pay around $ 84,000 by Jan. 27, 2012 — a little over a week from receiving the letter.