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Equity compensation 101
The basics on stock allocations and option grants
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Equity Crowdfunding – Is It For You? Blog Post
Entrepreneurs often ask whether equity crowdfunding is a viable option for funding their company. As is often the case with questions to an attorney, the answer is “it depends”. In…
Seed Note and Equity Financing Documents and Generators Blog Post
Click here for our Seed Notes Financing Documents Package Generator on Cooley GO Docs Click here for our Series Seed Equity Financing Documents Package Generator on Cooley GO Docs About Cooley’s…
Series Seed Equity Financing Package
Click here to open the Series Seed Equity Financing Documents Generator These documents are intended only for US companies. Also note that the documents were designed for companies incorporated in Delaware. Learn more about the Series Seed...Equity
In a corporation, “equity” is often used to refer to the corporation’s outstanding stock and stock options.
500 Startups KISS Convertible Debt & Equity Financing Documents
Click here to use the Cooley GO Docs 500 Startups KISS Convertible Debt or Equity Financing Documents Generator Note that this document is intended only for US companies. This document was produced...Protecting Your Founder Equity Blog Post
You and your co-founders are getting your company off the ground. Everyone is excited and in perfect alignment. You have many people to be appreciative of as you launch your…
Keeping Your Equity: Is Borrowing Money a Better Option? Blog Post
Debt can be less dilutive than equity. Interested? Why you might need to borrow money: Corporate credit cards. Equipment purchases. Working Capital. Growth Capital – add runway before your next…
Underwater? Private Company Stock Option Repricing Basics Blog Post
In a volatile market, companies may see their stock value drop significantly. This can result in employees and other service providers holding stock options that are “underwater” or “out of…
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act: What You Need to Know Blog Post
As a result of changes in US law, most newly formed companies, as well as many existing companies, will need to comply with the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule
Q3 2023 Quarterly VC Update: Genevieve Kinney on the State of Venture Capital Investing Blog Post
In conjunction with our Q3 2023 Venture Financing Report, I sat down with Genevieve Kinney of General Catalyst to get her take on the state of venture capital investing. Key insights from Genevieve…
Venture capital
Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity and a type of financing that investors provide to startup companies and small businesses that are believed to have long-term growth…
What is ESG? A Primer for Startups Blog Post
ESG – or environmental, social and governance – is an umbrella term for a broad range of non-financial factors to evaluate a company’s operations and its resilience and sustainability over…
Why ESG Matters for Startups Blog Post
Many of our earlier stage private company clients believe that ESG is mainly a concern of public companies (for an explanation of what ESG is, see this post). They see…