What You Should Know About SAFEs Blog Post

When early stage founders are looking to raise money, they are often choosing between using Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFEs) or convertible notes. Our clients often ask what the...

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A term used by Y Combinator that describes short “open source” documents that have been drafted for use in early-stage private company financing deals.

Y Combinator “Safe” Financing Documents Generator

Click here to use the Cooley GO Docs Y Combinator Safe Financing Documents Generator This document is intended only for US companies. Startup accelerator Y Combinator (commonly referred to simply as "YC")...

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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…

What LatAm Founders Need to Know About Flips Blog Post

Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí When founders and entrepreneurs in Latin America start to prepare their Latam-based company to receive an investment from U.S.-based venture capital…

NVCA Financing Documents

Click here to use the Cooley GO Docs [glossary_exclude]NVCA[/glossary_exclude] Financing Documents Generator The National Venture Capital Association model venture financing documents are an industry standard for US venture financings. Their...