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Valuation, SAFEs & term sheets

Understand the paper before you sign it.

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What do the key terms in a term sheet actually mean? Term sheets split into economics (valuation, option pool, liquidation preference) and control (board seats, protective provisions, voting). The sca... Advanced 3 resources → How do SAFEs and term sheets differ in India versus the US? India can't use the plain US SAFE directly because of company-law constraints, so founders use the iSAFE (structured as compulsorily convertible pr... Advanced 3 resources →