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The Hidden Dilution Trap for Founders in Post-Money SAFEs
Post-money SAFEs can create unexpected founder dilution when startups raise multiple SAFE rounds. Unlike pre-money SAFEs where later investors dilute everyone proportionally, post-money SAFEs protect investor ownership percentages and shift all dilution burden onto founders. Understanding this critical difference before signing can prevent costly surprises at your first priced financing.
United States Commercial
GU
Gesmer Updegrove LLP
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NetSpeek (Video)
Erik Degiorgi, Founder and CEO of NetSpeek, shares his entrepreneurial journey from military service through hardware companies and furniture making to launching an AI-powered platform for network management. How does NetSpeek's vertically integrated AI transform the way organizations manage collaboration spaces and network technologies? What lessons has Degiorgi learned about discipline, team building, and maintaining focus while navigating the challenges of building a first-to-market AI company?
United States Commercial
GU
Gesmer Updegrove LLP
Article
Post-Seed SAFE Series — Part 2: Five Provisions Worth Negotiating Before You Sign A Post-Seed SAFE
Investing in a company that already has a priced round? The standard Y Combinator SAFE agreement may be costing you money and rights you didn't realize you were giving up. This analysis identifies five critical provisions in post-seed SAFEs where investors should push back to protect their interests, from valuation cap calculations to liquidation waterfalls and tax treatment considerations.
United States Commercial
FH
Foley Hoag LLP
Podcast
Private Market Talks: Investing In An Uncertain Market With CVC’s Lorne Somerville (Podcast)
In an environment marked by geopolitical instability, tariff uncertainty, and AI disruption, how is one of the world's largest private equity firms navigating investment decisions in North America? CVC Capital Partners' Managing Partner Lorne Somerville discusses the firm's selective approach to deploying capital, the sectors showing promise amid volatility, and why instability may actually create opportunity for disciplined investors.
United States Finance
PR
Proskauer Rose LLP
Article
Post-Seed SAFE Series — Part 1: The YC SAFE Was Not Built For The Round You Are Investing In
The Y Combinator SAFE was designed for pre-seed companies with simple cap tables, but what happens when investors are asked to use this standard form after a priced round has already closed? This analysis reveals why the instrument's design assumptions quietly break down in post-seed contexts, creating ambiguities that translate into litigation risk and economic leakage for both investors and companies.
United States Finance
FH
Foley Hoag LLP
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