Venture Capital Term Sheet

Negotiating a Term Sheet With Investors In term sheet negotiations, there is typically informational asymmetry. The Venture Capitalists (VCs) have been through the process many times, while the entrepreneur may have never negotiated such a document before. This makes...

Notable Investors and Founders

Historical “Who drove the development of modern VC?” While the global history of financial intermediaries and risk capital investing extends back to the earliest civilizations, the development of modern venture capital in America can be traced back to a series of...

Demographics and Democratization

Overlapping silhouettes of Hands in a watercolour texture. Where We Came From Historically, much of the finance world has been dominated by men, of whom are primarily white. Many African American finance hubs, including Black Wall Street in Tulsa, have faced economic...

Policy & Law

Legal Overview of Private Offerings and Accredited Investor Standard Both federal and local governments have long been concerned with regulating the financial sector. This has impacted many aspects of the startup environment, from reporting requirements and...

The Founder’s Guide to Startup Fundraising

The fundraising process is broken and it is holding founders back. We don’t think you should have to know somebody who knows somebody to meet the right investors, and we’re building systems to displace the need for warm introductions by efficiently connecting...