Yes. We advise both sides—including investment terms, diligence, and protective provisions—while maintaining confidentiality and managing conflicts appropriately.

Our business legal advisors oversee the Term Sheet, final investment contracts, and coordinate with accountants and investor counsel to ensure a legally compliant, fair, and founder-friendly transaction.

Clean minute book, clear IP ownership/assignments, contractor/employee agreements, key customer/vendor contracts, and a reliable cap table.

It depends on round complexity, diligence readiness, and investor responsiveness. Having organized records and a clear term sheet speeds closing.

Often yes (or amendments to existing arrangements). Governance clarity is usually required for investor comfort and future rounds.

Yes. But documentation, investor communications, and closing logistics matter—especially if you have many small investors.

It defines payout order at exit. Even with a high valuation, certain preferences can reduce founder/common shareholder outcomes.

Aggressive liquidation preferences, overly broad veto rights, unclear option pool treatment, punitive anti-dilution, and tight founder vesting/termination consequences.

No. A lawyer can be involved before or after a term sheet is drafted.

If a draft term sheet already exists, early legal review is often helpful to identify structural issues and negotiation risks before positions harden.

A SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) is a contractual right to receive equity upon a future financing or liquidity event. It does not accrue interest and has no maturity date.

A convertible note is debt. It accrues interest, has a maturity date, and converts into equity upon defined triggers. The added structure can increase complexity and pressure if a priced round is delayed.

The right choice depends on stage, leverage, investor expectations, and future financing plans.