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SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity)

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Raising a seed round 101

Sep 17, 2024 · 24 min

“Q: I’m a founder and I’m planning to raise a seed round. What do I need to understand to raise a great round? Fundraising is arguably the most heartbreaking, confusing, and high-stakes part of a founder’s job. You have to learn how to do it from scratch, stay positive in spite of incessant rejection, and if you don’t get it right, your company dies. Then you have to do it over and over and over again. Don’t get it right once? That’s…”