Lessons learned in raising a seed round: cap tables, term sheets & more....
summary
Nordigen reports €900,000 seed and Giraffe360 lists €1.5 million total raised, and both stress fundraising as a numbers game — expect ~50 investor meetings and multiple term sheets to get leverage. A lead investor provides the binding term sheet that turns maybes into actual commitments. Clean cap tables, signed IP waivers and an early lawyer save months of legal rework; choose company jurisdiction to match your market and set up option plans and tax structure up front.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to panel
- 1:08Panelist introductions
- 3:14Raising rounds as a numbers game
- 4:37Preparation and pitch decks
- 7:09Role of lead investors
- 10:55Legal issues and efficiency
- 13:48Importance of waivers
- 17:48Legal setup timing
- 20:37Jurisdiction choices
- 22:22Biggest fundraising failures
- 23:46Cap table mistakes
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