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Morrison & Foerster Scaleup Speaker Series: Raising Angel Investment (including Convertible Note Financing)

January 28, 2022
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm

Morrison & Foerster offers a complimentary nine-part series for startup founders, executives, and investors on the legal side of founding a startup. This weekly seminar will arm attendees with the knowledge needed to manage the legal aspects of launching, funding, and growing a startup, with insights to avoid common mistakes that can have serious consequences down the road. Topics covered in this one-hour session include:

  • Structure of equity investments (including dilution, liquidation preference, participation rights, conversion rights, voting rights and pre-emptive rights)
  • Structure of debt investments (including conversion discounts, valuation caps and alternatives at maturity)
  • Convertible note derivatives (including SAFEs and KISSs)
  • General solicitation, crowdfunding and secondary liquidity