Early-stage companies often rely on Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFEs) and convertible promissory notes to raise capital either prior to a company's first priced preferred equity round, or to ...

For early-stage companies in particular, these contracts can prove key to raising new capital. You have to spend money to make money, as the old saying goes. But sometimes you have to borrow money to ...

Financial wizardry is nothing new in the venture world, but the rise of AI startups has prompted a return to the funding mechanism known as a SAFE. A SAFE, or simple agreement for future equity, was ...

Some startup investors might think the biggest innovation to come out of Y Combinator in 2013 was DoorDash — particularly those investors who took part in the company's early funding rounds and walked ...

When startups seek early stage funding, they often turn to instruments like SAFE notes (Simple Agreements for Future Equity). SAFE notes are a form of convertible security representing an investment ...

Early-stage startup investing conjures images of venture capital firms and well-connected insiders. The introduction of the Simple Agreement for Future Equity, better known as a SAFE, changed that. It ...

David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.

You have to spend money to make money, as the old saying goes. But sometimes you have to borrow money to spend money, too. “It’s really the most important legal document that establishes the ...