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SESSION FIVE: ADVANCED FUNDING & WRAP-UP Benno Groosman MScBA – www.groosman.co – Athens, June 7, 2016 –

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SESSION FIVE: ADVANCED FUNDING & WRAP-UP

Benno Groosman MScBA – www.groosman.co – Athens, June 7, 2016 –

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MASTERCLASS FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE STARTUPS

Benno Groosman MScBA – www.groosman.co – Athens, June 7, 2016 –

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MASTERCLASS SCHEDULE

Session 1: Introduction to funding language + business planning;

Session 2: Determining funding need + milestone-based funding;

Session 3: Building your financial investment plan;

Session 4: Investor readiness;

Session 5: Advanced funding and wrap-up.

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IN THIS PRESENTATION

Scope

More term sheet (economic & control)

What investors look for

Negotiation

Summary & wrap-up

Other resources

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SCOPE

Funding needs focus

You can’t “try to raise money” or “do it in yourfree time”

Make an investment strategy, stick to the strategy and dedicate time for finding investors and closing the deal

Know the investment terminology and process

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TERM SHEET

In a term sheet the startup and investor agree on economics and define legal control over the company.

See also session 4 for many of these terms: http://www.slideshare.net/benno_groosman/funding-for-innovative-startups-part-4-of-5

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TERM SHEET (ECONOMIC)PRICE PER SHARE

Technically an investor buys shares in your startup with his investment

The valuation can be postmoney or premoney: ask!

Postmoney: €1M investment at €4M valuation gives investor 25% equity €1 / €4 = 0.25 = 25%

Premoney: €1M investment at €4M valuation gives investor 2o% equity €1 / (€1 + €4) = 0.2 = 20%

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TERM SHEET (ECONOMIC)OPTION POOL

The startup can make an option pool, to reward employees or advisors (typically 5-20% equity)

It’s important to determine if this pool will be allocated before or after

the investment

and how the founders/investor will dilute their equity in future occasions

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TERM SHEET (ECONOMIC)LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE (1)

In the case of liquidation the proceeds can be divided between the founders and investors in different ways.

Liquidation can be: merger, acquisition, sale of voting control, sale of almost all the assets, etc.

This is being defined in this part of the termsheet

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TERM SHEET (ECONOMIC)LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE (2)

Many investors will claim the nominal value of the shares + dividend to start. Extra participation rights apply too:

Full participation

Capped participation

No participation

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TERM SHEET (ECONOMIC)LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE (3)

Assume the purchase price of the venture is €10M and there’s only one investor who invested €1M at a €3M postmoney valuation.

Full participating: investor will get first his €1M and then 1/3of the remaining €9M = €4M in total.

Nonparticipating: investor will get 1/3 of €10M = €3 1/3M

Capped participation (preference): in case of for example a 3x cap the investor will get maximum 3x €1M = €3M

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TERM SHEET (ECONOMIC)VESTING

Vested stock will only be fully transferred to a founder after he or she stayed in the company for a few years (typically 4).

In case of 4 years, this can be done for example with 25% of your equity after completing the first year (cliff) and pro ratoon a montly basis for 36 the months after.

What happens in case of an early merger?

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TERM SHEET (ECONOMIC)VESTING (MERGER)

Single-trigger acceleration:

Automated accelerated vesting upon a merger (founder/employee will vest his shares)

Double-trigger acceleration:

Extra on the single-trigger, the second trigger is the founder/employee to be fired (for example) in order to vest accelerated. The buying party hereby has more security the key people will stay with the company (which can increase the valuation for the other shareholders too)

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TERM SHEET (ECONOMIC)ANTI DILUTION

Antidilution protects the investor for a lower future valuation. This lower future valuation could otherwise give a new investor a bigger part of the equity, at a lower price (and thereby diluting the shares of the previous investor).

If the price is lower, in the case of an anti dilution term, all the share distribution will take place as if it was at the stock price of the first investment.

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TERM SHEET (CONTROL)

Board of directors: investor can appoint members of the board

Protective provisions: veto on decisions or with large majority (>70% voting rights)

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TERM SHEET (CONTROL)

Drag-along: obligation for other shareholders to sell their shares when other shareholders sell, so they can be dragged in a complete sell of the companyTag-along: right to join other shareholders when they are selling their shares, the other shareholder can tag-along on the success of the other

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TERM SHEET (OTHER)

Redemption rights: investor can sell his shares back to the company to protect downside risk

Dividend

Information rights: time frames and standards for the startup to deliver future (financial) information to the investor

Right of first refusal: shareholder first has to try to sell to other shareholders

Voting rights

Founders activities/time: usually 100% of professional time founder has to go to the startup

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WHAT INVESTORS ASSESS ON

Team (experience, expertise, complementarity)

Product/market fit

Intellectual Property

Traction

Revenues

Match with fund

Manageable risks

Stage

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NEGOTIATION

First, you negotiate for your company! Some personal goals can conflict with what’s best for your venture.

The best result is getting a balanced and fair deal that you understand, while maintaining a good relationship with the investor.

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NEGOTIATION

Prepare the necessary documentation (business plan and more), the right support (experienced people), and know what you want to achieve.

Have a plan B. Many (if not most) deals never happen.

Realize that in a new round, you’ll negotiate new terms (triggered by the new investor).

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OTHER RESOURCES ON FUNDING

Online:

www.crunchbase.com

www.askthevc.com

www.groosman.co / www.slideshare.net/benno_groosman

Books:

Venture deals (be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist), Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson *

The Art of Startup Fundraising: Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know, Alejandro Cremades

* this 5th Masterclass was partly inspired on this book

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SUMMARY MASTERCLASS

Session 1: Introduction to funding language + business planning;

Session 2: Determining funding need + milestone-based funding;

Session 3: Building your financial investment plan;

Session 4: Investor readiness;

Session 5: Advanced funding and wrap-up.

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FOLLOW ME

Benno Groosman MScBA

Experienced startup entrepreneur

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