NVCA Model Documents - Launchopedia

A standard set of investment documents for a Series A equity investment round developed by a group of most of the major venture law firms for the National Venture Capital Association.⁷

Shareholders Agreement

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Tony Lettich has previous Business Analysis, Business Valuation, M&A, and Venture Capital experience and currently serves as the Managing Director of The Angel Roundtable and a Partner in Sheehan, Lettich M&A Advisory. He is also a co-founder of FundingSage, which provides valuable information, tools and resources to entrepreneurs seeking to launch and build startups.

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Investment Round

A set of one or more investments made in a particular company by one or more investors on essentially similar terms at essentially the same time.⁷

Venture Capital

Investment capital made available to high growth, scalable startups, typically beginning at the early stage, from a fund supported by accredited investors.⁶

Venture

Venture is often used for referring to a risky start-up or enterprise company.⁵

Series A

A company’s first significant round of venture funding (though angels often participate in this round).²

Equity

Ownership in the capital of a Company. In corporations, it is called “stock”; in limited partnerships or LLCs, it is called “interests” or “units.”³
This designation is given to a stockholder’s ownership in a company. The amount of ownership is obtained when an individual or corporation purchases one or more shares of stock (equity shares). The more equity purchased, the greater the ownership.⁴

Capital

Financial capital is a term that can refer to the money exchanged between entrepreneurs and investors during a business deal. Entrepreneurs need to raise capital for their startups while investors can provide them with the needed capital (or funding). Financial capital usually comes with interest, and new business owners can use their financial capital in purchasing real capital (or machinery or equipment) for their new business.⁴

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